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Practice:

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

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.

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Banking & Finance
  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy
  • Offshore Wind
  • Solar Energy
  • Wind Energy
  • Derivatives
  • Power
  • Hydrogen
  • Infrastructure

Oliver Sikora Senior Associate

Londres

Oliver works primarily on domestic and cross-border transactions in the renewable energy space, and also has experience advising on deals in the transport sector.

Practice:

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

Les Sherman Partner

San Francisco

Chambers publications identify Les as a Leading Lawyer and report that clients say Les is an “icon in California in the renewables space”, has "notable expertise spanning solar and wind generation projects as well as battery storage development" and has “established a reputation as the go-to guy in California”.  Chambers also reports that Clients say Les has "a brilliant mind," "his finger on the pulse of the market" and "a very good eye for detail when thinking through practical agreements and understanding how it is all going to work in practice". Clients note "he is one of the best PPA lawyers in the business." Les also is recognized by Euromoney, The Legal 500 and The Expert Guides as a Leading Lawyer in energy project development, M&A and finance.

Les represents many of the industry’s leading companies on project development, financing and M&A transactions for solar, wind, energy storage, biomass, gas and similar projects. Les has led the Orrick team’s thought leadership in the growing battery and hydrogen energy storage market, has published numerous articles on the topic, and has served as lead counsel on many of the largest storage and renewables+storage transactions completed to date.

740

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure Sector
  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Renewable Energy
  • Infrastructure
  • Energy
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Real Estate
  • Japan

Kentaro Shoji Of Counsel

Tokyo

He mainly works on project contracts, including EPC, BOP, O&M contracts and various supply contracts such as TSA. He acquired a great understanding of clients’ needs after a secondment at a Japanese major trading house.

He also has experience advising domestic and overseas financial institutions, real estate funds, real estate developers and other companies on sophisticated real estate and asset finance transactions.

Prior to joining Orrick’s Tokyo Office, Kentaro worked in the Tokyo office of another international law firm where he engaged in cross-border M&A, finance transactions and dispute resolution.

464079

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure

Connor Steelberg Managing Associate

New York

Connor has experience representing sponsors, investors, and lenders in financings and equity transactions relating to solar, battery, and storage projects, as well as purchasers in acquisitions of infrastructure assets.

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Energy
  • Renewable Energy
  • Infrastructure

Constance Boillot Of Counsel

Paris

Sa pratique couvre le développement de projets, en particulier en matière d’énergies renouvelables, et d’infrastructures, notamment dans le cadre de contrats publics de type concessions et marchés de partenariat, ainsi que les aspects réglementaires liés aux activités régulées. Elle intervient en outre au contentieux dans ces secteurs.

Elle conseille à la fois les sponsors et les prêteurs, et collabore également avec des entités publiques.

Constance a débuté sa carrière chez Orrick en 2013, avant de rejoindre le département financement de projet de la direction juridique de Bouygues Construction fin 2018 pendant un peu plus de deux ans. Elle a réintégré le bureau de Paris d’Orrick en 2021.

740

Practice:

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

Devin Canavan Senior Associate

Washington, D.C.

Devin's practice focuses on the representation of sponsors, borrowers and investors in debt and tax equity financings for energy and infrastructure projects.


454807

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure

John Azzopardi Managing Associate

New York

John Azzopardi is a Managing Associate in the Energy and Infrastructure team in Orrick’s New York office. His practice focuses on project finance and development transactions, with a focus on renewable energy. Since joining Orrick, John has advised sponsors on the financing of greenfield solar energy projects, navigating complex legal and commercial issues to achieve successful outcomes.

With a career spanning global law firms and senior in-house roles, John has developed deep expertise in drafting and negotiating finance documents and structuring cross-border transactions. His experience includes acting for both sponsors and lenders across a range of sectors.

John earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Business from Monash University and is admitted to practice in New York and Victoria, Australia.

740

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure Sector
  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Renewable Energy
  • Real Estate
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Oil & Gas

Mason Harry Partner

Houston

Mason guides clients through their most significant energy transactions, from initial project development and M&A to debt and tax equity financings. This breadth of experience across the project lifecycle gives him valuable insight into what makes energy ventures successful, enabling him to help clients anticipate challenges and capture opportunities.  Mason enjoys working closely with clients to manage risks and make projects successful.

Mason has a particular focus on real property matters, including negotiating site control documents, implementing shared facilities structures, and navigating title, survey and mineral issues. He is proud to work with a deep bench of talented attorneys at Orrick to efficiently handle large and complex transactions while maintaining keen attention to detail. 

Practice:

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

Gohshun Kawamura Of Counsel

Tokyo

He focuses on the development, acquisition and financing of solar, wind and other renewable energy projects in various regions of Japan. He has experience related to the FIT/FIP system and other laws and regulations related to the electric power industry, as well as negotiations with relevant government agencies, and the preparation and negotiations of related contracts.

In addition, he is involved in establishing schemes and negotiating contracts for the corporate PPAs of non-FIT renewable energy projects, as well as preparing on-site PPAs and general terms and conditions for electricity retailers.

He is the co-author of Orrick’s “Japan Renewables Alert".

Prior to joining Orrick Tokyo Office, he was an assistant judge at the Tokyo District Court and the Matsuyama District Court, where he gained experiences in a variety of cases, including civil, administrative and criminal matters.

440500

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Energy
  • Renewable Energy
  • Solar Energy
  • Wind Energy
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Energy Storage
  • Power
  • Responsible Business

Daniel Lee Counsel

Seattle

He represents corporate buyers, project sponsors, developers, and financial institutions in the negotiation of a broad variety of agreements:

  • Virtual and physical power purchase agreements, REC agreements, and other long-term offtake contracts for wind and solar;
  • Joint ventures, acquisitions, and divestitures of renewable energy project equity and assets;
  • Engineering, procurement, and construction agreements;
  • Major equipment supply contracts; and
  • Interconnection, site control, and other project development transactions.

In addition to project development, Daniel has assisted energy clients in environmental, energy regulatory, restructuring, and financing matters.

Prior to joining Orrick, Daniel was a Senior Counsel at Vestas Development and a Senior Associate in an international law firm’s energy practice group. In these roles, he negotiated transactions involving over 3.5 GWs of renewable energy projects in matters ranging from utility scale to community solar.

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Energy Innovation
  • Power
  • Private Equity

Anna Howell Partner

Londres

Anna’s experience spans M&A, project development and financing, joint ventures, market entry and expansion, and restructurings in Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. She offers clients a comprehensive understanding of the entire energy value chain – from upstream concessions and transportation arrangements to downstream commodity sales and trading. Anna is known for guiding clients through their most challenging and transformative matters, driving results in both mature and emerging markets.

Highly regarded in the market, Anna holds a Band 1 ranking from Chambers Global and Chambers UK in Oil & Gas. Clients praise her as “one of the standout energy lawyers both for M&A and oil and gas work,” noting her intelligent and commercial approach to negotiations and consistent, client-focused communication.

Prior to joining Orrick, Anna spent over 11 years practising in Asia and has worked in London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Beijing.