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Anthony M. Calcagni Partner Acalcagni@Verrill-Law.Com Anthony M. Calcagni Partner [email protected] Tony's real estate work focuses on acquisitions, development, and leasing of Services/Industries commercial property, easements and title matters, zoning and land use, and community associations. • Real Estate • Energy Tony has represented wind and solar power developers, water districts, • Real Estate Litigation telecommunications companies, and electric and gas companies on real estate • Solar matters both routine and complex. He has served as the Chair of Verrill's Real Estate Department since 2010. Recent projects include serving as lead real estate counsel on: • The Kibby Wind (132 MW), Stetson Wind I (57 MW), Stetson Wind II (26 MW), Rollins Wind (60 MW), Bull Hill Wind (34 MW), Hancock Wind (51 MW), and Weaver Wind (73 MW) power projects • A natural gas expansion project involving five new compressor stations • An 85-mile 345 kV electric transmission line Tony's work on these projects has included negotiating numerous easement and lease agreements, resolving a variety of title problems and disputes, working with state agencies and local officials, and arranging for project financings. Tony has participated in a number of speaking engagements on the law of easements. He served as chair of the Maine State Bar Association's Real Estate and Title Section from 2016 to 2018, and is an agent for the First American Title Insurance Company. True to his New England roots, Tony is an avid Boston Bruins and Boston Red Sox fan. He also enjoys hiking and downhill skiing with his family. Education • University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., cum laude) – Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review (1993-1994) • Washington University in St. Louis (B.S., magna cum laude) Bar Admissions • Maine Memberships • Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers Honors • Recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business under Real Estate • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© for Real Estate Law in Portland, Maine • Selected by peers for inclusion in New England Super Lawyers© under Real Estate To learn more about third-party ratings and rankings, and the selection processes used for inclusion, click here. Court and Other Admissions • U.S. District Court for the District of Maine Experience Swift Current Energy Verrill represents the 100-megawatt Three Rivers Solar Project in Hancock County, Maine. Verrill assists the project with real estate and environmental permitting work, including negotiation of a protocol to allow the project to proceed while minimizing potential impacts to upland sandpipers, a state-listed threatened species. The project obtained its combined Site Law and Natural Resources Protection Act permit from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in July 2020. Three Rivers Solar will become the largest solar project in the state, twice the size of the next largest facility (the 50 MW Sanford Airport Solar project). The project will consist of approximately 300,000 to 400,000 solar panels on 465 acres in the unorganized area of the state. Sales of Kennebec Hydro Project Verrill represented Kennebec Water District in connection with the sale to Essex Hydro of its hydro-electric facility on the Kennebec River. Bill Harwood and Brian Marshall represented Kennebec Water District in seeking FERC approval of the transfer of the project and securing an order of the Maine PUC declining to assert jurisdiction over the sale. Mark Googins negotiated the Purchase & Sale Agreement and Tony Calcagni negotiated the transfer of real estate and related easements. Solar Energy: Acquisition of Grid-Scale Project in Brunswick, Maine Verrill represented Diversified Communications in the acquisition of a newly built $2.5 million solar array in Brunswick, Maine. The array, which was developed by ReVision Energy and went online in January 2018, will provide power to more than 100 businesses at Brunswick Landing. Verrill attorneys advised Diversified Communications on a range of issues in the transaction, including federal debt financing, solar investment tax credits, solar renewable energy credits, electric power sales, EPC contracting, and regulatory, real estate and corporate matters. We worked collaboratively with Diversified Communications and the developer of the project to get the deal done on a short timeline while minimizing investment risk. Oakhurst Dairy: The Natural Goodness of an Enduring Legacy The Bennett Family L to R: Jean Bennett Driscoll, William P. Bennett, Mary Ellen Bennett Tetreau, Priscilla Bennett Doucette, Althea Bennett McGirr, John H. Bennett When Stanley T. Bennett opened Oakhurst Dairy in 1921, he laid the groundwork for what would grow to become an iconic multi-generational