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Stephen Gulotta and Kenneth Koch Explore Alternative Private Equity Exits

November 13, 2014 | Blog

In a recent Law360 article, Mintz Levin members Stephen Gulotta and Kenneth Koch discuss several alternative strategies for PE sponsors looking to exit investments that do not attain the originally projected levels of growth and profitability.
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ML Strategies Energy and Environment Update: Week of 11/10/2014

November 11, 2014 | Blog | By David Leiter

Republicans gained control of the Senate last Tuesday, and, with Republicans picking up several House seats as well, Congress rests in their hands. The question now becomes: can D.C. govern?
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Mintz Presents First Cleantech Open Northeast Cleanweb Prize to ecoVent

November 3, 2014 | Blog | By Sahir Surmeli, Thomas Burton

Many energy innovators were in attendance at the Cleantech Open Northeast 2014 Innovation Expo and Awards Gala on October 28th.
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NEWIEE to Host Annual Meeting and Autumn Extravaganza on November 6

October 27, 2014 | Blog | By Katy Ward

The New England Women in Energy and the Environment's 2014 Annual Meeting and Second Annual Autumn Extravaganza will be on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at Blu.
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Top 10 IPO Tips from “On Your Mark, Get Set, IPO!”

October 8, 2014 | Blog | By Sahir Surmeli

On October 1st, Mintz Levin, New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC), and Grant Thornton hosted “On Your Mark, Get Set, IPO,” a panel discussion concerning recent trends in the public offering market for cleantech growth companies.
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Highlights from the Clean-Tech Law Alert

September 25, 2014 | Blog | By Sahir Surmeli

In the latest edition of Clean-Tech Law Alert published by Clean Edge, Mintz Levin lawyers and members of our ML Strategies government relations team provide insights on following topics.
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ML Strategies Energy & Environment Update: Week of 9/22/2014

September 23, 2014 | Blog | By David Leiter

Congress has recessed until after the November elections, and we turn our attention this week to energy and climate issues on the Administration and international fronts.
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ML Strategies Energy & Environment Update: Week of 9/15/2014

September 16, 2014 | Blog | By David Leiter

Congress is in Washington this week for an intense few days before recessing until after the November elections.
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ML Strategies Energy and Environment Update: Week of 9/8/2014

September 9, 2014 | Blog | By David Leiter

Congress returns to Washington this week for a two-week session before leaving again to campaign in advance of the November elections. The House will vote on a fairly clean continuing resolution on Thursday, with the Senate to debate the funding measure shortly thereafter.
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IRS Relaxes and Clarifies Renewable Energy Tax Credit Eligibility Requirements for Projects Under Construction

August 12, 2014 | Blog

On August 8, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2014-46 in response to continued industry requests for clarification on several aspects of the renewable electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC) under section 45, or the energy Investment Tax Credit under section 48 in lieu of the PTC (ITC election).
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House of Representatives Passes Department of Energy Lab Modernization Act

August 1, 2014 | Blog

Last week, a bipartisan coalition in the House of Representatives voted in favor of HR 5120, the Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2014.
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ML Strategies’ Energy & Environment Update: Week of 7/28/2014

July 29, 2014 | Blog | By David Leiter

For several years, solar arrays utilizing silicon photovoltaics have been central to driving the exponential growth of installed domestic solar capacity.
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Admirals Bank Partners with SunPower for an Innovative Solar Power Loan Funding Program

June 26, 2014 | Blog | By Thomas Burton

Mintz Levin would like to congratulate our client, Admirals Bank, on partnering with SunPower Corp., the second largest U.S. solar-panel maker, to establish an innovative solar power loan funding program.
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2014 U.S. Department of Energy National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition

June 18, 2014 | Blog | By Thomas Burton, Sahir Surmeli, Paul Dickerson, David Leiter

Mintz Levin is proud to have hosted the U.S. Department of Energy's (DoE) 2014 National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition. For the third consecutive year, Mintz Levin hosted the first day of the two-day competition at its Washington, D.C. office.
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Department of Energy Invests $20 Million in Hydrogen Production

June 17, 2014 | Blog | By Sahir Surmeli

Early this week, the Department of Energy awarded $20 million in funding to ten new projects aimed to advance hydrogen production and delivery technologies. The selected projects will in some way aid the widespread commercialization of various fuel cell technologies, most notably including fuel cell electric vehicles.
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Mintz Sponsors U.S. Department of Energy’s 2014 National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition

June 10, 2014 | Blog | By Sahir Surmeli

The Department of Energy’s National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition, designed to build a network of student-focused business creation across the country, is currently ongoing in Washington, D.C. Mintz is pleased to host the first day of the competition at its Washington, D.C. office on June 11.
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ML Strategies' Energy & Environment Update: Week of 5/19/2014

May 20, 2014 | Blog | By David Leiter

Following an ongoing dispute over amendments, the Senate fell short May 15 of the 60 votes needed to limit debate on the Senate Finance Committee-approved tax extenders package (H.R. 3474).
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President Obama Announces Solar Commitments

May 16, 2014 | Blog

On May 9, 2014, President Obama announced new executive actions that aim to create jobs and cut carbon pollution through the expanded use of solar power.
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Proposed IRS Rule Could Allow Solar Energy REITs

May 14, 2014 | Blog

President Obama announced on Friday several executive actions to advance clean energy.  Among them, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will publish new regulations on May 14th clarifying that certain solar generating assets may be eligible for inclusion under Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) corporate structures.
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Clean-Tech Law Alert Highlights

May 13, 2014 | Blog | By Paul Dickerson

In the latest edition of Clean-Tech Law Alert published by Clean Edge, Mintz Levin lawyers and members of our ML Strategies government relations team provide insights on energy topics.
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