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CurrentDavid Gardels is a senior parter in the firm's Omaha office and a leader of the firm's renewable energy practice.Noteworthy accomplishments include:● Advising Texas-based Benefuel in a joint venture for development of refineries that operate with Benefuel’s patented technology for generating high yields of biodiesel from low-cost feedstocks.● Counseling public and private ethanol companies with all aspects of finance and operations, including strategic partnerships, senior secured debt facilities and public and private debt and equity.● Representing advanced biofuels companies in the development stage with matters that included debt and equity financing, procurement of technology licenses and technology scale-up.● Representing developers, utilities, contractors and other parties to renewable natural gas projects in all aspects of RNG project development, financing and operations.