• Infrastructure Development and Deployment
• Public Utilities and Regulatory Matters
• Consumer Protection
• FCC Licensing
• Energy Project Development
• Renewable Energy
• Telecommunications
  

We have a broad range of experience in public utilities, telecommunications and energy law. Our attorneys have represented a wide range of utilities and services providers, including telecommunications providers, independent power providers, renewable energy project developers, and water and sewer service providers.

Our attorneys represent or have represented a broad range of telecommunications companies and entrepreneurs, including competitive local exchange carriers, cellular, PCS, EMSR and LMDS wireless licensees. Our work for such clients include seeking FCC licenses for wireless spectrum, public utilities and other regulatory matters, infrastructure development, leasing and licensing of antenna sites, and land use and zoning matters. Our attorneys have served as primary Hawaii counsel in connection with the development of the Hawaii networks for three international wireless carriers, VoiceStream Wireless (now T-Mobile), Nextel Communications/Nextel Partners (now Sprint Nextel) and Clearwire, LLC. We are also Hawaii counsel for one of the largest telecommunications providers in the world, Qwest Communications Corporation.

Additionally, we are counsel for several developers of the largest wind energy, solar energy and biofuel refinery projects in the Pacific Rim, representing them on all aspects of their projects, including acquisition and permitting, federal, state and local regulatory matters, and power purchase and other agreements with regulated utilities.