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Climate Tech

VLP attorneys understand the urgency, innovation, and regulatory complexity driving the climate tech sector. We provide strategic counsel to companies developing technologies to address climate change, helping them manage legal and regulatory risk, secure capital, and bring climate solutions to market.

Our Expertise

Our team advises climate technology companies at all stages of development, from early-stage innovators to scaling growth businesses. We work with clients across a range of solutions and infrastructure supporting the energy transition, including:

  • Equipment, components, and enabling technologies for renewable energy and power infrastructure
  • Electrification and electric mobility
  • Climate-focused SaaS and digital platforms
  • Environmental markets platforms and natural capital solutions, including sustainability-focused marketplaces

Legal Services

We provide climate tech clients with pragmatic, business-centered legal guidance in areas such as:

  • Corporate and Venture Finance: Entity formation, venture capital financing, project finance, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, and M&A involving clean energy and climate-focused technologies.
  • Intellectual Property: Protection of novel materials, hardware systems, energy storage technologies, software platforms, and proprietary processes through patents, trade secrets, and licensing arrangements.
  • Commercial Agreements: Drafting and negotiation of supply, manufacturing, technology licensing, pilot project, and joint development agreements tailored to the climate tech ecosystem.
  • Project Development and Infrastructure: Counsel on supply agreements and related arrangements for large-scale clean energy and industrial projects.
  • Data Privacy and Security: Guidance on data handling, compliance with global data protection laws, and cybersecurity practices for connected climate technologies.
  • Employment and Compensation: Counseling on employment agreements, executive compensation, equity plans, and mobility issues for scientific, engineering, and operational talent.

Partner With a Trusted Advisor

VLP attorneys closely track technological, legal, and policy developments shaping the climate tech sector. This allows us to provide clients with clear, up-to-date guidance as regulatory frameworks and markets continue to evolve.

Practice Insights

Technology Transactions
Technology Transactions
Corporate
Corporate
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property
Employment
Employment
Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation

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