Stuart A. Chipman-Bergsma

Stuart “Chip” Chipman-Bergsma advises sponsors, developers, financial institutions, and operating companies on the development, financing, acquisition, and disposition of energy and infrastructure assets, with a particular emphasis on renewable power and energy transition projects. Drawing on a combined transactional and litigation background, he helps clients structure bankable deals, allocate risk with precision, and navigate regulatory and commercial complexity across project lifecycles.

Chip serves as outside counsel to growth-stage and closely held companies, guiding clients through mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, commercial contracting, corporate governance, and strategic transactions. He counsels on entity formation, shareholder and member relations, buy-sell arrangements, and dissolutions, as well as employment and vendor arrangements integral to operational execution. His integrated approach aligns corporate strategy with risk management to support durable, execution-ready outcomes.

In the energy sector, Chip represents project developers and market participants on matters spanning site control, real estate, and title; EPC and equipment supply; interconnection and grid-related issues; credit and security arrangements; and offtake and hedging structures. He brings a pragmatic, solutions-oriented perspective to project development and finance, coordinating across counterparties and stakeholders to move complex projects from concept to commercial operation. Clients value his ability to anticipate litigation risk in the structuring phase and his disciplined execution when disputes arise.

Chip has significant litigation related experience that complements his transactional work. He has represented clients in contract, corporate governance, and business tort disputes, with experience in shareholder and member disputes and matters arising from complex commercial agreements. He is a focused, efficient advocate who understands that the best litigation strategy often begins with a well-structured deal—and when litigation is unavoidable, he works relentlessly to achieve business-forward resolutions.

Financial institutions rely on Chip for regulatory and operational counsel, including compliance, credit and collections strategy, and real estate enforcement matters. He partners with institutional clients to implement processes that improve portfolio performance while aligning with regulatory expectations and member or customer outcomes.

Chip’s work helping build an energy and infrastructure practice at Lennon Miller reflects his commitment to the sector’s long-term transformation. He is deeply engaged with the evolving needs of energy developers and stakeholders and brings cross-disciplinary insight to support the energy transition at scale.