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SRH Law Sponsors Renewable Energy Vermont’s 2023 Annual Conference

SRH Law is proud to be a Megawatt sponsor of the 2023 Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) conference, held at DoubleTree Hilton in South Burlington, on October 18-19, 2023.

According to REV, the annual conference brings together a wide range of professionals from all major clean energy sectors—power, heat, transportation, and efficiency—including business leaders, system operators, attorneys, engineers, scientists, policy makers/regulators, architects, builders, and manufacturers.

SRH Law is sponsoring “The Latest Innovations in Battery Storage Systems” panel, which will cover advancements to energy storage management and technology. We think this panel will be particularly timely and instructive, given the recent increase in proposed large scale battery systems in Vermont.

SRH Law partner Andy Raubvogel is a long time REV Board Member and will be attending REV2023 along with other SRH attorneys and staff.

You may sign up for the Conference here. You can find more information regarding the Conference, sessions, and speakers here.

Champlain Housing Trust Receives $20 Million Donation from Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott

Champlain Housing Trust announced this week that they are the recipient of a $20 million donation from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott’s Yield Giving fund.

This donation is the largest in the nonprofit’s 40-year history and will be used to build and preserve permanent affordable housing, support and increase access to homeownership, increase access for BIPOC households, address the homelessness crisis, and strengthen community in Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle counties.

This donation can impact thousands of lives in Vermont, and we look forward to the good work Champlain Housing Trust will continue to do with this generous donation. Congratulations to Champlain Housing Trust.

SRH Law Sponsors the Vermont Employee Ownership Conference

SRH Law is proud to announce our sponsorship of the 21st Annual Vermont Employee Ownership Conference, hosted by the Vermont Employee Ownership Center (“VEOC”). Employee ownership is a transformative model that empowers workers by granting them a stake in the businesses they help build and sustain; it fosters a sense of shared responsibility, enhances job satisfaction, and strengthens the overall economic landscape.

This year’s conference will highlight: Transitioning to Employee Ownership, Employee Ownership Success Stories, Legal Considerations in Employee Ownership, and Financing and Sustainability.

As proud sponsors of the 21st Annual Vermont Employee Ownership Conference, SRH Law is dedicated to supporting the growth and success of employee-owned businesses. Through our relationship with the VEOC, we celebrate the power of employee ownership and its positive impact on businesses, employees, and communities.

Join us at the VEOC conference June 1, 2023 at the Dudley H. Davis Center at the University of Vermont in Burlington by registering here.

VBSR 21st Annual Awards Ceremony

Attorneys and staff from SRH Law attended the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility’s (VBSR) 21st Annual Awards Ceremony at Basin Harbor on October 4, 2022 to celebrate the outstanding contributions of a select few members of the socially responsible business community.

VBSR is a statewide, nonprofit business association, whose mission is to foster a business ethic in Vermont that recognizes the opportunity and responsibility of the business community to set a high standard for protecting the natural, human, and economic environments of our citizens. SRH Law has been a proud member of this organization for many years and a sponsor of the event.

At this year’s awards ceremony, our client the Flexible Capital Fund, L3C received the Innovation and Inspiration Award for Small Organizations for its commitment to helping small and innovative growth-stage companies in the green economy stay and grow in Vermont. Congratulations to Janice St. Onge and her team for the much-deserved recognition!

The 2022 Terry Ehrich Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Curtiss Reed, Jr., President of CRJ Consulting Group, L3C and Executive Director, Vermont Partnership for Fairness & Diversity for his work providing training and coaching on inclusion, bias, and equity, helping to make Vermont a desirable destination for all. In addition, Burlington-based Mamava won the VBSR Innovation and Inspiration Award for Large Organizations and Emiliano Void, CEO of nuwave Equity Corporation, won the Young Changemaker Award. Congratulations to all of this year’s awardees!

SRH Law Names Victoria Westgate Partner

Burlington, VT – SRH Law today announced that Victoria Westgate has been named a Partner of the Firm. Vic is an experienced counselor who helps clients in a range of practice areas, including energy and environmental, advertising and consumer protection, and business law.

Vic joined the firm in 2014 after a clerkship with Justice Marilyn S. Skoglund of the Vermont Supreme Court. Since then, Vic has built a diverse regulatory practice across a variety of areas, including renewable energy permitting, advertising and marketing claims, and nonprofit law. Vic enjoys helping businesses tackle complex regulatory questions and finding solutions to compliance issues.

“We are extremely pleased to have Vic join the partnership, as it signifies our deep respect for her skills and creativity as a lawyer, and her commitment to the mission of the Firm,” said Andy Raubvogel, Managing Partner.

Vic lives in Burlington with her husband and two sons. When she’s not at work, you can probably find her chasing her kids around one of Burlington’s many playgrounds.

Vanguard Renewables Begins Operation of the Largest Renewable Natural Gas Biodigester in the Northeast

SRH Law congratulates its client, Vanguard Renewables, on the startup of its renewable natural gas biodigester at the Goodrich Family Farm in Salisbury, Vermont. The facility utilizes two 925,000-gallon biodigesters to convert 180 tons of food waste and 100 tons of manure every day into renewable natural gas, enough to heat 5,000 homes. Vanguard’s facility will assist the Goodrich Farm, Middlebury College and Vermont Gas in lessening their dependence on fossil fuels and reducing Vermont’s carbon footprint.

