Grayson M. Shephard

Senior Associate

603-410-4319

Grayson is a member of the Renewable/Alternative Energy and Utility Practice Group, Business and Finance Practice Group, and the Litigation Practice Group. His primary focus is on the firm’s renewable energy practice, which includes solar, wind, hydroelectric, and landfill natural gas projects. He regularly represents lenders, investors, developers, and sponsors in performing due diligence and structuring, negotiating, and closing transactions involving the construction, acquisition, sale, and financing of renewable energy projects throughout the country. He regularly assists companies in the review and compliance with extensive local, state, and federal permitting and regulation, as well as environmental review and compliance.  

Outside of the renewable energy space, Grayson has extensive experience in advising clients in a wide range of business and corporate matters, contract negotiations, entity formation/dissolution, and contract drafting. In addition to his advice and counsel on general corporate matters, he has years of litigation experience representing both businesses and individuals in a broad array of matters before state and federal courts and administrative bodies.

Grayson M. Shephard

Senior Associate

Grayson is a member of the Renewable/Alternative Energy and Utility Practice Group, Business and Finance Practice Group, and the Litigation Practice Group. His primary focus is on the firm’s renewable energy practice, which includes solar, wind, hydroelectric, and landfill natural gas projects. He regularly represents lenders, investors, developers, and sponsors in performing due diligence and structuring, negotiating, and closing transactions involving the construction, acquisition, sale, and financing of renewable energy projects throughout the country. He regularly assists companies in the review and compliance with extensive local, state, and federal permitting and regulation, as well as environmental review and compliance.  

Outside of the renewable energy space, Grayson has extensive experience in advising clients in a wide range of business and corporate matters, contract negotiations, entity formation/dissolution, and contract drafting. In addition to his advice and counsel on general corporate matters, he has years of litigation experience representing both businesses and individuals in a broad array of matters before state and federal courts and administrative bodies.

Education and Bar Admissions

Education:

  • J.D., University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
  • B.A., James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

 

Bar Admissions:

  • New Hampshire
  • Massachusetts
  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina

Representative Matters

  • Represents both tax equity investors and sponsors in connection with tax equity investment in solar portfolios, including for commercial and industrial, community solar, and utility scale projects.
  • Represents developers in negotiating the acquisition and sale of numerous renewable energy projects across the country.
  • Performing permitting, regulatory, and environmental due diligence for lenders and purchasers of renewable energy projects.
  • Represents New Hampshire contractor in the formation, growth and expansion of small business, including contract/agreement drafting, negotiation, and enforcement.
  • Lead trial counsel for national restaurant franchise group in litigation before both federal and state courts in multiple jurisdictions.
  • Represented local, national, and international businesses in varied commercial litigation, including contract, fiduciary, consumer protection, and shareholder disputes.
  • Lead trial counsel for individuals in personal injury matters, including motor vehicle accidents, falls, product liability, construction site accident, traumatic brain injuries, and other types of injuries.

Community Involvement

  • Hoffman-Haas Fellow, New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits
  • Member, New Hampshire Bar Association, Lawyer Referral Service Committee
  • Town of Exeter Historic District Commission, Chair
  • Board of Directors, League of New Hampshire Craftsmen

Noteworthy

Awards and Recognitions