Brett Martino
Attorney
As an outdoor enthusiast, Brett shares a passion for energy solutions that protect and preserve the planet. He brings over a decade of legal experience in the renewables industry to Clean Energy Counsel, having represented developers, financial institutions, equity investors, landowners, and tenants.
A veteran of prominent international law firms, Brett advises on a broad range of matters related to project development, acquisition, disposition, and financing. That includes leading the negotiation of real estate transactions, EPC contracts, build-transfer agreements, power purchase agreements, renewable energy credit purchase agreements, land use entitlements and permitting approvals, and project acquisitions and dispositions. Prior to joining Clean Energy Counsel, Brett served as senior in-house counsel at First Solar, Recurrent Energy, and SunEdison. He applies an in-house attorney’s understanding of client needs and commercial sensitivities to his work.
Brett’s experience includes representing a major US solar developer in siting, permitting, financing, and sale of solar projects across the country. He represented another solar developer in a 100-megawatt Build-Transfer Agreement with a utility for a solar photovoltaic project, one of the first to be signed for that kind of facility in the United States.
From his home in the redwood forests of Marin County, Brett spends his free time hiking, cycling, rock climbing, and skiing. He enjoys sharing fine food and drinks with family and friends.
Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice in California and New York
Education
J.D. Georgetown University Law Center
B.A. University of California, Los Angeles, summa cum laude