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 Baker & McKenzie's global biofuels team represents developers, lenders and investors in all aspects of ethanol and biodiesel transactions. We have worked on market-defining transactions throughout the United States and in Asia, South America and Europe. In addition to expertise in project development and financing, our biofuels lawyers also advise on intellectual property rights and licenses, all forms of carbon and other green credits, trade and customs issues, domestic and international taxation and equity investments through all stages of a company's life, from early stage to going public. With more than 3,200 lawyers in 70 offices in 38 countries, we are able to offer unparalleled service to our clients wherever their business may take them.  Chadbourne & Parke LLP is a large law firm headquartered in New York with other offices in Washington, Houston, Los Angeles, Beijing, Almaty, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Warsaw and London. The firm is a franchise name in the energy business. Chadbourne is currently representing developers, lenders and private equity groups in connection with the development of more than 1.5 billion gallons per year of ethanol production capacity. BRONZE SPONSORS
 FBA Consulting (FBA) is a Technical & Marketing Consulting services firm formed in 1996 to provide a broad range of services to producers and independent processors in the agricultural industry. FBA is committed to renewable fuels and has expertise in both ethanol and biodiesel. FBA is experienced in taking projects from concept to completion. As an industry innovator in value-added agricultural and biofuels project development, FBA offers four broad categories of services:
 Stoel Rives LLP is a leading law firm representing the renewable energy industry in the United States, Canada and abroad. The firm's Biofuels Team represents project developers and investors in the siting, financing, construction and operations of ethanol, biodiesel and syngas plants.  Goldsmith Agio Helms (www.agio.com) is a preeminent U.S.-based private investment banking firm that provides sophisticated corporate finance advisory services to middle market businesses. The firm's advisory services include mergers and acquisitions, private placements of debt and equity, distressed advisory and restructuring, and financial advisory and fairness opinions. The firm operates internationally from its offices in Minneapolis, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London and through Agio International, a unique partnership of investment banks located around the world. |