In his inaugural address earlier this month, Governor Brown, referenced several ambitious goals he would like to see accomplished over the next 15 years, including increasing from one-third to 50 percent the amount of California’s electricity that must be derived from renewable resources. On January 28, 2015, a legislator joined in this ambitious goal setting,
Howard Susman
Practicing in the firm’s nationally recognized renewable energy group, Mr. Susman is the Chair of Stoel Rives’ solar initiative. For more than 30 years, he has represented participants in wind and solar projects in every phase of development, operation, financing, and transfer. With a national reputation as one of the leading lawyers involved in the industry, Mr. Susman provides transactional advice and representation, focusing on project acquisition and sale, real estate, equipment procurement and performance, construction, operations, and insurance.