family-owned business with a reputation for innovation, community service and environmental stewardship. His family successfully ran the business for three generations. In 2013, the family made the decision to sell the company to Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA), a $12 billion cooperative. A team of Verrill attorneys worked closely with the Bennetts throughout the complex merger negotiations which lasted more than six months and involved multiple potential acquirers. Many legal issues required attention beyond the agreement negotiations, and Verrill had the breadth and depth of experience to take them on. Our team provided counsel relating to federal antitrust review, taxation and benefits issues, intellectual property, environmental permitting and real estate interests. Oakhurst's numerous dairy products have been a household staple in New England for generations. The Bennett family was thrilled to have the partnership opportunity presented by DFA, with its national presence, complementing culture and values, and financial strength. As a result of the sale, none of Oakhurst's 200 employees lost their jobs, the company will continue to get its milk from the 70 independent Maine farmers who supply Oakhurst's milk, and the integrity of the product will be maintained. Verrill was honored to work with this iconic company in ensuring its legacy will endure and the dairy will remain a vibrant member of the local economy for generations to come. Blue Sky East: Lease and Easement Negotiations Our attorneys handled lease and easement negotiations and related project agreements for a proposed 34.2 megawatt wind power project in T16 MD, Hancock County, Maine. We also performed title work and arranged for title insurance and surveys. Champlain Wind: Lease and Easement Negotiations Our attorneys provided lease and easement negotiations, fee acquisitions and related project agreements for proposed wind energy project of up to 69.1 megawatts, with associated 5-mile electric generator lead line, in Carroll Plantation (Penobscot County) and Kossuth Township (Washington County), Maine. Additional work on behalf of this client included title work and arranging for title insurance and surveys Emera's Acquisition of Swan's Island Electric Cooperative Emera's 2017 acquisition of Swan's Island Electric Cooperative required a multi- disciplined team of Verrill energy lawyers to successfully close the transaction. Because the seller was a member based cooperative, the transaction was structured as an asset purchase, rather than a stock purchase. This required a determination that the Cooperative had marketable title to hundreds of easements, many of which had been acquired by the Cooperative decades earlier. Upon investigation, the parties identified that there were over 200 easements to be acquired or confirmed for Cooperative power lines crossing private property. Tony Calcagni worked with the Cooperative management team for approximately one year to remedy the problems and procure valid deeds to the power line easements. The acquisition also raised a novel question of utility ratemaking. Because of the high cost of serving the islands, the Public Utilities Commission raised the issue as to whether island ratepayers should pay more than Emera's mainland rates for electricity. In a two to one decision, the Maine PUC rejected the acquisition, finding that charging mainland rates to island customers would result in an unreasonable subsidy of island customers. In response, Bill Harwood and Brian Marshall, renegotiated the terms of the acquisition by including a five-year monthly surcharge on island ratepayers, and were thereby able to convince the Public Utilities Commission to approve the acquisition. Evergreen Gen Lead: Easement Negotiation and Project Agreements • Negotiated original easements and related project agreements for 38-mile 115 kV transmission line (currently operational), including easements w/ MEPCO, Eastern Maine Railway Co., Maine Central Railroad Co., Prentiss & Carlisle, Eastern Maine Electric Coop., State of Maine/IF&W, and many others. • Arranged for title insurance and surveys • Serve as local real estate counsel for financings: o July 17, 2009 mortgage loan w/ HSH Nordbank o Dec. 22, 2009 mortgage loan w/BNP Paribas LUPC Ruling Reversal We obtained a reversal of a 10-year-old Land Use Planning Commission ruling for a Moosehead Lake landowner. The new determination found that the landowner's property was consistent with LUPC rules and allowed the client to convey his family camp to another family member. Without our advocacy, LUPC's position was that the client's property did not meet dimensional requirements and was not saleable. Verrill Dana attorneys also handled the landowner's real estate transactions and probate issues related to the camp, including
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