SRH Law is privileged to be a team member on this project, working closely with Vanguard to secure the necessary state permits including a Certificate of Public Good from the Vermont Public Utility Commission.

For more information about this project, read VT Digger’s article on the biodigester’s opening.

SRH Law Supports VBSR’s 31st Annual Conference

SRH Law is proud to support VSBR’s 31st Annual Conference, happening virtually on Thursday, May 20. The conference will explore three themes: Anti-Racism, Business Resiliency, and The Climate Crisis. Register for this conference here.

SRH Law is sponsoring the workshop on “Carbon Reduction in Businesses Large and Small”. Two experts – Austin Whitman of Climate Neutral and Cyrus Schenck of Renoun Skis – will provide professional input and share their experience, discussing strategies for businesses to make their contributions toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

You can find additional information on the VBSR 31st Annual Conference agenda here, and on the presenters here.

Hula completes transformation of Blodgett plant into creative co-working space

SRH Law congratulates client Hula LLC on the successful redevelopment of the Blodgett plant in Burlington’s South End. The 150,000 square-foot, single-story building complex at 50 Lakeside Avenue has been transformed into what Hula describes as a “collision space” for creatives, where the single-story design fosters connection among local entrepreneurs while they “co-work” together in the space. Hula has published an account of the lakeside tech campus from concept to construction—in the middle of a pandemic, no less—and the team of managers and designers that made it a reality, on its blog here.

The Hula lakeside tech campus is located in Burlington’s South End, a designated Opportunity Zone and the Enterprise Zoning District in Burlington’s PlanBTV land use guide. SRH Law assists clients with a variety of legal services pertinent to redevelopment projects like Hula’s, such as identifying and qualifying for tax incentives, navigating land use permitting on the state and municipal level, and tackling the process of environmental clean-up for projects proposed on former industrial sites.

Paralegal Melinda Siel to Present at VBA Tech Conference

SRH Law Paralegal Melinda Siel will be participating in a panel discussion at the 2021 Vermont Bar Association (“VBA”) Tech Conference on January 28, 2021 at 10am. The virtual conference is taking place over the course of several days, from January 25 to January 29, during which the VBA is presenting many tech-focused programs and CLE opportunities.

Melinda will be participating in a panel discussion with other members of the Vermont Paralegal Organization (“VPO”) on document and case management software from the end-user’s perspective, in which she and fellow paralegals will discuss the features as well as pros and cons of various programs.

You can register for the VBA Tech Conference and sign up for the “Document & Case Management: End-User perspective from the VPO” panel discussion here.

SRH Law Sponsors Renewable Energy Vermont’s Annual Virtual Conference

SRH Law is proud to be a sponsor of Renewable Energy Vermont’s (REV) 2020 Virtual Conference: Power to Renew. This event brings together leaders throughout the renewable energy sector to collaborate, innovate, and explore ways to make progress on pressing issues facing renewable energy today.

This conference will be a series of four sessions occurring during the next two months. The first session – Connectivity – will take place October 21, 2020 9:00 am – 12: 15 pm EDT. It will focus on how to communicate effectively in order to advance climate solutions. FERC Commissioner Richard Glick is the keynote speaker. He will share his views regarding the relationship between the federal government and state agencies, building the resilient grid of the future, and enabling market-based climate solutions.

Following the Commissioner’s remarks, experienced communications professionals on REV’s Spark Discussion Panel will share insights and advice on how to advance climate solutions through effective communication. Panelists are Lisa Martine Jenkins of Morning Consult, Katherine Blunt of The Wall Street Journal, Dr. Michael Shank of the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance, Phoebe Sweet of Climate Nexus, Maggie Gendron of the Greater Washington Partnership, and moderator Jen Bristol of the Solar Energy Industries Association.

Three more sessions will occur later this Fall:

November 18: Resilience, featuring Kelly Speakes-Backman, CEO of the US Energy Storage Association
December 2: Moving Forward, featuring Secretary Kathleen Theoharides, Massachusetts Executive Office on Energy and Environment
December 9: Equity, featuring Coreina Chan, Principal in the Electricity Lab at the Rocky Mountain Institute

You may sign up for Conference sessions here. You can find more information regarding the Conference, sessions, and speakers here.

SRH Law Sponsors Renewable Energy Vermont’s 2023 Annual Conference

Champlain Housing Trust Receives $20 Million Donation from Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott

SRH Law Sponsors the Vermont Employee Ownership Conference

VBSR 21st Annual Awards Ceremony

SRH Law Names Victoria Westgate Partner

Vanguard Renewables Begins Operation of the Largest Renewable Natural Gas Biodigester in the Northeast

SRH Law Supports VBSR’s 31st Annual Conference

Hula completes transformation of Blodgett plant into creative co-working space

Paralegal Melinda Siel to Present at VBA Tech Conference

SRH Law Sponsors Renewable Energy Vermont’s Annual Virtual Conference

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