Benjamin D. Levin

Of Counsel

Benjamin D. Levin

Of Counsel

Benjamin Levin represents equity investors and lenders, developers, regulated utilities and other energy companies, and manufacturers, non-profits, and individuals in commercial and residential real estate transactions, including sales and purchases, mortgage financings, donations, and conveyances and re-titling. Ben is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice.

Ben has particular experience where real estate intersects with the energy industry, with mortgage and municipal finance, and with estate planning. Ben has represented and advised numerous developers, manufacturers, and municipalities on Wisconsin’s tax incremental finance (TIF) statute and related redevelopment and municipal laws, procedures, and financing structures. Ben’s energy industry experience includes lease, easement, title, and survey preparation, amendment, negotiation, and diligence, solar, wind, and hydroelectric project sale and purchase, and mortgage bond indenture issuance and opinion delivery.

Awards and Recognition

  • Peer Review Rated as AV Preeminent®, the highest performance rating in the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ system
  • Listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers (2005-2006)
  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Real Estate Law (2007-2024)
17 August 2023 Honors and Awards

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced today that 236 of the firm’s attorneys across 20 U.S. offices have received recognition in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
13 October 2022 Press Releases

Foley Advises RWE in $6.8B Acquisition of Con Edison’s Clean Energy Businesses

Foley & Lardner LLP served as co-counsel for RWE AG, a leading renewable energy company, in its recent purchase agreement with Con Edison, Inc., for all shares in Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc., for a purchase price based on an enterprise value of $6.8 billion.
18 August 2022 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced that 250 of our attorneys across 20 offices have received recognition in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
19 August 2021 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2022 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that 236 of the firm’s attorneys from 18 U.S. offices have been recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, and 46 lawyers from 13 offices were included in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list. Additionally, 14 of the firm’s attorneys received the special designation of “Lawyer of the Year,” an honor earned by only one lawyer in each practice area and metropolitan region.
20 August 2020 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 List

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that 20 of its attorneys earned Best Lawyers 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” recognition in their respective practice areas. In addition, 243 of the firm’s attorneys from 18 offices have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2021. Another 51 of the firm’s attorneys from 14 offices have been named to the new category of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, which recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice.
15 August 2019 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2020 List

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that 20 attorneys earned Best Lawyers 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” recognition in their respective practice areas, receiving the top nod from Best Lawyers. In addition, 233 of its attorneys from 18 offices have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2020.