Education

  • J.D., Washington and Lee University School of Law, 2006
  • B.A., Bowdoin College, 2002

    Lead Articles Editor, Washington & Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • New York

Memberships & Affiliations

Founder and Co-Chair, New Jersey State Bar Association Special Committee on Renewable Energy, Clean Technology and Climate Change

Member, Newark Museum Business & Community Counsel

Board of Directors, The Pingry School Alumni Association

President, The Pingry School Second Century Leadership Society

Board of Trustees, Clarence Dillon Public Library of Bedminster and Far Hills

Class Agent, Bowdoin College

Marshall B. McLean

Special Counsel
  • T: 973.849.4073
    F: 973.297.6643
    • Four Gateway Center
      100 Mulberry St.
      Newark, NJ 07102

Mr. McLean is Special Counsel in the Environment & Energy and Corporate practice groups who advises clients on matters of general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities law and regulatory compliance.  He has a diverse transactional practice, having worked on domestic and international matters in industries such as energy, chemicals, heath care, life sciences, transportation, private equity, consumer products and banking.

Mr. McLean regularly represents clients in the renewable energy space.  In 2010, Mr. McLean was appointed by the President of the New Jersey State Bar Association to Co-Chair that organization’s first ever Special Committee on Renewable Energy, Clean Technology and Climate Change.  Mr. McLean’s energy practice is particularly focused towards wind and solar development.  His representative clients include major renewable energy and infrastructure funds, public utilities, leading equipment manufacturers, project developers, lenders and large independent power producers.  He has experience siting renewable power projects on designated brownfields.

While at The Washington & Lee School of Law, Mr. McLean was a Lead Articles Editor for the Washington & Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice.  As an undergraduate, Mr. McLean was the captain of the 2002 Bowdoin College Men’s Varsity Lacrosse team.

Prior to joining McCarter English, LLP, Mr. McLean was an associate in the Corporate & Securities group of a leading law firm.

In 2012 and 2013, Mr. McLean was recognized as a Rising Star by New Jersey Super Lawyer Magazine.

Mr. McLean lives in Bernardsville, NJ with his wife and two children.  In his free time, he enjoys playing golf, ice hockey and tennis.

Representative Matters

Represented a major US chemical company in connection with its construction of a manufacturing plant in China.
Represented Caithness Energy in the sale of $2B in power plant assets to a global energy private equity fund.
Represented The Jackel Group, a global cosmetic packaging supply company, with the sale of its US, Hong Kong, Chinese and French operations to Li & Fung International.
Advised one of New Jersey’s largest solar developers in connection with multiple aggregated project financings across New Jersey.
Represented an international wind turbine manufacture in connection with numerous turbine supply agreements.

Speaking

December 2012
Understanding Solar in Connecticut
CT Law Tribune CLE Meeting
05/16/12
“Hot Topics in Renewable Energy”
NJSBA 2012 Annual Meeting
December 2011
“Clean Energy Fall Symposium”
NJSBA/ICLE Meeting
05/18/11
"Renewable Energy in NJ – Why it matters to your practice”
NJSBA 2011 Annual Meeting

Blog Posts

02/07/13