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Judah C. Lieblich

Associé

Judah Lieblich is an environmental attorney whose practice is focused on environmental law, climate change, and the energy transition. Judah advises clients regarding the development and operation of renewable energy projects, including evaluating and assessing environmental risks, environmental permitting, and local government review. He regularly works with both renewable energy project owners and operators as well as lenders and investors in renewable energy projects, providing advice on wetlands regulations, endangered species issues, and archaeological resources.

Judah provides strategic legal, policy, and business advice to clients regarding environmental compliance, climate change, sustainability, waste management, and beneficial reuse. He also advises clients on matters related to ESG, including green claims and green washing considerations, as well as Clean Tech. In addition, Judah provides counsel associated with environmental matters in M&A transactions, such as environmental due diligence or the reviewing and amending of purchase agreements and financial documents.

Judah also has experience representing clients in contaminated land development as well as counseling on land use and zoning issues and regulatory compliance.

Having experienced differing legal systems as a previously practicing attorney in Australia, he is uniquely positioned to bring innovative perspective to problem solving to clients globally, including representing clients in Australia.

Judah has also worked with nonprofit clients, including Conservation Florida, a nonprofit conservation land trust, in matters related to dedicating land for conservation to protect Florida’s wildlife and habitat.

Judah is in the Environmental Practice Group and is a member of the Energy Industry Team.

Prix et reconnaissance

  • LexisNexis: Legal Research Certificate

Affiliations

  • Membre de l'American Bar Association
  • Member, Florida Brownfields Association

Présentations et publications

  • Author, “Minimum Size Restrictions are a Problem for Fisheries, is Litigation the Solution?” 48 Envtl. L. Rep. News & Analysis (2018).
4 novembre 2025 Contrats et victoires

Foley conseille MUFG dans son premier financement avec Dimension Energy

Foley & Lardner LLP a conseillé MUFG Bank Ltd. en sa qualité de syndicateur principal de la dette pour le financement du projet solaire communautaire de Dimension Energy, d'un montant de 412 millions de dollars, qui soutiendra un nouveau portefeuille de 134 MWdc de 25 projets solaires communautaires dans l'Illinois, le Maine, le New Jersey, New York, la Pennsylvanie et la Virginie.
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The Winds of Change?

Late last month, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued an immediate stop-work order for Revolution Wind, Ørsted’s $6.2...
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Foley Represents First Citizens Bank in $360M Financing for Dimension Energy

Foley & Lardner LLP represented First Citizens Bank as lead debt syndicator in Dimension Energy’s (Dimension) recent $360 million construction and term financing, the company’s largest to date. The financing will support a 112 MWdc portfolio of 28 community solar projects located in New Jersey, Illinois, Delaware, Virginia, Maine, and Pennsylvania.
Un panneau en bronze portant l'inscription "United States Environmental Protection Agency" est installé à l'extérieur d'un bâtiment gouvernemental, à l'instar de ceux que l'on trouve dans les cabinets d'avocats ou chez les avocats de Chicago spécialisés dans le droit de l'environnement et de la propriété intellectuelle.
February 27, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

The Trump Administration: Developments in Environmental Policy

From the outset, key goals of the incoming Trump Administration have been: supporting fossil fuel development, ending incentives for renewable energy and energy transition, removing burdensome environmental regulations and policies, and stepping back action on climate change and environmental justice initiatives.
Un panneau en bronze portant l'inscription "United States Environmental Protection Agency" est installé à l'extérieur d'un bâtiment gouvernemental, à l'instar de ceux que l'on trouve dans les cabinets d'avocats ou chez les avocats de Chicago spécialisés dans le droit de l'environnement et de la propriété intellectuelle.
January 24, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

Incoming Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Personnel and Impact on Enforcement

To nobody’s surprise, it is already evident that President Trump’s second term will mark a significant shift in environmental regulation and policy from the Biden Administration.
December 16, 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley représente First Citizens Bank dans le cadre d'un financement de 284 millions de dollars pour Dimension Energy

Foley & Lardner LLP a représenté First Citizens Bank en tant que syndicateur principal de la dette dans le cadre du récent prêt-relais de 284 millions de dollars de Dimension Energy (Dimension) pour la construction et les fonds propres fiscaux. Le financement soutiendra un portefeuille de 122 MWdc de 30 projets solaires communautaires dans sept états.