Mary Beth Gentleman

Partner at Foley Hoag

Mary Beth Gentleman co-chairs Foley Hoag’s Cleantech & Renewables Practice, which includes attorneys with deep expertise in the areas of venture capital finance, project finance, state and federal tax, energy regulatory, environmental permitting and EPC, O&M, PPA and REC/SREC/net metering credit sales agreements. Mary Beth advises clients regarding market entrance strategies for advanced energy technologies, permitting of renewable facilities, acquisition of portfolios of existing facilities, REC/SREC certification, property tax strategies, interconnection and net metering System of Assurance issues. She is currently involved with the permitting and development of multiple wind projects, photovoltaic installations, and anaerobic digester facilities. In addition, she represents owners of conventional generating facilities and a competitive transmission facility before state regulatory agencies with respect to siting, permit compliance issues and facility modifications. Before entering private practice, Mary Beth spent eleven years in various state energy policy positions in Massachusetts. She served for six years as Assistant Secretary of Energy in Massachusetts, and served as an energy policy advisor and legislative aide to Lt. Governor Tom O’Neill. Mary Beth was also a technical staff member of the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board. She holds a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and an MSBA in Public Finance from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass/Amherst. She currently serves on the boards of the Northeast Energy and Commerce Association and Conservation Services Group. She has been ranked as a “Super Lawyer” in the Energy field in Massachusetts since 2004.