Anne Mudge

Anne Mudge is co-chair of the Land Use and Natural Resources Team at Cox Castle and is regarded as one of the leading renewable energy lawyers on the West Coast. She has helped obtain land use permits for more megawatts of wind, solar, and battery storage projects than any other attorney in California. She is committed to seeing California meet its climate action goals through a transition to carbon-free electricity generation. As co-chair of the team, Mudge mentors younger lawyers to continue to support efforts to transition to a greener electricity future.

For the past 20 years, Mudge has worked on projects that are on the forefront of helping California transition to green energy. A sampling of her matters includes the following:

• Serving as lead entitlement counsel on the Fountain Wind Project, the first non-thermal renewable energy project to opt-in to California Energy Commission jurisdiction under AB 205, a new law allowing renewable energy projects to obtain state rather than local authorization.

• Lead entitlement counsel for the Edwards + Sanborn Solar Photovoltaic and Storage Project, a 1,200- mega-watt solar and battery storage project on private land in Kern County and on the Edwards Air Force base. The “EdSan Project” is one of the largest solar and battery storage projects in the USA.

• Lead entitlement counsel, lead counsel on CEQA compliance, and assisting in obtaining local, state and federal approvals for the Daggett Photovoltaic Solar and Battery Storage, a 650-mega-watt solar project with battery storage in San Bernardino County.

• Lead entitlement counsel for the Aramis Solar Energy Generation and Storage Project in Alameda County, providing counsel on CEQA compliance and assistance with obtaining local approvals for the project, a utility-scale photovoltaic solar energy facility generating up to 100 megawatts.

Mudge has won numerous accolades throughout her career, including: A sampling of awards, include: Best Lawyers, in Natural Resources Law | Real Estate Law | Environmental Law | Land Use & Zoning Law | Litigation – Land Use & Zoning, 2011-2024; Northern California Super Lawyers, Land Use and Zoning, 2004-2024; Northern California Super Lawyers Women’s Edition, 2014-2023; Who’s Who Legal: Environment 2017-2019, 2021; Named in Best Lawyers Women in Law, Environmental Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, 2017; and Who’s Who Legal: Real Estate 2016.

These are just a few reasons Anne Mudge is among the winners of the California Connect CRE 2024 Women in Real Estate Award. Connect CRE’s Women in Real Estate Awards honor the achievements and inspirational stories of women who have reached respected leadership positions and taken on mentorship roles.