William Cano Email & Phone Number

Irvine, California, US

Rosemead, CA, US

• Manage team of attorneys dedicated to supporting corporate functions for one of the nation’s largest electric utilities and its publicly traded parent company, Edison International (NYSE: EIX), with areas of.
• Leading a team of highly skilled legal professionals, including hiring, performance evaluation, providing performance feedback, and crafting career and skills development plans.
• Advising Board of Directors and senior management regarding fiduciary duties; Board operations; corporate governance and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters; and applicable legal requirements.
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) compliance, including advising senior management regarding challenging disclosure issues, periodic and current reports, collaborating across the company to ensure timely and.
• Annual proxy statement and shareholder meeting.
• Broad array of financing activities to support $5 billion + annual capital plan to build the grid of the future, including debt, preferred stock, and common equity offerings.

Rosemead, CA, US

• Managed team of four attorneys supporting Southern California Edison’s (SCE) portfolio of power contracts annually exceeding $5 billion, with areas of responsibility including:
• Managing numerous renewables energy procurement programs and solicitations, resulting in the execution of multiple tens of billions of dollars of contracts for utility-scale, roof-top solar, and distributed generation.
• Developing cutting-edge energy storage agreements for market-facing “in-front-of-the-meter” projects, customer-sited “behind-the-meter” projects, and hybrid and co-located storage/generation projects to integrate.
• Consulting with senior management to identify and develop procurement strategies and goals; design procurement programs, solicitations, and agreements to meet SCE’s goals; and defend positions in regulatory proceedings.
• Negotiating enabling agreements (EEI, WSPP, and ISDA) and long- and short-term resource adequacy/capacity agreements, conventional energy transactions, combined heat and power purchase agreements, and transmission.
• Providing legal advice and drafting documentation for administration of a portfolio of over 500 energy-related contracts, including project financing matters, resolving disputes, and documenting settlement agreements.

Rosemead, CA, US

Rosemead, CA, US

Los Angeles, California, US

• Advised clients regarding a broad range of corporate governance matters and prepared and reviewed public company disclosure documents, including registration statements, prospectuses, annual proxy statements, periodic.
• Led, negotiated, documented, and closed complex M&A transactions, including cross-border transactions, going-private mergers, and buy-side and sell-side stock and asset purchases.
• Structured private investments and drafted related documents, including offering memoranda, joint venture agreements, partnership agreements, and limited liability company agreements.
• Negotiated and documented financing transactions, including secured and unsecured credit agreements and the issuance of debt securities in 144A and registered offerings.

Compton, California, US

Instructed and evaluated a diverse group of students at Compton’s Roosevelt Middle School. Organized broad range of after-school activities, including tutoring, drama productions, handball, basketball, and track.

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics