Acting as Chief Legal Officer and Head of Compliance on an interim basis for Freyr Battery during a time of dynamic change.

General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer to a dynamic and successful standalone battery project development company, including providing legal advice and counsel in all aspects of the greenfield development of distribution and transmission level battery electric storage systems (BESS) projects, as well as the acquisition of potential NTP and pre-NTP projects. Advice included negotiation and drafting of lease option agreements, purchase option agreements, ground leases, easements (gen-tie… Show more General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer to a dynamic and successful standalone battery project development company, including providing legal advice and counsel in all aspects of the greenfield development of distribution and transmission level battery electric storage systems (BESS) projects, as well as the acquisition of potential NTP and pre-NTP projects. Advice included negotiation and drafting of lease option agreements, purchase option agreements, ground leases, easements (gen-tie, utility and access easements), title work, environmental, cultural, archeological and historical studies, federal, state and local permits and approvals with appropriate authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) including zoning requirements and conditional use permits, review of interconnection studies and negotiation of interconnection agreements, negotiation of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts, review and drafting of equipment supply agreements, negotiation of vendor services agreements, advice regarding tax credit monetization and project finance. Show less

Renewable energy experience for over 20 years in a variety of industries including wind, solar, geothermal, landfill gas to electricity (LFGE), hydroelectric, biomass and other technologies. Practice involves all phases of renewable energy project development and financing, including real estate and land use, permitting and licensing, federal and state environmental issues, federal state and local regulatory matters, state and local taxation, drafting and negotiation of site leases, land… Show more Renewable energy experience for over 20 years in a variety of industries including wind, solar, geothermal, landfill gas to electricity (LFGE), hydroelectric, biomass and other technologies. Practice involves all phases of renewable energy project development and financing, including real estate and land use, permitting and licensing, federal and state environmental issues, federal state and local regulatory matters, state and local taxation, drafting and negotiation of site leases, land purchase options, power purchase agreements, offtake hedges, interconnection agreements, equipment purchase agreements including turbine supply agreement and module supply agreement, equipment warranties, engineering, procurement and construction agreements, operations and maintenance agreements asset management agreements, tax equity financing documentation. Practice has involved both greenfield development projects as well as the acquisition of projects in various stages of development, construction or operation. First chair responsibility on over 1.5GW of wind projects and well in excess of 3GW of solar photovoltaic projects in over fifteen states in the US, Bermuda, US Virgin Islands, Mexico and South Africa. Experience in all three major sectors of the solar industry: utility-scale, commercial industrial (C&I) and residential. Experience also included representing utilities in connection with Build Transfer Agreements for solar and battery projects as part of the utilities' coal replacement program.del Vecchio routinely represents U.S. and international private equity, hedge fund and infrastructure fund clients in connection with energy and infrastructure transactions with an emphasis on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, control and non-control investments, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, partnerships and joint ventures, and related general corporate counseling. Show less

Representation of renewable energy developers and owners in a broad variety of project development, project finance and tax equity transactions in a renewables practice originated by myself since 2011.[The foregoing renewables practice was conducted at a variety of law firms, including McGuireWoods, Andrews Kurth, Norton Rose Fulbright and Baker Botts. Please see entries for those law firms for addituonal information.]

Representation of renewable energy developers and owners in a broad variety of project development, project finance and tax equity transactions in a renewables practice originated by myself since 2011.[The foregoing renewables practice was conducted at a variety of law firms, including McGuireWoods, Andrews Kurth, Norton Rose Fulbright and Baker Botts. Please see entries for those law firms for addituonal information.]

Representation of renewable energy developers and owners in a broad variety of project development, project finance and tax equity transactions in a renewables practice originated by myself since 2011.[The foregoing renewables practice was conducted at a variety of law firms, including McGuireWoods, Andrews Kurth, Norton Rose Fulbright and Baker Botts. Please see entries for those law firms for addituonal information.]

Represented clients involved in public-private partnerships (P3) and privatization of major infrastructure projects including toll roads, bridges and tunnels, elevated highways, airports, parking assets and other assets.

Represented clients in a variety of renewable energy, power generation and tax credit monetization transactions. Major transactions included * Representing UBS Infrastructure Management in its first portfolio investment in Northern Star Generation, which owned 13 electric generation facilities in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania. UBS has bought its stake from private equity firm AIG Highstar Capital.* Representing Barclays Capital in its bid to… Show more Represented clients in a variety of renewable energy, power generation and tax credit monetization transactions. Major transactions included * Representing UBS Infrastructure Management in its first portfolio investment in Northern Star Generation, which owned 13 electric generation facilities in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania. UBS has bought its stake from private equity firm AIG Highstar Capital.* Representing Barclays Capital in its bid to acquire Horizon Wind Energy from Goldman Sachs.* Representing Barclays Capital in the development of its renewable tax credit monetization business. Show less

