Girard Miller is Co-Chair of the Firm's global Alternative Energy Practice Group, and is a partner in Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s Minneapolis location. His experience includes: 

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Project finance transactions
• Corporate finance transactions
• Business formation
• Securities offerings
• Corporate governance

Girard has represented clients in the development and financing of alternative energy projects since the early 1990s, including wind, biofuels, biomass and solar projects. He has represented developers, landowners, turbine (and other) manufacturers, investment banks, hedge funds, lenders and utilities. He has also represented clients in connection with the Department of Energy loan guarantee program, the production tax credit, Section 1603 grants, the acquisition of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) as applicable to project developers, utilities in connection with satisfying state renewable portfolio standards and clients in connection with LEED certification. Girard's practice includes both domestic and international matters. He also regularly advises public and private corporations, private equity and hedge funds, investment banks and manufacturers on a variety of matters.

• American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
  • Vice Chair, Programs (Renewable Project Development) -- Renewable, Alternative and Distributed Energy Resources Committee (2010 - 2011)
  • Vice Chair, Programs -- Renewable, and Distributed Energy Resources Committee (2008 - 2010)
• Member, Law360 ENERGY Editorial Advisory Board (2011)
• Hennepin County Bar Association Foundation
  • Director (2010 - Present)
  • Treasurer (2011 - Present)
• Energy Bar Association
• Energy Alley, Advisory Board (2003 - 2005)
• Hennepin County Bar Association, Co-Chair, Securities Law Section (2001 - 2004)
• Advisory Committee to the Minnesota Commerce Department (Minnesota Securities Act)
• National Association of Corporate Directors
• SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation (1995 - 2001, 2003 - 2006)

• Named one of "40 Minnesotans on the Move" by Finance and Commerce, for work in Alternative Energy Law (2009)
• "Super Lawyer," Minnesota Law & Politics (2001 - 2011)
• Leading Minnesota Attorney in Securities and Venture Finance Law (American Research Corporation)

• Co-Author, "Developments In Legal Challenges To The Siting Of Wind And Solar Facilities," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Trends In Energy Disputes 2011, July 2011
• Co-Author, "Siting Projects in the U.S.," US-China Quarterly Market Review, a collaborative report by American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Chinese Renewable Energies Industries Association (CREIA), May 2011
• Co-Editor, "Alternative Energy Glossary and Reference Guide," 2nd Edition, 2010
• Co-Author, "American Power Act (Kerry/Lieberman Bill) Offers Further Encouragement for Development of Renewable Energy Projects," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Client Alert, May 2010
• Featured in Finance & Commerce article entitled, "Ahead of the Curve: Girard Miller's Alternative-Energy Niche Goes Mainstream," Vol. 122, 2010
• Co-Author, "Treasury Releases Energy Grant Guidance and Application Form," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Client Briefing, July 2009
• Co-Author, "New Guidance on Procedure to Make Election to Utilize Energy Credit in lieu of Production Tax Credit," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Client Briefing, June 2009
• Co-Author, "Stimulus Act and Renewable Energy: New Tax Incentives and Provisions for Transmission Infrastructure," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Alert, February 2009
• Co-Author, "Extension of Renewable and Alternative Energy Provisions Included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Alert, October 2008
• "Developers See Green and Neighbors See Red: A Survey of Incentives and Mandates for the Development of Alternative Energy and the Unfolding Challenges," Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law, Volume 3, Number 2, 2008
• "Ethanol May Not Justify High Food Prices: Lawmakers," Energy Law 360, May 16, 2008
• Co-Author, "Surging Ahead, Wind Power Still Faces Challenges," Energy Law 360, January 28, 2008
• Co-Author, "Alternative Energy: Challenges At The Local, State And Federal Levels," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Trends in Energy Litigation, 2007
• Contributing Editor, "VC Experts, Encyclopedia of Private Equity & Venture Capital," 2001 - 2005

