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Mike is an experienced counselor and advocate dedicated to helping his clients find practical solutions to energy development, environmental, carbon and permitting matters. Clients describe him as creative and pragmatic. Mike has extensive experience successfully helping clients navigate environmental, real estate, and permitting matters for the development, sales and acquisitions, and financing of energy projects. In addition, with a focus on private equity, Mike frequently advises clients in mergers, acquisitions, and real estate transactions on environmental due diligence, risk assessment, allocation of liability, and negotiation of purchase agreements. Mike combines his environmental and transactional practices to draft and negotiate agreements related to the monetization of environmental and green attributes, including carbon related transactions. Mike’s business-savvy approach draws greatly on his experience as an environmental consultant in the areas of environmental review, permitting, and agency consultations on energy projects. He also has a particular interest in the future of energy, including emerging energy technologies and energy sector decarbonization, and is a frequent speaker and author on these subjects.