Gigantic Form Energy battery powering Google data center is a ‘game changer,’ says Court Rich, Rose Law Group’s director of energy & utility infrastructure and the firm’s co-founder

By Canary Media Form Energy invented a novel iron-air battery to store clean energy for much longer timeframes than conventional lithium-ion batteries can. The startup is still constructing its first commercial project, in Minnesota, but today revealed it has clinched a potentially game-changing follow-up in the same state to support a Google data center. The utility Xcel Energy will install 300 megawatts of Form’s batteries in Pine Island, …

Arizonans fight utility rate hike after private equity takeover. In The Republic, Rose Law Group co-founder and director of the firm’s energy & utility infrastructure department, Court Rich, calls it a matter of fairness

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents homeowners fighting against this utility rate increase.) By Rose Law Group Reporter Robson Ranch residents in Eloy are righteously rattled by a rate “increase to their water and sewer bills… after their small utilities were purchased by one of the largest private equity funds in the world,” Netherlands-based CVC DIF. How much of a hike? “The utilities …

Emily Diaz

Practice Areas: Government Affairs Team Overview 801.494.4899 Email Emily Diaz started her professional career at the Arizona State Senate in January 2017. In that time she has held several positions at the Legislature such as senior senate page, senate constituent services liaison, senate information desk clerk, senate bill reader and both senate and house administrative assistant. She has assisted a …

New Arizona ‘ag-to-urban’ water law draws first group of home builders; Rose Law Group Water Department Chairman Riley Snow comments

Photo by Rose Law Group Reporter (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Rohit K. Tripathi.) Farms to sprout housing? “[L]andowners want to build new development in groundwater-restricted areas of Pinal and Maricopa counties by taking farmland out of production and acquiring water credits for it.” However, the “areas are currently under building moratoriums.” But: “Arizona’s new ‘ag-to-urban’ program offers an alternative” — “landowners …

How genetic genealogy could help in the Nancy Guthrie case; Rose Law Group litigator and criminal law attorney Joshua Austin discusses it with 12News

Coming up empty: “DNA on gloves recovered a couple of miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home near Tucson did not match to existing profiles in the CODIS database.” But: “There’s additional DNA evidence found at Nancy’s home that is also being analyzed, [Pima County Sheriff’s Department] said. Investigators are looking into genetic genealogy options for the DNA evidence to check for matches.” What …

Pinal County navigates state legislature as leaders focus on economic development; featuring input from Rose Law Group deputy director of government affairs Cole Libera

Panelists: Jason Baran, SRP Michael Cruz, Lucid Motors Cole Libera, Rose Law Group Joe Grossman, EPCOR Moderated by: Craig McFarland, President and CEO of Pinal Partnership By Hannah Kovach, Digital Media Intern | Rose Law Group Reporter Water policy, energy reliability and economic development dominated discussion at the February Pinal Partnership breakfast, as industry leaders and lawmakers warned that 2026 could be a defining year for Pinal County. The panel, moderated by Pinal Partnership President and CEO Craig McFarland, featured Jason Baran of Salt River Project, Michael Cruz of Lucid Motors, Cole Libera legislative lobbyist and Deputy Director …

Thomas A. Gilson, Rose Law Group partner and co-chair of the firm’s litigation department, talks to PBJ about design studio’s lawsuit against developer over unfinished homes

By Angela Gonzales | Phoenix Business Journal A lawsuit has been filed against Mesa-based ZenniHome LLC, a developer that went out of business before completing the construction of 160 homes on the Navajo Nation. ZenniHome received a $22 million payment but only partially constructed 18 homes before closing up shop, according to the complaint filed in the Superior Court of …

Chris W. Gustafson

Practice Areas: Government Affairs Team Overview 480.542.4297 Email Chris Gustafson a public finance and government affairs professional currently serving as Senior Director for Government Affairs at the Rose Law Group, where he leads state legislative strategy and policy advocacy with a focus on health and human services. He previously served as Chief Legislative Liaison for the Arizona Department of Child Safety, directing the agency’s legislative agenda …

How Arizona’s sports economy became a growth engine for the state — an AZ Dealmakers’ panel moderated by Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose

By Madelaine Braggs | Rose Law Group Reporter Arizona’s sports economy is no longer just about wins and losses—it has become a sophisticated driver of economic development, real estate investment, and national brand-building. That theme took center stage at Zonda’s 2026 Arizona Dealmakers, during a panel moderated by Jordan Rose, founder of Rose Law Group, whom Zonda Chief Advisory Officer Tim Sullivan described as “a beacon of …

Rose Law Group land use attorney Jon Gillespie, who represents data centers, comments on Goldwater Institute’s new data center policy paper

Jon Gillespie, land use attorney at Rose Law Group: “This Goldwater article provides an excellent description for the lay of the land with regards to data centers and provides a perspective that cities are not fully considering. Today’s society is reliant on data centers to a degree that many just don’t realize. And the opportunity for immediate economic impact, building out long term …