John Clancy is a shareholder and the leader of the Environmental Strategies and Energy Strategies Practice Groups.
John provides environmental and energy-related services to a wide variety of entities, including industrial, commercial, tribal, municipal and trade association clients. In the environmental arena, John has represented clients with respect to a wide variety of traditional environmental issues, including brownfield redevelopment, mining and mining waste matters, solid waste landfill sitings, solid and hazardous waste site closure and site remediations, and has provided National Environmental Policy Act, Superfund, RCRA, Clean Water Act, and Clean Air Act counseling and litigation services. John received the 2004 Leader in Law award from the Wisconsin Law Journal for his successful representation of the Forest County Potawatomi Community with respect to their opposition of the proposed Crandon Mine.
John's energy-related work includes advice regarding funding opportunities for renewable energy and large energy efficiency projects, the siting of both renewable and traditional energy facilities, negotiation of power purchase agreements, purchases and sales of energy facilities, certification and transfers of renewable energy credits, negotiation of co-generation facility agreements, land use disputes regarding the siting of transmission lines and related facilities, negotiation of individualized energy tariffs, intervention in regulatory rate cases and advice regarding tribal energy issues and development.
More Legal and Business Bylines From John L. Clancy
- Recent Reform Of The Toxic Substances Control Act – What You Need To Know And Steps You Can Take - (Posted On Thursday, December 08, 2016)
- Clean Power Plan Litigation/Implementation and Climate Change Update - (Posted On Wednesday, January 13, 2016)
- Clean Tech Energy Sector Gets Congressional Boost - (Posted On Wednesday, December 23, 2015)
- Knowledge is Power: Important Strategies for Clean Power Plan - (Posted On Monday, December 14, 2015)
- Obama's Clean Power Plan Final Rule Will Bring Challenges and Opportunities - (Posted On Monday, August 03, 2015)
- Indian Nations Law Focus: Selected Court Decisions - (Posted On Monday, May 12, 2014)
- How to Meet the Critical 2013 "Begin Construction" Requirement for Renewable Energy Tax Credits Even Though It's 2014 - (Posted On Tuesday, February 11, 2014)
- Low Cost Strategies for Meeting the End of the Year "Begin Construction" Requirement for the 30% Investment Tax Credit - (Posted On Friday, October 25, 2013)
- Beginning Construction Without Needing to Break Ground: Low Cost Strategies for Investment Tax Credit for Renewable Energy - (Posted On Thursday, October 24, 2013)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposes Carbon Emissions Rules for New Power Plants - (Posted On Tuesday, October 08, 2013)
The National Law Review recognizes John L. Clancy , Brian L. Pierson and Todd M. Cleary of Godfrey and Kahn law firm's Indian Nations Practice Group as 2021 Go-To Thought leaders for their insights on lawsuits and regulatory actions in their monthly Tribal Law updates. Analyzing legal development in diverse areas impacting tribal members ranging from the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) to Tribal sovereign immunity rights, the talented professionals in Godfrey & Kahn's Indian Nations Practice Group break down the nuances of federal Indian and tribal law, into usable and actionable news.