Real estate buyers and businesses are driving a market demand to “go green.”  In response, many public agencies are adopting new design requirements.  Whether you’ve developed new green technology, are running a green business, building a LEED certified building, upgrading an existing building, need to develop a green lease, or negotiate contracts to support your green business ventures, we have the skilled professionals to help you reach your goals.

Hoge Fenton’s Green Building and Technology Practice is at the forefront of this emerging green industry.  We offer an integrated legal solution to technology innovators, investors, policy makers, public entities, developers, builders, commercial tenants, and business owners.  Our skilled legal professionals work with clients to achieve results in the areas of investment, finance, technology, real estate, land use, business, tax, intellectual property, and dispute resolution.

We bring together a dynamic group of attorneys committed to improving the environment and our client’s bottom line.  Several of our attorneys are certified green building professionals and hold leadership roles in industry green building committees and task forces.

Here are a few examples of the ways in which we provide our clients with solutions:

Real Estate and Land Use

• Sustainable Community Development

• Green Building Certification

• LEED

• Build It Green

• California Green Builder

• Purchases

• Green Leases

• Construction and Design Contracts

• Disclosure Statements

• Green Building Ordinance Interpretation / Negotiations

• General Plan Updates

• Specific Plans

• CEQA: Global Warming / Climate Change

Business & Tax / Intellectual Property

• Incentives

• Tax Credits

• Entity Formation

Corporate Governance

• Investor Agreements

• Finance & Securities

• Mergers, Acquisitions and Recapitalizations

• Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances

• Technology Protection and Licensing

• Licensing & Transactions

• Trademark Protection & Infringement

• Copyright Registration & Infringement

• Trade Secrets & Unfair Business Practices

Dispute Resolution

• Construction claim resolution and litigation, including:

• Design

• Workmanship

• Delays

• Contracts

• Product Liability

Articles

Green Office Leasing Strategies for the Next Decade by Byron F. Mellberg

Gone Green? The Top Three Legal Issues to Consider When Building Green by Douglas L. White