A Surprising Trump Bump for One Big Law Practice: Clean Energy

March 13, 2025, 9:00 AM UTC

Welcome back to the Big Law Business column. I’m Roy Strom, and today we look at how looming changes in Washington are spurring a flood of work for clean energy lawyers. Sign up for Business & Practice, a free morning newsletter from Bloomberg Law.

With a president who touts his energy policy as “drill, baby, drill,” few lawyers expected the renewable energy practice would be a safe harbor.

Donald Trump has routinely promised to cut clean energy subsidies, but lawyers say those threats are part of what’s driving a surprising boom in clean energy work.

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