Ben helps corporate clients, privately held companies and public entities accomplish large-scale energy and environmental projects.
Ben counsels clients on energy and environmental legal matters. From pipelines to wind farms, and from oil and gas transactions to environmental permitting/enforcement, Ben obtains positive outcomes for clients operating within industrial, manufacturing, chemical, agricultural, mining, telecom and energy sectors. Ben also regularly assists clients with large-scale real property transactions and assists clients with utilizing contaminated property for beneficial use.
Before turning his attention to the law, Ben served as a biologist and an environmental scientist with an international engineering firm and he also assisted the government relations team of a Fortune 500 energy company with understanding and adapting to regulatory changes. Ben understands the science and engineering behind clients’ work, and he is as comfortable discussing project technicalities as he is legal regulations. His industry experience with deadlines and operational demands helps him streamline legal solutions for projects while mitigating risk, thus ensuring his client’s projects move from blueprints to reality.