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Potomac, Md, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Helping Madison Energy Infrastructure acquire and develop solar and storage assets throughout the U.S. and around the world.

Annapolis, Maryland, Us

Senior legal executive responsible for commercial, regulatory, and corporate compliance matters. Responsible for corporate organization and all legal aspects of the development, construction, operation and maintenance of the company’s RNG-producing anaerobic digestion facilities, including U.S.-based projects under construction or in development in over 10 states. Lead role in supporting equity and debt financing at both the corporate and project company level, site acquisition and development, long-term feedstock agreements with waste suppliers and waste haulers, long-term RNG sales agreements, construction management agreements, EPC and O&M agreements. Responsible for advising company Board of Managers. Responsible for managing in-house legal team and outside counsel.

Vienna, Virginia, Us

Lead counsel to WGL Energy Systems on transactions in the commercial and industrial electric power sector with focus on commercial development of solar, fuel cell, microgrid, and centralized heat and power technologies, as well as federal government contracting focusing on energy efficiency applications. Lead counsel to WGL Energy Services assisting the retail energy sales team on Energy Services Agreements, compliance with state retail energy sales regulations, and other transactional matters.Lead counsel to WGL Energy Services supporting competitive retail sales of electricity and natural gas, including regulatory, compliance, and contract enforcement matters.

Springfield, Va, Us

Assisting Washington Gas and its non-regulated affiliate companies on transactions in the electric power and natural gas sectors.

Denver, Co, Us

Focus on the electric power industry providing transactional and regulatory advice regarding the development, management, purchase and sale of electric power plants and related infrastructure (including natural gas, solar, wind, biomass, hydroelectric and energy storage facilities). Represented non-utility developers in their development and M&A activities, financial institutions managing electric power assets, and retail suppliers selling power to large commercial customers.

Individual law practice providing general corporate legal services and assisting clients in all types of business transactions including purchase and sale of companies and assets, start-ups, and dispute resolution. My expertise focused on development of and electric power sales from utility-scale solar and wind power generation.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Responsible for coordinating and marketing the law firm’s renewable energy and sustainability practice with a focus on transactional and regulatory aspects of electric power generation from wind, solar, and biomass.

Houston, Tx, Us

I represented utility affiliates and privately-held companies develop, acquire and divest themselves of electric generation, transmission and distribution assets in North and South America, and representing energy firms in international arbitrations. I was responsible for coordinating the renewable energy practice 2007-2009.

United States, Us

I represented a large utility affiliate, which was later spun off as its own publicly-traded independent power producer, on asset development and acquisition activities in the U.S., Asia, South America, the Caribbean, and portions of Europe and the Middle East. I helped an industry-leading wind developer and manufacturer secure the first Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for a wind farm in the State of Maryland.

Washington, Dc, Us

I was responsible for assisting in drafting and negotiating development agreements for natural gas, biomass, and solar electric generation facilities and addressing natural gas, hydroelectric, and utility regulation.

Juris Doctor

Ba, Political Science, Marketing & Advertising