Environmental Law

Thelen LLP to Disappear; Climate Law Update Loses Corporate Home

By Dennis Pfaff and Kevin Livingston, Editors

Thelen LLP, whose attorneys provided the legal know-how to build such iconic Western projects as the Golden Gate Bridge and Hoover Dam, recently announced that it will likely close its doors Dec. 1, a victim of "recessionary pressures" and other factors.

One consequence, of course, is that Climate Law Update will no longer have a corporate home.

Since going live in March, Climate Law has attracted tens of thousands of visitors to its blend of journalism, analysis, and daily collections of stories from around the world of climate change and renewable energy. Often the site has been enriched by the legal acumen of Thelen's attorneys. While intended to showcase the firm as a leader in the renewable energy industry, the site has adhered to the highest standards of journalism. Its purpose was always to deliver the latest and most important information about renewable energy and issues concerning climate change.

Readers, who include attorneys, journalists and industry consultants, have rewarded Climate Law with their time and interest in the site. Thelen attorneys have also aired their views and interpretations of legal developments in the energy field via the site. News publications have called asking to interview them as expert sources.

Along the way, Climate Law also has evolved into a remarkable research tool. Through its many links, visitors can have access to literally hundreds of primary sources of information, including court filings, government reports, analyses from industry insiders and many, many other documents. Those who are involved with the site are especially proud of this public service component.

Current plans call for maintaining the site in live status at least for now, and it's possible there might be occasional updates to its postings. However, its founders, Senior Writer Dennis Pfaff (pictured) and National Manager of Public Relations Kevin Livingston are necessarily devoting much of their time to seeking their next professional opportunities.

If this is, indeed, the final posting for Climate Law, the folks responsible for this unique and innovative communications effort would like to thank those who have read the posts, clicked on the links, contacted our attorneys and commented to us about their efforts.

Neither the climate nor the law show any signs of disappearing. Hopefully, news about them both can be updated, in this or even an improved form, in the near future.

--Dennis Pfaff of Thelen LLP 

Full post as published by Climate Law Update on October 29, 2008 (boomark / email).