Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios, LLP: USA - Maine; Washington, DC - District of Columbia

Preti Flaherty is a nationally renowned regional law firm headquartered in Portland, Maine with offices across New England and Washington, D.C. Our distinguished team of nearly 100 attorneys delivers trusted legal counsel and creative legal solutions to a broad range of clients with diverse objectives, from major deals and litigation to regulatory and government affairs challenges. For more than fifty years, we’ve helped companies navigate the unique business, legal, and regulatory landscape in the region, making us the premier firm for national and global entities with important interests in Maine, New England, and beyond.

Our clients include Maine-based companies with global operations, multinational companies with objectives in Maine and New England, national companies with multistate and cross border matters, Fortune 500 companies, regional and national franchises, and global enterprises. They span industries from healthcare to agriculture, technology to transportation, real estate, financial services, energy, tourism and hospitality, manufacturing, construction, and many more. With Maine and New England expertise combined with one of the region’s largest international law practices, Preti Flaherty offers clients a multidisciplinary approach to law to meet the shifting business needs of a global marketplace.

Our largest practice areas include:

Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights

Preti Flaherty has decades of experience representing creditors, creditor committees, and trustees in bankruptcy proceedings under all chapters of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. We also have significant experience representing lenders and institutional creditors in state receiverships, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and in the enforcement of notes, guarantees, and related obligations.

Corporate and M&A

We offer specialized capabilities in taxation, securities, investments and financing, contracts and more, giving clients the best counsel for every aspect of their business. Whether it’s a start-up business in early stages of formation and financing, or a global corporation with divisions spanning North America and other continents, we serve as business partners to our clients and help clear a path for accomplishing their goals.

Energy

Our energy group has more than 150 years of combined experience in the law and regulation of energy resources, public utilities, wholesale power market design, retail deregulation, renewable energy development, energy conservation and demand response. We specialize in development and acquisition of energy projects, permitting at the federal, state, and local level, due diligence, project operations, contract enforcement and compliance with market, reliability, and environmental rules.

Environmental

Preti Flaherty has one of the largest and most diversified environmental practices in New England, and our success can be seen in the wide range of clients from across the country that rely on us for environmental problem-solving, compliance counseling, permitting, and litigation. We handle due diligence and risk management in the context of M&A transactions involving multiple facilities in numerous U.S. jurisdictions, or Maine-based clients acquiring out-of-state facilities.

Government Affairs and Regulatory Affairs

We provide clients with comprehensive government relations services, working closely with elected officials and regulatory decision makers across parties and at all levels of government to meet our clients' needs. Our multi-state government and public affairs affiliate, Preti Strategies, offers our clients the unique benefit of a full suite of communications, community relations, and crisis management capabilities that are often critical to moving projects over the finish line.

Labor and Employment

Preti Flaherty’s Employment Law Group helps employers of all sizes develop and implement sound policies that meet the needs of a constantly evolving workplace. Bringing a distinguished level of experience and knowledge, employers look to our team for guidance on day-to-day employment and labor relations issues, and, when needed, representation before state and federal agencies and courts.

Litigation

Our Litigation team consists of more than 40 attorneys with decades of trial experience, representing clients from more than 50 industries on matters in 42 states, 13 countries, and five Canadian provinces. Over the last five years, we have appeared before judges and juries in state and federal courts at more than 100 trials in Maine and New England. Our efforts are supported by the full strength of our firm of nearly 100 attorneys, spanning dozens of specialized practice areas.

Real Estate and Finance

Preti Flaherty’s attorneys are savvy on all sides of the real estate business, handling deals from inception to completion for a full range of clients involved in real estate transactions. We work with buyers and sellers, developers, investors, and lenders to secure their interests in complex real estate matters. Whether it’s an affordable housing or planned community development, resort, retail center, salmon farm or large-scale renewable energy project, Preti Flaherty’s real estate attorneys help clear the path to closing seamlessly and cost-effectively.

• Bond and securities
• Civil Litigation
• Corporate and Commercial Law
• Energy
• Environmental
• Franchise
• Health Law
• Intellectual Property and Trademark Law
• Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
• Tax Law
• Telecommunications and Internet Law
• Transportation