“Going green” has become much more than a trendy slogan. For more and more businesses, both big and small, it means maximizing operational efficiency and growing into new, emerging markets. Companies are improving their bottom lines by taking a hard look at internal practices, raw material usage, waste recycling and reuse, operational efficiency, and energy consumption, and then implementing changes. Also, existing businesses are reaping the benefits of the green movement by utilizing their manufacturing experience to take advantage of new business opportunities, such as manufacturing parts used in solar and wind power technology. Our experienced attorneys can counsel you on a strategy for maximizing operational efficiency and growing into new, emerging markets in the green economy.
Ulmer & Berne's Green Business Practice consists of a multi disciplinary group of attorneys with expertise in environmental, intellectual property, finance, corporate formation and transactions, government incentives, real estate, construction, tax and litigation.
Ulmer & Berne’s Green Business Practice provides counseling in the following areas:
- Alternative Energy – Solar, Wind, Biomass Waste
- Brownfield Redevelopment
- Energy Consumption Reduction
- Environmental Compliance Audits
- Greenhouse Gas Inventories
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)®
- LEED® for Schools
- Operational Efficiency
- Waste Reduction/Recycling
- Green Leases