| Miller Canfield Initiative Focuses on Emerging Critical Policy Area |
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| Monday, 03 December 2007 | |
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Climate change is emerging as a critical policy area around the world, affecting everything from business and industry to consumers and government and regulatory authorities. With the launch of a Climate Change initiative, the law firm of Miller Canfield is among the first in the Midwest to assemble an interdisciplinary team dedicated to climate change related matters. "Our Climate Change initiative includes attorneys from the firm's environmental, real estate, public law, corporate and finance groups -- giving it a broad perspective and depth of knowledge well suited to this dynamic field of law," said Michael W. Hartmann, CEO of Miller Canfield. Earlier this year, President Bush announced the administration's new stance on global climate change. On November 2, Michigan's Governor Granholm announced the state's plan for furthering growth in the alternative energy industry and setting goals for the state's Renewable Portfolio Standards, and on November 14, Michigan joined nine other Midwest states in the Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord – a regional strategy to achieve energy security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. With nearly 400 attorneys practicing in all major areas of law, Miller Canfield is among the 200 largest law firms in the U.S. and is Michigan's largest and oldest law firm. "From our offices in the U.S., Canada and Poland, our team will help clients adapt to these new climate change challenges and identify opportunities along the way," said Michael Hartmann. The firm's Climate Change initiative will be coordinated by Mark J. Bennett, senior counsel. Among the issues the Climate Change lawyers are addressing: Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), Renewable Energy Credits (REC), LEED certification and green leases, carbon emission reduction credits associated with Kyoto and CDM/JI projects, sustainable development including green buildings, as well as Voluntary Emission Reductions transactions on the Chicago Climate Exchange and over-the-counter markets, waste-to-energy project certification, bio-refinery regulations, as well as other issues. Source: Miller Canfield |
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