Bill Di Capo Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, California Area

Sacramento, California

Representation included assisting state agency to develop pro forma power purchase agreement and site license agreement for use in future RFOs; PPA renegotiation from buyer's perspective; assisting transmission owner client exploring transmission service options with various Northern California transmission service providers.

Folsom, Ca

Regulatory counsel for California bulk electricity system operator operating 70% of Cal grid. Acted as company's generation interconnection counsel and subject matter expert, heavily involved in company's redesign of generation interconnection process, and responsible for corresponding FERC tariff filings. Represented company in proceedings before CPUC, including demand response proceedings; initial GHG point of regulation development under AB 32, renewable tracking through WREGIS.

Established by Legislature after the CA 2000-02 energy crisis, as a public power agency to develop and finance electricity power plants and enterprises promoting electricity reliability and price stability. Agency defunded in late 2004 by Governor Schwarzenegger administration. Performed duites of general counsel office, participated in energy program formation, including an early supply-side demand response program integrated into the ISO market, represented agency at the CPUC. Participated… Show more Established by Legislature after the CA 2000-02 energy crisis, as a public power agency to develop and finance electricity power plants and enterprises promoting electricity reliability and price stability. Agency defunded in late 2004 by Governor Schwarzenegger administration. Performed duites of general counsel office, participated in energy program formation, including an early supply-side demand response program integrated into the ISO market, represented agency at the CPUC. Participated in joint CPUC-CEC-CPA activities establishing first California Energy Action Plan and Loading Order Show less

Commerical real estate transactional practice, specializing in drafting of purchase and sale agreements, major commercial leases, primarily representing large project realty developers.

Counsel in firm's Energy Practice Group, founded by a former California Energy Commissioner. Represented various merchant powerplant developers in obtaining licensing from the CEC; a major CA Irrigation District, and other clients on electricity regulatory matters arising during early roll-out of California electricity restructuring. This law firm has merged with the national firm of Greenberg Traurig

Litigation team member for complex litigation in areas of employment discrimination defense, real estate and business disputes, IT litigation from system purchaser perspective. After this firm dissolved in late 1998, one of its principals, Trena Burger-Plavan, became a Sacramento County Superior Court Judge.

Two tenures at agency in 92-95 and in 05-06 at Office of Disaster Assistance, Sacramento regional office. Acted as Lender's counsel for reconstruction business and home loans, economic injury loans, and loans to condominium associations. Duties included supervision of other attorneys within Legal Dept. Duties included being stationed in on-site disaster assistance offices, working directly with disaster assistance borrowers.

Real estate and business litigation and transactional practice, including transactional and litigation counsel for a major city retirement pension fund and a statewide pension fund Also served as condemnation counsel for local government entities, and a light rail transit district. The Baker firm maintained a Sacramento office for just short of two years.

Sacramento, California Area

Civil practice concentrating in transactions to support real estate investment portfolio activities of statewide and local pension fund and associated real estate litigation. The business dept of this firm joined Baker & McKenzie

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Intern at district office (1980) and DC (1981) office of Hon. Vic Fazio, Congressman (then-3rd Dist., CA).

Ba, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Member: Phi Beta Kappa Minor: Russian Language Magna Cum Laude, graduated within top one percent of College.