Adrienne Bell

Lead development counsel for two solar PV projects in New Mexico with a combined capacity of 598MW. Work included all aspects of project development, including negotiating all site control contracts, including lease options, ground leases, easements, and surface use agreements; performing title and survey reviews and advising on required curatives; negotiating title insurance coverage; advising on corporate matters; negotiating power purchase and equipment supply contracts; securing local tax incentives; advising on public lands matters (including obtaining a transmission right of way from the BLM and the State Land Office); representing the projects before the New Mexico Public Service Commission; advising on federal tax matters related to the Investment Tax Credit, and litigating breach of contract claims.   

Lead real estate counsel to a renewable energy company focused on utility-scale solar and storage solutions with properties around the United States including Nebraska, Colorado, California, Alabama, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Texas, New Mexico, South Carolina and North Dakota. Work includes negotiating and drafting solar energy ground leases and transmission easements and other site control documents.

Lead development counsel to a renewable energy company in connection with the development of a new hydrogen storage project in Utah.

Lead real estate counsel to a company in connection with securing site control for new solar energy projects, including negotiating and drafting solar energy ground leases and transmission easements and supporting construction and tax equity financing transactions for projects in California, Arizona and Utah.

Real estate and project development counsel for client’s portfolio of utility-scale solar energy projects in Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. Projects included a large-scale land assemblage of over 1,600 acres of vacant land for future use as a 300 MW solar energy development project.

Local counsel for a major financial institution providing back-leverage financing for seven utility-scale solar energy generation projects in Utah totaling approximately 530 MW and valued at $835 million.

Local counsel for major financial institutions providing construction, back-leverage and tax equity financing for 104 MW wind energy generation project in North Dakota.

Real estate and land use counsel for a Utah-based renewable energy developer in connection with the development of utility-scale renewable energy projects in Utah, including the negotiation of a ground lease for 6,700 acres of land in Summit County, Utah and Uinta County, Wyoming for a wind energy development project and the negotiation of several ground leases with the State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration for over 2,000 acres of state land for solar energy development.

Real estate and land use counsel for an international renewable energy development company in connection with the acquisition and development of an approximately 300 MW solar energy generation project in central Utah.

Ongoing representation of solar energy developer in connection with real estate and site control matters for utility-scale solar energy projects throughout the United States.

Regularly assists clients with the acquisition, sale, development, financing, and leasing of commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments and healthcare facilities.

Assisted with representation of the seller of a 2,200-acre master planned, mixed-use community.

Land use counsel for a national developer in securing land use entitlements and a rezoning for a proposed CVS Pharmacy in Salt Lake City.

Performed due diligence review of real estate and loan documents for a proposed asset acquisition involving 27 residential subdivisions in Utah.

Lead real estate counsel for a biotech company including negotiating a 100,000 square foot headquarters lease, and a recent 100,000 square foot expansion. Other projects include negotiating a lease for an additional 50,000 square foot biotech facility located in a transformational commercial complex in Salt Lake City. 

Lead real estate counsel to a data center and renewable energy development firm for projects in Oregon, Texas, and Arizona. Work includes negotiating purchase and sale agreements to acquire land for such purposes and support the client’s due diligence efforts, including title and survey review, land use and entitlements, and assistance with ground lease agreements with data center operators.