Ben Cowan is the Chair of Locke Lord’s Renewable ‎Energy Section. He has over 18 years’ ‎experience representing renewable energy ‎project developers on project siting, ‎permitting and financing issues. Ben serves as national environmental ‎counsel to several of the largest ‎renewable energy development ‎companies in the United States. In that ‎role, he has helped shape federal and ‎state permitting policy for renewable ‎energy projects, and has developed ‎innovative approaches to challenging ‎siting and permitting issues that are now ‎widely used in the industry. His ‎contributions in this regard led to his ‎selection by the National Law Journal as ‎an Energy and Environmental Law ‎Trailblazer.

About Locke Lord

Locke Lord has one of the leading national practices representing developers, investors and lenders in the development, sale, purchase, financing and operation of renewable energy projects of all types across North America. Our long history in the renewables industry dates back to the early 2000s when we founded the Renewable Energy Coalition and led the effort to deregulate Texas’ energy markets, opening the door for the explosive growth of wind energy development in the State. Since then, our practice has expanded to cover the full spectrum of legal issues faced by wind, solar, storage and other types of renewable energy projects across the nation. Our deep experience in development and commercial issues and our national footprint enable us to provide efficient, comprehensive and cost-effective representation on the full life-cycle of our clients’ projects, including commercial, acquisition and financing transactions and construction and commercial litigation.