University of Texas at Austin’s 17th Annual Renewable Energy Law Conference

Sponsored Event | February.01.2022 - February.02.2022 | 7:30am - 5:30pm (Central Standard Time)

AT&T Conference Center, Austin, TX

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 moderating a panel on Tuesday, February 1st, titled, “Energy Storage Development.” During this session, panelists will explore how project developers are working to bring new clean energy technologies to Texas to strengthen the grid in the aftermath of Winter Storm Uri. Partner Adam Wenner proudly serves on the planning committee for the conference.

The Renewable Energy Law Conference blends 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.

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1900 University Ave Austin TX

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Contacts

Rohit Sachdev Partner, Energy, Infrastructure

San Francisco

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D:+1 415 773 5813
E: [email protected]

Practice:

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

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Rohit Sachdev Partner

San Francisco

Rohit has extensive experience in the solar, wind, energy storage, and biofuel sectors, and has advised on numerous award-winning transactions. He is recognized nationally by Chambers in the Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy category. Rohit’s clients describe him as “very commercial” and “very plugged into the market.”

In recent years, Rohit's practice has focused particularly on project development and project M&A transactions. He has successfully negotiated many GWs 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 co-leads Orrick’s South Asian Affinity Group and served as a Fellow for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity.

He 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.

Adam Wenner Senior Counsel, Energy & Infrastructure, Renewable Energy

Washington, D.C.

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Practice:

Energy & Infrastructure Sector
Energy & Infrastructure
Renewable Energy

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Adam Wenner Senior Counsel

Washington, D.C.

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.