Assistant General Counsel of Enron's largest wholesale subsidiary. Supported the following businesses in all aspects of their work, including mergers and acquisitions, financial and physical commodity trading, project financing, transaction structuring, federal and state and local taxation: Coal, Emissions Allowance Trading (NOX, SOX and Carbon), Pulp and Paper (Forest Products), Project Finance and Financial Structuring, Energy Commodities (electricity and natural gas) among other matters… Show more Assistant General Counsel of Enron's largest wholesale subsidiary. Supported the following businesses in all aspects of their work, including mergers and acquisitions, financial and physical commodity trading, project financing, transaction structuring, federal and state and local taxation: Coal, Emissions Allowance Trading (NOX, SOX and Carbon), Pulp and Paper (Forest Products), Project Finance and Financial Structuring, Energy Commodities (electricity and natural gas) among other matters. Advice in the acquisition of Zond Corporation, then the world's leading wind turbine manufacturer, and later sold in Enron's bankruptcy to GE to become the core of GE Wind. Acted as covenant compliance officer in the proposed Enron/Dynegy merger. Assisted in all aspects of Enron's bankruptcy proceedings, including the sale and divestment of assets in bankruptcy auctions of a wide variety of assets in Enron's bankruptcy estate. Show less

Practice involved a broad range of financial, corporate and major infrastructure transactions, including Japan Leveraged Leasing, infrastructure projects throughout Asia (marine cable projects, land-based telecommunications equipment financing, copper smelting project, natural gas generation projects in Thailand, among others), representation of major Japanese asset managers, foreign and Japanese commercial and investment banks), representation of clients in both outbound and inbound direct… Show more Practice involved a broad range of financial, corporate and major infrastructure transactions, including Japan Leveraged Leasing, infrastructure projects throughout Asia (marine cable projects, land-based telecommunications equipment financing, copper smelting project, natural gas generation projects in Thailand, among others), representation of major Japanese asset managers, foreign and Japanese commercial and investment banks), representation of clients in both outbound and inbound direct investments, representation of Japanese-based foreign companies in connection with the acquisition, sale and divestiture of business assets. Notable transactions included: the greenfield development and project financing of a major copper smelter project in Irian Jaya, Indonesia on behalf of Freeport McMoRan and Mitsubishi Materials, several marine cable projects for Cable + Wireless, the acquisition of Shinsei Bank (the first foreign acquisition of a Japanese bank), and the acquisition and restructuring of a Japanese sarakin consumer and small-business finance company by GE Consumer Finance. Assisted in several major transfer pricing matters. In addition, represented Business Software Alliance (BSA), a coalition of major computer software companies in connection with their successful anti-piracy program in Japan. Show less

Supported JPM Asia's derivative desk in all aspects of its trading of derivative products, including the drafting and negotiation of ISDA Master Agreements, Credit Support Annexes, with respect to options (puts, calls and collars), foreign exchange and foreign currency swaps, as well as contracts-for-differences under British Banking Association documentation. Negotiated and drafted JPM Asia's computer outsourcing contract with IBM.

Attended a year-long intensive study of Japanese language at Keio University's Japanese Language and Cultural Studies Program in their Mita campus. At the same time, I was a Visting Scholar in the University's Legal Department. During this time, I continued to maintain my private legal practice representing Japanese clients, including Yokohama Rubber in a US dealership termination dispute, the scriptwriting, direction, production and editing of a video explaining the manufacturing… Show more Attended a year-long intensive study of Japanese language at Keio University's Japanese Language and Cultural Studies Program in their Mita campus. At the same time, I was a Visting Scholar in the University's Legal Department. During this time, I continued to maintain my private legal practice representing Japanese clients, including Yokohama Rubber in a US dealership termination dispute, the scriptwriting, direction, production and editing of a video explaining the manufacturing process of Yokohama Rubber's tires for use in US litigation, lecturing on product liability and intellectual property law developments to the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) and teaching intellectual property and international transactions as an Associate Professor at Temple University Japan's Law Program. Show less

Helped establish one of Japan's first Registered Foreign Legal Consultant Offices (Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi Jimusho)

Worked on a wide variety of corporate and finance matters in the Firm's Corporate Securities, Banking, and Municipal Finance groups. Significant transactions included:* Representing an equity arbitrageur and prime mover in connection with several proxy fights and corporate takeovers.+ Representing major Japanese banks in connection with credit and liquidity support transactions for municipal bond, medium term note (MTN) and other financial transactions.*… Show more Worked on a wide variety of corporate and finance matters in the Firm's Corporate Securities, Banking, and Municipal Finance groups. Significant transactions included:* Representing an equity arbitrageur and prime mover in connection with several proxy fights and corporate takeovers.+ Representing major Japanese banks in connection with credit and liquidity support transactions for municipal bond, medium term note (MTN) and other financial transactions.* Representing a major Japanese bank in the establishment of its standalone "swap shop".* Representing a Major Japanese bank in its acquisition of a large commercial finance company.* Representation of municipal bond underwriters in connection with bond issuances by The New York Transit Authority, The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, Battery Park City Authority, the New York State Dormitory Authority, Hospital Billing & Collections Services, Ltd (a nonprofit billing, collections and patient registration to the healthcare industry), and others.* Representing First Winthrop Corporation, a Boston-based realty company, in the acquisition of 19 prime commercial buildings containing a total of 4.5 million square feet in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. The work involved an extensive review and analysis of hundreds of commercial leases. Show less

Represented clients in a wide variety of public and private securities offerings and venture capital transactions.