Please join us in congratulating McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC as our June highlighted member of the New Jersey Energy Coalition! Below is more information about McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC.

McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC (MS&B) is a member of the New Jersey Energy Coalition.   McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC’s energy practice work spans the gamut, from representing electric and gas utilities building out critical power infrastructure projects to the entrepreneurs and businesses that are charting the path to the new energy economy using solar photovoltaic power systems, energy storage, and electric vehicles.  In between the two, MS&B also continues to counsel New Jersey’s towns, cities, counties, and school districts on everything from preparation of Requests for Proposals for energy audits and solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to Energy Savings Improvement Programs (ESIPs) and reverse energy auctions.  The Firm is frequently involved in helping districts implement energy efficient capital projects.

The Firm has been in the vanguard in seeking the legislation to permit these transactions and commenting on legislation, regulations and policy notices such as the Local Finance Notices that implement these programs. Tony Solimine, Andrea Kahn, Matthew Jessup and other attorneys have spoken on solar financing and renewable energy on numerous occasions and to a wide variety of audiences.  More recently, Firm attorneys Bhavini A. Doshi and Erin K. Law published an article on Municipal Climate Resilience and Bond Financing which was featured in the June 2019 edition of the New Jersey League of Municipalities Magazine.  Ms. Doshi was also recently appointed as Chair of the Renewable Energy, Cleantech and Climate Change Committee for 2019-2020 for the New Jersey State Bar Association.

One of the Firm’s notable public-sector energy assignments involved assisting the Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority in a project financing of the City’s first wind turbine.  The 70-ton turbine was financed through funds from the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust (now the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank) utilizing funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This turbine was the first in the tri-state metropolitan area when it came online in 2012 and powers one of the City’s pump stations.

The Firm’s private sector energy assignments include counseling PSE&G on negotiations with the Port Authority over construction the Bergen-Linden Corridor Upgrade Project, including installation of a new 345kV power substation at Newark Airport.  The Firm has also recently counseled the North Jersey District Water Supply Commissioner on the development of a hydropower project, floating solar project, and the adoption of a policy to use 100% Renewable Energy for its facilities and operations by 2024.

MS&B is cognizant of the rising awareness of climate change impacts by both public and private institutions, and climate resilience has become a key component of strategic planning and long-term capital investment for many of its clients.  The Firm’s clients’ climate resilience goals focus on identifying and addressing vulnerabilities relating to the environmental consequences of sea-level rise and warming temperatures. The Firm brings unparalleled practical “know-how” and project guidance on complex transactions involving a range of sustainability goals, clean technologies and project financing methods.   From navigating local processes and regulatory issues, to management of environmental, land-use and real estate matters, the Firm excels at bringing multi-layered and complex sustainable development projects to successful completion. The Firm attorneys have extensive experience with green building design (including LEED Certification), brownfield redevelopment, green infrastructure, environmental financing and storm-water management solutions.

MS&B is a full-service law firm with an extensive history in public and structured finance and redevelopment law.  The Firm serves both private and public-sector clients and produces result-oriented solutions in Real Estate, Litigation, Corporate, Environmental, Debtor/Credit, Tax and other matters.  Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey, MS&B has additional office locations in Newark, Trenton and New York.  MS&B is comprised of 51 highly qualified professionals with years of experience in myriad legal concentrations.