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Practice/Industry Groups:
Energy, Public Utilities & Environmental Public Finance Project Finance Public Sector Green Strategies
Glenn Krassen is partner in charge of the Bricker & Eckler Cleveland office and practices in the areas of complex energy finance, energy, public utilities, corporate, real estate and oil and gas law.
Representative Experience
Represents the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council, the largest public retail energy aggregation in the country, comprised of 128 northern Ohio counties, cities and townships
Served as bond and special energy counsel for the issuance of about $2 billion of municipal electricity and natural gas prepayment bonds in the past several years
Represents public and private entities on complex energy finance issues and electric and gas competitive procurement and contracting issues Represents renewable energy developers and end-users in solar, wind and biomass projects
Regularly appears in matters before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Served as outside general counsel for oil and gas and other energy companies
Represents oil and gas and other energy companies in acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, partnerships and other business transactions
Has represented municipalities and others on oil and gas leasing, municipal utility, electricity, gas, steam and chilled water, sewer and renewable energy issues
Represents numerous Ohio councils of governments
Community and Professional Activities
Member, Ohio State Bar Association; former chairman of the Natural Resources Committee; current member of the Public Utilities Committee
Former President, Shaker Heights Public Library Board of Trustees
Member, Ohio Oil and Gas Association
Member, Board of Trustees and Vice President, HELP Foundation, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
Awards and Recognitions
Listed, Best Lawyers in America 2003-2010 (energy law, natural resources law and oil and gas law)
Listed, Ohio Super Lawyers 2004-2009
Listed Best Lawyers in Cleveland 2009 (energy law, oil and gas law)
Articles
Authored "Municipal Electric Aggregation: A Valuable Tool to Enhance Residential and Small Customer Access to Retail Markets"; Capturing the Power of Electric Restructuring, American Bar Association, July 2009
Education
The George Washington University (B.A. with distinction, 1977); Phi Beta Kappa
The Ohio State University (J.D., 1980)
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