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Press Contacts: Erik Cummins, Matt Hyams, Olivia Thomas
06.14.18
SAN DIEGO- The KNeW Company announced that Pillsbury will represent it in contract negotiations and with meeting regulatory requirements on its first commercial project processing brackish water into high-quality fertilizers with the byproduct pure water production.
Pillsbury brings to KNeW experience in technology, energy and natural resources contracting as well as project and business financing and structuring.
"KNeW engages with local, state and federal agencies when defining projects," said KNeW Company CEO, Aubrey Howard. "It's critical that we have a partner who has a comprehensive understanding of the legal, financial, and strategic complexities of large scale projects and a proven track record of success. Pillsbury will be integral in helping us fund and execute our business expansion as we progress from the contract phase to construction."
Pillsbury begins representing KNeW immediately with activities continuing through the project’s completion. The Pillsbury team includes corporate partner Christian Salaman, intellectual property partner John Wetherell, environmental counsel Andrew Homer and consulting manager Martin Bridges, all from San Diego, and international law partner Stephen Huttler from Washington, DC.
About Pillsbury
Pillsbury is an international law firm with a particular focus on the technology & media, energy, financial services, real estate & construction, and travel, leisure & hospitality sectors. Recognized by legal research firm BTI Consulting as one of the top 20 firms for client service, Pillsbury and its lawyers are highly regarded for their forward-thinking approach, their enthusiasm for collaborating across disciplines and their authoritative commercial awareness. That’s how it has achieved the 13th-highest percentage of Chambers-ranked lawyers among all AmLaw 100 firms. https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/
About the KNeW Company
Born out of a passion to help communities thrive, the KNeW Company, LLC (KNeW Process®) was created to solve one of the world’s most critical problems–access to food and clean, fresh water.
We use proprietary and patented, environmentally responsible, processes to transform brackish water and acid mine drainage into valuable fertilizers and other plant nutrients and clean, fresh water.