Category Energy & Natural Resource (3)

BrownWinick Involved in Building Energy's First Wind Farm in Iowa

Building Energy, through its subsidiary Building Energy Wind Iowa, announced the completion of its first U.S. wind farm (“Project”) in Iowa, on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Building Energy is a global renewable energy company with its firm headquarters in Milan, Italy. The Project will have the first turbines in the state with three megawatts of... Read More

Regulatory Trim - The Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth

On March 28, 2017, President Trump signed the Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth (the “Executive Order”). This Executive Order emphasizes the nation’s interest in promoting clean energy development and in ensuring safe, affordable, and clean electricity that is able to be produced from coal, natural... Read More

BrownWinick Law Firm Ranked in U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2017 "Best Law Firms" List

BrownWinick has been included in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2017 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The seventh edition of the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2017 "Best Law Firms" rankings on November 1, 2016. Firms included in the 2017 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellent with persistently impressive... Read More

BrownWinick Law Firm Ranked in U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2016 "Best Law Firms" List

BrownWinick has been included in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2016 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The sixth edition of the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2016 "Best Law Firms" rankings on November 2, 2015. Firms included in the 2016 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellent with persistently impressive... Read More

NJR Purchases Iowa Wind Farm

NJR (“New Jersey Resources”) announced on February 2, 2015 that the Carroll Area Wind Farm is now in operation mode. They (“NJR”) invested approximately $42 million to construct, own and operate the wind farm, which is located on 1,100 acres of rural agricultural land in Carroll County, Iowa, approximately 65 miles northwest of Des Moines, Iowa.... Read More

Iowa Court of Appeals Awards Attorney Fees Against the IDNR

On April 8, 2015, the Iowa Court of Appeals awarded Monroe ("Monte") Branstad the attorney fees of attorney James Pray in the amount of $71,000 and an additional amount to be decided on remand for appellate fees. Monte Branstad was deemed to be the prevailing party in his appeal against a fish-kill assessment levied against him by the Iowa... Read More