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S Deatherage Law is a Dallas-based law firm advising developers, companies, data centers, individual and family landowners, and investment funds on renewable and traditional energy, infrastructure, data center, environmental, and business matters — in Texas and across the United States.
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A recognized authority in environmental and natural resources law — from permitting, enforcement, and litigation to climate change, carbon credits, ESG, and brownfield redevelopment.
An experienced advisor across renewable and traditional energy — solar, wind, storage, natural gas, transmission, anaerobic digestion, biomass, waste-to-energy, and data center power — on projects totaling more than $10 billion.
Decades of advice and negotiation regarding various contracts, company formation, and mergers and acquisitions for private equity, lenders, real estate companies, wind and solar developers, data center companies, and individuals and families.
For Developers and Landowners
Scott provides a balanced and educated view to both developers and landowners as to the needs and concerns of both sides in these leases. As a renewable energy lease lawyer, Scott has structured and negotiated more than 100 ground leases. Scott knows both sides of the negotiating table — and puts that experience to work for both developers and landowners.
For Developers and Landowners
Scott represents both developers and landowners in data center projects across the ERCOT region and beyond, advising on power, interconnection, real property, and the contracts that hold these complex transactions together:
About the Firm
Attorney and Advisor — S Deatherage Law, PLLC
A Harvard Law School graduate with 38 years of experience spanning large-firm partnership, boutique practice, and in-house leadership, Scott Deatherage is one of Texas's leading environmental and energy lawyers. He has represented clients in manufacturing, oil and gas, chemical, refining, real estate development, banking, defense, and private equity, among other industries.
Since founding the firm in 2016, Scott has worked on more than $10 billion in energy infrastructure projects — including more than 100 utility-scale solar, wind, and energy storage (battery) projects, natural gas facilities, transmission, and data centers across Texas, California, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico.
He also brings rare in-house perspective: as co-founder and Chief Legal Officer of Rove Charging, an electric vehicle charging infrastructure company, he built the legal function from formation through growth — supporting a $150 million private equity raise and a U.S. Department of Energy loan application that received $225 million in phase 1 approval.
A comprehensive practical guide to US and international carbon emissions trading, climate change regulation, carbon credit projects, and financing.
Selected Experience
From utility-scale solar to gigawatt data center transactions — more than $10 billion in projects across Texas, California, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico.
Represented the developer from project inception through the completed sale of a 1 gigawatt data center project, navigating a uniquely structured transaction with strategic agility through numerous amendments along the way. The engagement included drafting and negotiating:
In his law firm practice and acting as the chief legal officer for a company, Scott has negotiated many types of contracts, including:
As co-founder and Chief Legal Officer of an EV charging infrastructure company (2018–2026), Scott built and led the legal function from formation through growth stage:
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Scott Deatherage
214-356-0979
scott@sdeatheragelaw.com
Dallas, Texas
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