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Tom Crist Quoted in Law360 | “US Could Soon Find Itself on Wrong End of Energy Disputes”
January 16, 2025
As the incoming Trump administration signals a shift in energy policy, legal experts anticipate an increase in disputes over renewable energy projects. A recent Law360 article explores how potential rollbacks of incentives and new tariffs could trigger investor-state claims and commercial litigation.
“The one thing we can know for sure is change is coming,” said Tom Crist, Chair of Benesch’s Global Infrastructure Team and Co-Chair of the Construction Practice Group. “I think the most likely result is that renewable energy projects in the U.S. are going to compete with clean fossil fuel projects [like natural gas], certainly over the next four years, in a way that has not been the case for the last four years.”
He also noted that reduced funding for renewable energy could lead to legal challenges. “I think that if dollars attributed to [renewable energy] projects start to be restrained, there will be more disputes,” Crist said.
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