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.
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.
Washington, D.C.
Over the course of his career, Preston has tried more than 50 criminal cases to verdict, representing individual and corporate clients in complex federal white collar criminal cases, governmental and civil proceedings and congressional and internal investigations. He also has handled more than 10 appeals before the D.C. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit and Fourth Circuit.
His work is punctuated by numerous front-page cases, representing such high-profile clients as Monica Lewinsky, former CIA intelligence agent Aldrich H. Ames and former FBI Special Agent Robert Hanssen. He has represented business executives and companies in areas such as public corruption investigations, criminal antitrust matters, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and export control violations, False Claims Act (FCA) cases and procurement fraud. Many of his cases have involved cross-border investigations, including extradition requests and multi-jurisdictional enforcement actions. He has also handled congressional investigations, as well as numerous matters involving national security issues, including the representation of several intelligence agency officials and serving most recently as an amicus appointed by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Since 2010, Preston has been ranked as a leading lawyer in White Collar Crime & Government Investigations by Chambers USA, which noted, “He is renowned throughout the legal community as someone with great trial skills and a great strategic sense." He has also been recognized for Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense by Legal 500, which noted that he “has a formidable reputation for individual representations and is known for strategic thinking and willingness to try cases.” Benchmark Litigation 2019 named him as a top practitioner in White Collar and Securities Litigation.
Before joining Orrick, Preston was a partner at Buckley LLP and a member of the firm’s partner board. He joined Buckley from Poe & Burton PLLC, a boutique litigation firm he co-founded in 2011. Prior to that, he led the litigation practice of Orrick’s Washington, D.C. office. Following law school, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Boyce F. Martin Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.
Parigi
Her practice covers the development of projects, particularly in the energy and infrastructure sectors, notably within the framework of public contracts such as concessions and PPP contracts, as well as the regulatory aspects of regulated activities. She also handles litigation in these sectors.
She advises both sponsors and lenders, and also works with public entities.
Constance started her career at Orrick in 2013, before joining the project finance legal desk of Bouygues Construction at the end of 2018 for two years. She rejoined Orrick in 2021.
Washington, D.C.
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.
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.
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.
Seattle
He represents corporate buyers, project sponsors, developers, and financial institutions in the negotiation of a broad variety of agreements:
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.
Londra
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.
New York
Harry has broad experience representing a wide array of clients in all stages of litigation. He's worked with clients in bet-the-company disputes from the pre-litigation stage through motion practice, discovery, expert depositions, summary judgment motions, extensive pre-trial preparations, trials, and appeals. Separate from his successes in both state and federal litigation, Harry has also helped guide clients big and small through arbitration disputes.
Prior to joining Orrick, Harry worked as a litigation associate at a major international law firm in New York.
While in law school, Harry served as articles editor for the Georgetown Law Journal, interned at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, and represented inmates as part of GULC's Death Penalty Practicum. Harry won Georgetown's 68th Annual Beaudry Moot Court Competition and served as coach and board member of the Appellate Advocacy team. Prior to law school, Harry worked as a trial preparation assistant with the Bronx District Attorney's Office and as an intern at the United Nations.
Los Angeles
Shahin represents sponsors, investors and other market participants in a wide range of renewable energy transactions. His practice encompasses project development, acquisitions and tax equity and debt financings. He also assists clients with general corporate legal needs.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Paul has extensive experience representing developers, investors, utilities and other strategic participants in the development, financing, acquisition and divestiture of renewable and conventional power projects and other infrastructure assets in a broad range of transactions. He has served as lead counsel on many innovative and complex U.S. renewable energy transactions in recent years, with a particular focus on the solar, wind, energy storage and clean tech sectors.
Paul is recognized by Chambers USA and Chambers Global, where clients describe him as “keenly aware of ongoing market developments” and knowing “what it takes to bring abstract project ideas from the drawing board into commercial operation.”
Paul also serves as the Office Leader for Orrick's 200-lawyer Washington, D.C. office.