"The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful" - Benjamin ZanderDiane is an executive advisor with extensive experience negotiating and executing complex distributed energy transactions, debt and tax equity financing, projects development, mergers & acquisitions, commercial contracts, domestic and cross-border transactions, general corporate matters and compliance. She advises leadership team and corporate functions on all legal matters including finance structuring, risk management and mitigation strategies, key contract negotiations and operational efficiencies. Her extensive international commercial law experience involves businesses in Asia, Europe, LATAM, Middle East, North America.Through legal design thinking solutions, Diane promotes the company’s long-term vision, supports all staffing levels, addresses the customers’ needs, and establishes best practices. As a persuasive and articulate communicator, she builds trusted and productive relationships with clients, vendors, partners and financial institutions to reach the desired positive business outcomes. Using her engaged leadership skills, Diane manages complex legal and business issues using collaborative approaches to protect her clients' business.Diane works with an energetic and positive attitude, shows initiative, demonstrates ethic and reliability. She is fluent in French (native), Spanish, and English, and understands written German.Diane’s leadership style involves taking the time to listen, giving constructive feedback and making sure her team thrives. She has enjoyed the help of caring and generous mentors and always tries to give back in helping other people’s careers through advice, connections, and guidance. Areas of Practice:Negotiation of commercial contractsDebt financingTax equity investmentMergers & AcquisitionsCross-border transactionsPrivate EquityCapital funding transactionsCorporate governanceComplianceManagement of intellectual property portfolioPrivacy lawEmployment lawCommercial Real EstateLLC and other Corporate FormationIndustries:SustainabilityRenewable energyDecentralized Energy ResourcesMicrogridsCommunity SolarBattery Storage EnergyClean TechTechnologyAviationManufacturingEngineeringSoftware SaaS*Admitted to practice in NY State and Geneva, Switzerland.