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Our mission is to provide strategic, future-focused legal counsel that accelerates clean technology and sustainable innovation.

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Smart Law for a Cleaner Future.

At Estriatus Law, we’re not your typical law firm — and we don’t try to be. We’re a boutique firm built exclusively for the bold, fast-moving world of cleantech and renewable energy. We’re here for the visionaries who are reinventing energy, technology, and sustainability — and who need legal partners just as forward-thinking.

Our goal is simple: to power the legal side of the clean energy revolution with intelligence, integrity, and just the right amount of irreverence.

Whether you’re scaling a startup, financing projects, navigating regulatory minefields, seeking to achieve innovative policy ideas, or inventing the next big breakthrough in cleantech — we’ve got your back.

What We Believe

We take our client commitments seriously (ourselves, slightly less so). Here’s our take on what good lawyering really means:

  • Passion. If your lawyer doesn’t care, it shows. We care. A lot. Probably too much.
  • Responsibility. We don’t do the bare minimum — we anticipate, problem-solve, and go the extra mile (and then some).
  • Integrity. Trust is everything. We earn it by focusing on real value, not just billable hours.
  • Accountability. We manage your legal matters strategically — from start to finish — so you don’t have to babysit your lawyer.
  • Flexibility. Change is constant. So are we — constantly adapting to meet your evolving legal needs.
  • Courage. Great legal advice isn’t about saying “yes” — it’s about saying what’s smart.

Why We Do This

Let’s be honest: we could be drafting contracts for oil conglomerates or litigating software disputes. But we chose cleantech and renewables because we care about the planet. A thriving environment isn’t just a nice idea — it’s a necessity for future generations, and every species we share this Earth with.

We believe great legal work can help accelerate innovation, protect bold ideas, and remove the roadblocks between vision and reality.

So if you’re working on something that’s smart, sustainable, and maybe even a little audacious — we’d love to help.

Our office is located in the Harbor of Santa Cruz, California. Come see us on our ocean view deck!
“Unlike law firms where clean technologies may be sidelined or an occasional practice area, I focus exclusively on renewable energy legal issues on a full time basis.”
We serve the Monterey Bay Area, Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, State of California, and beyond.

Angela Lipanovich

President & Founder

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Founder. Advisor. Advocate for a sustainable future.

Estriatus Law was founded with one goal in mind: to provide agile, high-impact legal counsel to the visionaries reshaping our energy future.

As founder and principal attorney, Ms. Lipanovich serves both as outside general counsel and project-specific advisor to entities across the cleantech and renewable energy spectrum — from early-stage startups to established public enterprises. Her clients range in size and structure, but share a common purpose: building technologies and solutions that drive a more sustainable world.

With a sharp focus on actionable strategy and deep industry insight, she’s helped clients:

  • Launch and scale clean energy businesses
  • Navigate mergers, acquisitions, and strategic exits
  • Shape and advance policy goals at the state and federal levels
  • Structure solar PPAs, leases, and joint venture agreements
  • Resolve disputes involving employment, trademarks, tax, and regulatory issues
  • Protect valuable IP, trade secrets, and customer relationships
  • Develop sophisticated contracts for licensing, supply, manufacturing, construction, and distribution
  • Engage effectively with policymakers and regulators to accelerate energy transition

Before launching Estriatus Law, Ms. Lipanovich served as General Counsel for a publicly traded solar company, where she played a key role in lobbying to uncap the residential solar investment tax credit and supported the successful raise of over $44 million in capital.

She founded Estriatus Law not just to practice law, but to support the pioneers building a cleaner, smarter, more sustainable future. With every client, every project, and every partnership, she brings mission-driven legal guidance designed to clear obstacles and create momentum — because she believes the future depends on it.

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