• Co-Chair, "The Third Annual Conference on New Developments in Renewable Energy in the Midwest," Law Seminars International, Legal Education Seminar, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 18-19, 2011
• Co-Presenter, "Smart Power: Climate Change, the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric Utilities," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. web seminar, July 2011
• "On Their Own? The Federal Role in a Time of Deficits," The Bond Buyer's Symposium on Public Financing of Sustainable Energy, Chicago, Illinois, May 5, 2011
• Co-Presenter, "A Look Forward to Energy and Infrastructure Projects and Related Federal Funding," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. web seminar, December 2010
• Co-Chair, "The Second Annual Conference on New Developments in Renewable Energy," Law Seminars International, Legal Education Seminar, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 19 & 20, 2010
• "The Business of Smart Grid: Benefits for Minnesota's Companies and Workforce," sponsored by the Minnesota Trade Office and the University of Minnesota's Initiative for Renewable Energy & The Environment (IREE), June 9, 2010
• "Climate Change Post-Copenhagen: Where Do We Go From Here?," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. and Norton Rose Group web seminar, January 2010
• "Keys to Successful M&A Due Diligence," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. web seminar, December 2009
• Co-Organizer and Moderator, "21st Century Infrastructure:  Opportunities and Hurdles for Renewable Energy Development," American University Washington College of Law and the Renewable and Distributed Generation Resources Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, Washington, D.C., September 2009
• Co-Chair, "Renewable Energy in the Midwest," Law Seminars International, Legal Education Seminar, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 27-28, 2009
• "The Stimulus Act and DOE Loan Guarantees: A Roundtable Discussion on Where Things Stand," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. web seminar, July 2009
• Co-Presenter, "Legal Issues Related to Exports," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. web seminar, March 2009
• "International Renewables Roundtable Series: Focus on Bioenergy Technologies," sponsored by the Minnesota Trade Office and Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., November 2008
• Co-Presenter, "Finding Liquidity in an Illiquid Market," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. web seminar, October 2008
• "The Municipal Role in Financing Renewable Energy Projects," The Bond Buyer's 18th Annual California Public Finance Conference, San Francisco, September 2008
• Co-Presenter, "Corporate Governance: In the Trenches," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. web seminar, August 2008
• "Capital Structures and Financing Your Business with Equity and Debt," The Collaborative Seminar, June 2008
• "Facing the Transmission Challenges: Wind, Solar, Geothermal and New Generation," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. web seminar, May 2008
• "Developing Wind and Ethanol Projects," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Embassy Row 2008 Series, May 2008
• "India: The New Frontier," a seminar on India's current business and legal climate, sponsored by Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. and the University of Minnesota India Center, May 2008
• "Renewable Project Tax Structuring and Planning for Developers and Practitioners," covering Revenue Procedure 2007-65, speakers including William Bowers, Senior Counsel, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy, American Bar Association/American Counsel On Renewable Energy Web Seminar, December 2007
• "Emerging Technology Startup Companies - Storm Clouds & Silver Linings," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. web seminar, November 2007
• "Current Trends in Alternative Energy," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. seminar with Alexander Karsner, Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy, Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy and Warren Belmar, Deputy General Counsel, Energy Policy, U.S. Department of Energy, New York, September 2007
• "International Biofuels Opportunities," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Embassy Row Series 2007, Washington, D.C., July 2007
• "An Overview of Biofuels Developments in the Americas," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. seminars on "Biodiesel and Ethanol Projects in Latin America: A Case Study on the Brazilian Experience," New York June 22, 2007; Houston, Texas, June 26, 2007
• "Current Trends in Developing and Financing Wind Energy Projects," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. web seminar, May 2007
• "Emerging Trends in Alternative Energy Litigation," University of Texas School of Law Journal of Oil, Gas and Energy Symposium, Legal Education Seminar, Austin, Texas, February 2007

1979 - LL.M. in Taxation, New York University School of Law
1977 - J.D., cum laude, Seattle University School of Law
1973 - B.A., Creighton University

Girard is admitted to practice in Minnesota. Following law school, he clerked for the Honorable Shiro Kashiwa of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, D.C., from 1979 - 1981.

• Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Minneapolis; Director
  • Member of Executive Committee, Vice Chair and Secretary
• Former Director:
  • Children's Cancer Research Fund
  • The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities
  • The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities Foundation
  • Home of the Good Shepherd
  • CitySongs, Inc.