Harris Beach PLLC has elected experienced energy and environmental attorney Jeffrey Kuhn as a partner with its Energy Industry Team, which represents clients in the energy sector on regulatory and business matters.
Jeff brings extensive experience advising major clients on their most important and technologically sophisticated projects, including large project development involving energy and the environment. He represents energy, utility, waste management and other highly regulated companies on permitting, planning, state and federal government relations, regulatory compliance and analysis, governmental initiatives, commercial negotiations, land use, and litigation associated with all facets of operating such companies. Jeff’s experience also includes large projects internationally, such as hydraulic fracturing permitting and unconventional gas development in Europe.
“Jeff brings substantial skills and experience to Harris Beach. We are thrilled that he has chosen our statewide platform, and the opportunities it provides, for the next stage of his career,” said Partner Bill Flynn, leader of the Energy Industry Team. “Our team is at the forefront of a rapidly changing industry, with our partners and associates providing project development, regulatory compliance, land use, financing and other types of counsel on some of the largest and most significant transmission, generation and storage projects underway in New York. Jeff fits right in.”
In addition to his energy and environmental practice, Jeff has managed attorney teams in diverse commercial litigations in state and federal trial and appellate courts, including extensive experience in banking litigation.
Jeff represents the 35th Legislative District, covering Delmar and Glenmont, in the Albany County Legislature. He is also a former councilman and deputy supervisor for the Town of Bethlehem. Jeff lives in Bethlehem with his wife, Kristen, and their children, Amelia, Logan, Theodore, and Hazel.
About Harris Beach
Founded in 1856, Harris Beach and its subsidiaries provide legal and professional services to clients across New York state, as well as nationally and internationally. Harris Beach is among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal and ranks as a BTI Elite law firm based on in-depth interviews of more than 600 corporate counsel at the world’s largest and most influential companies. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately-held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Principal industries Harris Beach represents include cannabis, education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, science and technology, veterinary medicine, and state and local governments and authorities. Our more than 210 lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Long Island, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, and White Plains, as well as from offices in Washington, D.C., New Haven, Connecticut and Newark, New Jersey. For more information, go to www.harrisbeach.com.
