Infocast’s 2020 Solar + Storage and Solar Power Finance & Investment Summits

Sponsored Event | October.06.2020 - October.08.2020

Online

Orrick is proud to sponsor Infocast’s 2021 Solar + Storage and Solar Power Finance & Investment Summits. Orrick Partners Louise Gibbons, Giji John and Rohit Sachdev will each be moderating a panel at this years’ virtual conference.

As a part of the on-demand Solar + Storage Finance & Investment Summit, Rohit will be moderating a panel titled “Contracting Structures and Issues - Incorporating Revenue Flows”, focusing on revenue streams, a review of how solar + storage contracts are structured to value different services and how these contracts have evolved and impact the financing of co-located assets. Panelists will include Nick Addivinola, Executive Director for M&A at Nautilus Solar Energy LLC; Matt Lucas, Managing Director for Business Development at New Energy Risk; and Lan Sasa, Vice President at U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation.

On Thursday, October 8, Giji will moderate a panel titled “Merchant Solar—Market Landscape and Financing Environment”, focusing on the rise of merchant structures and their outlook in and beyond Texas. Panelists will include Matt Birchby, Partner at Swift Current Energy, and Jordan Blanchard, Executive Vice President for Specialty Finance at Live Oak Bank.

Also on October 8, Louise will moderate a panel titled “Financing Challenges for the California Market”, discussing the underlying issues and provide insights into the road ahead for financing projects in the Golden State. Panelists will include David McNeil, CFO at Clean Power Alliance; Steven Ryder, CFO at Clearway Energy Group; and Michael MacDonald, Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets at Zions Bancoporation.

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Louise Gibbons Partner, Energy, Renewable Energy

San Francisco

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D:+1 415 773 5734
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Practice:

Energy & Infrastructure Sector
Energy
Renewable Energy
Mergers & Acquisitions

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Louise Gibbons Partner

San Francisco

From the latest tax credit transfer and hybrid structures to the full suite of debt and tax equity financings, preferred equity financings, selldowns and investments, she takes a collaborative and relatable approach to close the deal. She advises a range of renewables and energy transition industry participants, from project developers, sponsors, borrowers, lenders, investment banks, private equity funds and other capital providers and investors. She works with a range of asset classes, including among others, wind, solar, battery storage, hydrogen and renewable natural gas.

Louise was recognized by Chambers USA Nationwide Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional in 2024, where clients describe her as "excellent," "very thorough," "detailed" and "pragmatic." She was named by Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner in Energy Transactions: Electric Power in 2024 and noted for her “work in project finance and M&A work on transformative, first-in-kind renewable energy projects.”

As an All-American College sailor, Louise has pursued her interest in law of the sea and international laws throughout her career. She is translating this experience into differentiated advice for clients in the burgeoning U.S. offshore wind market.

Giji John Partner, Responsible Business, Mergers & Acquisitions

Houston; Singapore

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D:+1 713 658 6630
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Practice:

Energy & Infrastructure Sector
Responsible Business
Mergers & Acquisitions
Renewable Energy
Latin America
Energy
Infrastructure
Fintech
Automotive Technology & Mobility

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Giji John Partner

Houston; Singapore

He has extensive experience representing project sponsors through development (including through the negotiation and drafting of power purchase agreements and other long-term offtake agreements, physical and financial swaps, engineering, procurement and construction contracts, operation and maintenance agreements, management services agreements and site services agreements), acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures and financings. His representation has included transactions involving LNG facilities, methanol facilities, petrochemical refineries, carbon capture and sequestration facilities, natural gas processing and storage facilities, natural gas and CO2 pipelines, wind energy, solar energy, natural gas-fired peaking and combined-cycle power plants, thermal and battery energy storage, transportation, aviation and ports.

His prior experiences include a two year secondment to International Finance Corporation’s Office of General Counsel where he worked on multi-currency corporate financings, project financings and equity investments in infrastructure projects in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, India, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, the Philippines, Romania, Russia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan and Turkey.

Giji is currently ranked as a Projects Leading Lawyer in Chambers Global and Chambers USA, and has been recognized for excellence by numerous leading industry and legal publications, including being named one of 34 "Groundbreaking lawyers" by Public Utilities Fortnightly.

Rohit Sachdev Partner, Energy, Infrastructure

San Francisco

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D:+1 415 773 5813
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Practice:

Energy & Infrastructure Sector
Energy
Infrastructure
Renewable Energy
Wind Energy
Energy Storage
Mergers & Acquisitions

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Rohit Sachdev Partner

San Francisco

Rohit has extensive experience in the solar, wind, energy storage, and biofuel sectors, and has advised on numerous award-winning transactions. He is recognized by Chambers USA and Chambers Global in the Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy category. Rohit’s clients describe him as “excellent,” “knowledgeable,” “timely in his work,” “commercially-oriented,” “very plugged into the market” with a “great demeanor."

In recent years, Rohit's practice has focused particularly on project development and project M&A transactions. He has successfully negotiated many GWs of "physical" and "virtual" PPAs and tolling agreements, as well as a variety of construction, supply and other development arrangements. Rohit has also represented clients on the purchase and sale of renewables projects in various U.S. jurisdictions, as well as joint venture and other project asset arrangements. He has particularly focused on the development, financing and sale of domestic and international energy storage projects, including stand-alone, hybrid, front-of-meter and behind-the-meter projects.

Rohit co-leads Orrick’s South Asian Inclusion Network and served as a Fellow for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity.

He started his legal career at an international law firm in New York, where he focused on project development and project finance transactions across the globe. Prior to law and business schools, Rohit was an investment banking analyst at Credit Suisse in San Francisco where he provided M&A and financial advisory services to technology companies in Silicon Valley.