
Energy & Natural Resources
USA Guide 2026 : North Carolina
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Kilpatrick Townsend’s Energy Team in North Carolina brings together a balance of real estate, corporate, environmental, litigation, and regulatory experience. Our team has worked on complex ground-breaking matters. For example, we were the leader in representing developers in the new Green Source Advantage Program allowing direct corporate purchase of renewable energy in North Carolina and South Carolina. In another instance, where few merchant solar plants have been constructed in North Carolina, we helped a client navigate the proceedings which raised new and complex questions regarding the process for interconnecting generators to the grid. We have also represented solar developers in connection with substantial lawsuits relating to EPC work and defects.
Our clients include corporate or institutional energy consumers, developers, vendors, producers, generators, investors, lenders, entrepreneurs, and manufacturers. Kilpatrick Townsend helps clients build value and acquire a competitive edge. We have successfully assisted hundreds of clients build, operate, and profit from projects. We provide impeccable service from the first steps to post-closing of a project’s lifecycle.
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Work Highlights
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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton represented Linea Energy, an energy developer startup, in connection with regulatory, real estate and due diligence matters concerning the acquisition of a photovoltaic solar generating facility.
Strengths
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One of the department’s greatest strengths is its deep and practical understanding of the policy and regulatory landscape in North Carolina. The team has a nuanced grasp of how state-level policy is developed, interpreted, and implemented.
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Band 2 
Band 2 
Benjamin Smith
Benjamin Smith leverages his experience as former assistant general counsel to the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association to advise renewables clients on a range regulatory and policy mandates.
Ben is a very good lawyer who is very responsive.
Energy & Natural Resources respondentUSA
Band 2 
Band 2 
John C Livingston
John Livingston is recognized for his expertise in renewable energy project development. He handles permitting proceedings and asset sales, among other matters.
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Benjamin Smith
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John C Livingston
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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton has rankings in the following guides
Band 2 USA 2026
Practice area: Energy & Natural Resources
Location: Washington
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