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University of Texas at Austin’s 15th Annual Renewable Energy Law Conference

Sponsored Event | January.27.2020 - January.28.2020 | 7:30am - 4:00pm (Eastern Standard Time)

AT&T Conference Center

Orrick is proud to once again sponsor The University of Texas at Austin School of Law’s (UT) Renewable Energy Law Conference. Partner Rohit Sachdev will be presenting on Monday, January 27th, on the topic of “Financing and Revenue Streams for Storage.” During this session, Rohit will explore the most current deal structures, revenue streams, and financeability issues for both stand-alone and co-located battery storage projects. Partner Adam Wenner proudly serves on the planning committee for the conference.

The Renewable Energy Law Conference blends together law, economics, technology, finance, tax, and regulatory policy, and brings together industry participants, legal and financial advisers, as well as key legislative and regulatory policymakers and staff.

Follow the link below for more information and to register for the conference.

CLE Credits Available: Y

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Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure Sector
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
  • Renewable Energy
  • Wind Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Rohit Sachdev Partner

San Francisco Office

Rohit represents several of the world’s leading developers of renewable and conventional energy generation projects on project development, M&A and financing arrangements.

He has extensive experience in the solar, wind, energy storage, gas and biofuel sectors, with a particular focus on California and other U.S. jurisdictions. Rohit's past deal experience spans energy and infrastructure projects in the Americas, Asia, India, Europe and the Middle East, and includes award-winning transactions.

In recent years, Rohit's practice has focused particularly on project development and project M&A transactions. He has successfully negotiated thousands of MWs of "physical" and "virtual" PPAs and tolling agreements, as well as a variety of construction, supply and other development arrangements. Rohit has also represented clients on the purchase and sale of renewables projects in various U.S. jurisdictions, as well as joint venture and other project asset arrangements. He has particularly focused on the development, financing and sale of domestic and international energy storage projects, including stand-alone, hybrid, front-of-meter and behind-the-meter projects.

Rohit started his legal career at an international law firm in New York where he focused on project development and project finance transactions across the globe. Prior to law and business schools, Rohit was an investment banking analyst at Credit Suisse in San Francisco where he provided M&A and financial advisory services to technology companies in Silicon Valley.

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Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure Sector
  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Renewable Energy

Adam Wenner Partner

Washington, D.C. Office

Adam heads Orrick's Energy Regulatory Group. He has been active in the energy industry for more than 35 years.

As Deputy Assistant General Counsel at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Adam was instrumental in the development of the federal programs and policies that fostered the independent power industry, and his experience includes representing regulated electric utilities, independent power generators -- including some of the largest wind and solar projects in the United States -- as well as merchant transmission companies, before FERC, state utility commissions and NERC Regional Reliability Organizations. 

Adam also advises power project developers and financial institutions in transactions involving the development, financing, sale and purchase of energy projects, and he advises some of the largest U.S. companies in the development and implementation of FERC and NERC compliance programs.

Adam has authored many articles about the power industry in publications including Global Utilities Finance Report, International Power Finance Review, International Financial Law Review, Public Utilities Fortnightly, Electricity Journal and Energy Economist.