Couch White, LLP

Couch White, LLP is a full service law firm dedicated to the cost-effective resolution of legal problems encountered by, and the consummation of transactions contemplated by, an extensive business and professional clientele. Couch White has been a trusted law firm headquartered in Albany, NY for more than 35 years, with offices in New York City and Saratoga Springs, NY, and Hartford, CT, and legal services provided nationwide.

Couch White is able to leverage the vast experience of our attorneys by capitalizing upon the expertise from multiple disciplines across the Firm. Together, we put our clients’ needs as our foremost priority and never stop working to meet those needs in the most cost-effective, ethical, and professional manner. The Firm's main practice areas are:

With a national reputation in Energy Law, Couch White represents clients on a wide variety of legal, regulatory, contractual and policy matters concerning electricity, natural gas and steam generation, delivery and consumption.

Couch White is a recognized leader in energy law with an established regional, national and international client base that includes numerous Fortune 500 companies. The firm’s energy clients include large end-use customers, the City of New York, owners of large commercial and residential buildings, merchant energy generators, municipalities and private developers. The firm’s attorneys work with clients on distributed generation projects, tariff-related disputes and submetering issues and also represent developers in the construction of power plants, natural gas pipelines and electric transmission lines. Our experience in siting and permitting energy infrastructure projects in New York State is unparalleled.

Couch White also serves as counsel to Multiple Intervenors (an association of approximately 60 large industrial, commercial and institutional energy consumers with facilities throughout New York State) and the Connecticut Industrial Energy Consumers (an ad hoc coalition of industrial end-users located across the State of Connecticut).

Couch White is at the forefront of renewable energy, transmission, and pipeline development, siting, and policy. For the development of competitive transmission projects, utility-scale renewable resources, and distributed energy resources, Couch White finds innovative, efficient, and effective strategies to solve potential obstacles. Our attorneys are adept at handling complex administrative, permitting, regulatory, commercial, construction, and litigation matters associated with renewable energy, transmission and pipeline projects. We have assisted numerous developers with project development, site acquisition, permitting and siting, contract negotiations with suppliers, utilities, off-takers, contractors, lenders, and others, due diligence reviews, and regulatory approvals and interactions.

Couch White’s environmental practice group provides strategic advice and precise execution in sensitive and high-profile proceedings, including energy development projects, resource extraction, infrastructure, commercial and industrial development, and remediation and redevelopment. Typically, the group’s attorneys are involved from the planning stage through the successful completion and construction of our clients’ projects. Working in this fashion ensures a thorough and comprehensive approach to efficiently securing and defending the approvals necessary to allow a project to move forward.

Couch White's Corporate and Commercial Transactions Group serves as counsel and advisor to business organizations, business owners and investors across the full corporate spectrum. We have experience with all aspects of corporate and commercial law, including the organization and restructuring of business entities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and venture capital investments, buy-outs, joint venture and limited liability company agreements, debt and equity financings, employment law matters, business succession planning and general corporate governance compliance.

Couch White maintains a robust commercial real estate practice advising clients on real property project development and other commercial real property transactions. Our commercial real estate practice covers the entire range of our clients’ needs from pre-negotiation/due diligence through closing. We provide counsel to commercial real estate owners and developers, professional service corporations, non-profit and tax exempt entities, municipalities, landlords, tenants and institutional borrowers and lenders on a variety of matters involving the development of commercial real property projects. Our attorneys have successfully handled a host of real property tax matters concerning, among others, assessment reviews, tax refunds and PILOT agreements as well as services at all stages of the tax assessment process such as informal negotiation, administrative proceedings and litigation.

Couch White’s construction practice group has been at the forefront on issues involving the construction industry in the State of New York for more than 30 years. Our depth of knowledge and experience have prepared us to assist our clients with the problems that the construction process presents in both the private and public sectors. We know the law. We know the regulatory process. We know the competitive bidding process. We know our way around the Department of Labor and the public contracting agencies – Office of General Services and the Department of Transportation and the public benefit corporations involved in construction such as the State University Construction Fund and the Dormitory Authority. The lawyers in our construction practice group have experience in a very broad range of issues from contract formation through the resolution of disputes.

Couch White’s commercial and complex litigation group is comprised of lawyers who have extensive subject matter knowledge on a very broad range of issues and who are experienced in all aspects of administrative and civil litigation in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

The members of our group have successfully tried a great many cases to conclusion before judges, juries, arbitrators and administrative tribunals. To the extent possible, we counsel our clients on strategies to successfully resolve disputes and to avoid or minimize litigation.

Couch White’s objective in all matters entrusted to us is to understand our client’s problem, their goals and to develop a strategy to achieve the best possible results in an efficient and cost effective manner.

Couch White’s Trust & Estate Planning & Administration attorneys have developed streamlined approaches that enable us to help individuals, couples and business-owning families construct “the right fit” Estate Plan for their needs and priorities. Couch White’s ongoing commitment to providing expertise, experience and personal attention has made us trusted advisors clients return to at the important times and transitions of their lives. Building on the experience of administering over 850 Trusts & Estates, Couch White attorneys provide careful administration, from start to finish, to ensure that your family and charities receive all of the benefits and protections you planned for them. Our administration services include all court filings for Wills as well as the non-probate administration required for trusts, beneficiary designations, titling documents, business succession documents and tax returns.

• Managing Partner: Robert (Bob) Loughney
• Number of Partners: 19
• Number Of-Counsel: 6
• Number of Associates: 11

• Website: www.couchwhite.com
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: 518-320-3442

• Headquarters: 540 Broadway, 7th Floor, Albany, NY, 12207
• New York City Office: 140 Broadway, 46th Floor, New York, NY 10005
• Saratoga Office: 38 High Rock Avenue, #2C, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
• Hartford Office: 100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103