Pierce Atwood LLP

64 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Administrative / Regulatory Law Energy Law Energy Regulatory Law Utilities Law

Biography

Sarah Tracy advises energy generation facilities, large commercial energy users, and utilities with respect to state and federal energy regulatory issues throughout New England.

Sarah assists owners of utility scale and distributed energy generation facilities and off-takers negotiate key energy agreements, including power purchase agreements, net energy billing agreements, renewable energy credit purchase and sale agreements, natural gas supply agreements and firm gas transportation agreements. She also represents investors and purchasers of energy generation portfolios in conducting state and federal energy regulatory due diligence and advises them on interconnection and ISO-NE issues.

Sarah also represents clients before public utilities commissions in rulemakings and regulatory compliance matters, and assists utilities to obtain approvals for energy infrastructure projects, rate increases, and authorizations to enter into mergers and affiliate transactions.

Pierce Atwood LLP

64 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • University of Connecticut, J.D., cum laude, graduated 2002
  • Amherst College, B.A., cum laude

  • United States, Connecticut
  • United States, Maine
  • United States, Massachusetts

  • Environmental & Energy Technology Council of Maine - Board of Directors
  • Maine Climate Council - Member, Energy Working Group

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • United States, Connecticut
  • United States, Maine
  • United States, Massachusetts
  • Environmental & Energy Technology Council of Maine - Board of Directors
  • Maine Climate Council - Member, Energy Working Group
  • University of Connecticut, J.D., cum laude, graduated 2002
  • Amherst College, B.A., cum laude
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Energy Regulatory Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Energy Regulatory Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Administrative / Regulatory Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Energy Regulatory Law, Portland, ME (2025)
  • Energy Regulatory Law, Portland, ME (2023)
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law, Portland, ME (2021)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Energy Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law
  • Utilities Law
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America® "Lawyer of the Year" for Administrative/Regulatory Law (2021)
  • Best Lawyers in America® for Administrative/Regulatory Law (2019-present), Energy Law (2021), and Energy Regulatory Law (2021)
  • Rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Recognized by Chambers USA for Energy & Natural Resources Law

Additional Information

  • Practice Areas:
  • Energy Infrastructure Project Development & Finance
  • Energy

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