LeAnne Burnett

Guiding renewable energy projects through every stage

LeAnne concentrates her practice on the environmental, regulatory, real estate, tax and financing due diligence that supports utility-scale wind, solar, battery storage and transmission projects—which may in turn also support data centers. With meticulous attention to detail, she identifies issues involving mineral estates, permitting, wildlife considerations, transmission access, tribal law and numerous other matters that can affect project development, financing and long-term operations for developers, investors and lenders with projects in the state.  

Offering valuable Oklahoma perspective to often multinational clients

Renewable energy development continuously evolves as markets, financing, technology, and public policy and legislation change. LeAnne helps clients to remain agile, evaluate how those shifts intersect with their own situations, and respond strategically to both potential risks and opportunities.  She frequently serves as local Oklahoma counsel on projects led by national and international law firms, providing the state-specific due diligence and legal insights that these sophisticated project teams rely on when evaluating acquisitions, financing and development opportunities at various stages.

Seeing projects from multiple perspectives

LeAnne has represented both renewable energy developers and the financial institutions that finance their projects, giving her an understanding of the questions, concerns  and negotiation tactics each side typically brings to a transaction. That experience allows her to anticipate issues before they affect financing or project timelines and bring parties to a deal more quickly to the table, and to accord.

Building a practice for the future

As co-chair of the firm’s Renewable Energy Practice Group, LeAnne has helped grow one of Oklahoma’s longest-standing renewable energy practices, assembling talented individuals from complementary areas such as tax, real estate and finance to collaborate as needed, and with just the right staffing mix tailored to each client and project. Having worked on renewables since the industry’s early growth in Oklahoma, she is equally committed to helping develop the next generation of lawyers who will continue serving clients as the industry evolves.