I.
INTRODUCTION
A.
The
law firm of Nogee & Wartel provides counseling and legal representation
for businesses and individuals with emphasis in the areas of domestic
and international commercial transactions including: joint ventures;
contract preparation and negotiation; engineering, construction and
environmental law; licensing and technology transfers; and dispute
resolution.
B.
As part of our work in the engineering and construction area, Nogee
& Wartel has provided legal and consulting services for a wide
variety of cogeneration and alternate energy (i.e., non-utility) power
projects. An illustrative list of projects follows in Section III
below.
II. FIRM BACKGROUND AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
A.
Prior
to the founding of Nogee & Wartel, Mr. Nogee was a member of the
Wall Street law firm of Brauner Baron Rosenzweig Kligler Sparber Bauman
& Klein. He also was associated with the New York firm of Hale
Russell & Gray and was in-house counsel for one of the largest
engineering and construction firms in the world.
B.
Mr. Nogee graduated cum laude from Bucknell University and is a member
of Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Sigma Alpha. He holds a Juris Doctor from
the Boston University School of Law. His writings have appeared in
a number of publications including "Forbes", "Engineering
News Record" and "Contractor Profit News" on topics
such as international trade, countertrade and contracting practices.
He also is the co-author of a private study on conventional arms transfers
for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
C.
Mr. Nogee is a member of the International Platform Association and
provides lectures to various institutions and at seminars around the
country. A biographical sketch also appears in Who's Who in the World,
Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Who's
Who in the East, Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America, and Men
of Achievement.
D.
Professional
affiliations include:
1. New York New Media Association
2. Independent Power Producers of New
York
3. Association of Professionals Involved
with Non-Utility Power Generation
4. American Arbitration Association
5. American Bar Association Construction
Industry Forum; Natural
Resources, Energy
and Environmental Law Committee; International Law
Committee
6. Association of the Bar of the City
of New York Nuclear Law and
Technology Committee
[1984-1987]
7. Nassau County Bar Association Construction,
International and
Environmental Law
Committees
III. COGENERATION AND FLUIDIZED BED PROJECTS
Representation
of clients involved in the following projects, including advice and
assistance in all aspects of contract drafting and negotiation, project
structure, financing and dispute resolution.
A.600
MW Natural Gas Fired Cogeneration Plant in Linden, New Jersey
B.126
MW Combined Cycle Cogeneration Plant in Camden, New Jersey
C.62
MW Combined Cycle Cogeneration Plant in Buffalo, New York
D.49
MW Gas Turbine STIG Plant in Oxnard, California
E.28
MW Combined Cycle Cogeneration Plant in Kenilworth, New Jersey
F.210
MW Gas Fired Cogeneration Plant in West Deptford, New Jersey
G.45
MW Gas Fired Cogeneration Plant in Long Island, New York
H.60
MW Combined Cycle Cogeneration Plant in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
I.160
MW Gas Fired Cogeneration Plant in La Porte, Texas (utility Owner)
J.300
MW Fluidized Bed Coal Fired Cogeneration Plant in Halfmoon, New York
K.Pressurized
Fluidized Bed pilot project in Tidd, Ohio
L.900
tpd mass burn waste-to-energy cogeneration project in Long Island,
New York
M.1
MW institutional gas fired cogeneration project in Long Island, New
York
N.1,000
MW Gas Fired Cogeneration Project in Oswego, New York
O.29.5
MW Waste Wood Fired Cogeneration Plant in Fairview, Tennessee
P.135
MW Gas Fired Cogeneration Project in Yonkers, New York
Q.2x25
MW Waste Biomass Fired Cogeneration Plant in Fulton, Mississippi
R.
General counsel, advice and assistance in connection with bids on
or evaluation or financing of numerous other gas, coal, biomass and
waste-to-energy projects in the United States, as well as hydroelectric
and utility owned projects
IV. INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
The
following is a sample of power projects and financings outside of the
United States on which we have provided counsel, advice and assistance:
A.2
x 600 MW Coal Fired Project in the People's Republic of China
B.
Hydroelectric and cogeneration projects in Pakistan
C.
Nuclear projects in Mexico, Argentina and Korea
D.200
MW Gas Fired Cogeneration Project in England
E.
US$1.5 million Russian bank loan for in country joint venture resource
recovery/recycling project
F.
General counsel, advice and assistance in connection with bids on or
evaluation or financing of numerous other gas, coal, hydroelectric and
waste-to-energy projects in the Far East
