Environmental and Energy

Van Prooyen Greenfield LLP’s counselors have wide-ranging experience in environmental and energy issues.  Our counselors have received the highest level of commendations for their public relations counsel in this area.  

Representative Matters

• Assisted Quaker State Corporation in garnering community and regulatory support to launch a new oil refining plant based on patent-pending technology.
• Handled disaster and crisis communications involving various oil refinery and product issues for Quaker State.
• Managing litigation communications for a lawsuit involving environmental and public policy issues for a group of Southampton, New York beachfront homeowners representing more than $500 million in property value.
• Advised Community Fuels, a biodiesel company, on analyst and media relations strategy.
• Handled communications for international arbitration related to a global energy concern’s commercial dispute with Indonesia’s state-owned energy company to develop and operate geothermal power plants and provide much-needed, sustainable clean energy to the country.

Noteworthy

• Public Relations Society of America award, Crisis Communications Plan
• Effie Award, American Marketing Association for the national launch of Quaker State Q Lube’s retail oil change centers
• State of Utah, Environmental Award (campaign to start a used oil collection for Quaker State).
• Commendations from municipalities including Phoenix, Indianapolis and Seattle.