Infocast Energy Storage Finance & Investment Summit 2023

Conference | June.21.2023 - June.23.2023 | 8:15am - 12:30pm (US Mountain Standard Time)

The Arizona Biltmore – Phoenix, AZ

Orrick is proud to sponsor and participate in Infocast's 2023 Energy Storage Finance & Investment Summit. The conference will bring together storage developers, leading tax equity investors, lenders, tax advisors, market analysts and offtakers to discuss the latest trends in developing, financing and maximizing the value of the new IRA incentives for energy storage projects. For our valued clients and friends, please use code 230929 to receive a 15% discount on conference registration.

Wolf Pohl will be moderating a panel on Wednesday, June 21, titled, “Developer Perspectives: Impacts of the IRA and Its New Incentive Regime on Storage Development, Finance, and Investment Strategies.” Panelists will include Eric De Caluwé, Managing Director, Energy Storage, Hydrogen, and Generation for Engie North America; Matt Clenchy, Vice President for Orennia; Chris McKissack, CEO for Glidepath; Daniel Nelson, External Tax Contractor for Avantus and Tracy Stoddard, Vice President, Business Development – North America for Acciona Energy.

Rohit Sachdev will be moderating a panel on Wednesday, June 21, titled, “Getting IRA Domestic Content Adders: Developer and Manufacturer Perspectives on Supply Chain Procurement Issues and Strategies.” Panelists will include Carol Couch, Senior Vice President & Chief Supply Chain and Manufacturing Officer for Fluence; Nitish Garg, Director of Procurement for Avantus and Matt Walz, Vice President, Business Development for Invinity Energy Systems.

Gil Shefer will be moderating a panel on Thursday, June 22, titled, “Utility and Developer Perspectives: Structuring Storage for Utility, Muni and Other Public Power Storage Projects to take advantage of the IRA’s New Incentives.” Panelists will include Jacqueline DeRosa, Vice President, Energy Storage Systems for Ameresco; Matt Langer, COO for Clean Power Alliance (CPA); Jeffrey Secrest, Director, Market Development for Pine Gate Renewables and Gabe Wapner, Vice President, Business Development, Hecate Grid.

Members of our team will be available to meet and discuss energy storage market trends and opportunities. Please feel free to reach out to Wolf Pohl, Rohit Sachdev, Gil Shefer, Grace Lentz and Andrea Memovic, who will all be in attendance.

Arizona Biltmore

2400 E Missouri Aveneue
Phoenix, AZ 85016
United States

Speakers

Wolfram Pohl Partner, Tax

San Francisco

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D:+1 415 773 4252
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Finance Sector
Energy & Infrastructure Sector
Tax

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Wolfram Pohl Partner

San Francisco

Wolf represents many of the country’s most prominent developers and financing parties in structuring transactions to take advantage of tax credits, Treasury cash grants, depreciation benefits, and other available tax benefits. He has represented developers and tax equity investors in financings of both wind and solar projects, as well as on tax planning for energy storage, carbon capture, and carbon sequestration projects.

Rohit Sachdev Partner, Energy, Infrastructure

San Francisco

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D:+1 415 773 5813
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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.

Gil Shefer Senior Associate, Africa, Renewable Energy

San Francisco

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D:+1 415 773 4165
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Practice:

Energy & Infrastructure Sector
Africa
Renewable Energy
Energy
Oil & Gas
Solar Energy
Wind Energy

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Gil Shefer Senior Associate

San Francisco

He advises developers and sponsors operating in the energy sector on a wide variety of matters, including tax equity financings, energy storage acquisitions, power purchase and sale agreements, and EPC and supply agreements. Prior to joining Orrick, Gil worked as an economic consultant for the World Bank in their Kigali, Rwanda, office.

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