University of Texas, Austin Energy Week 2019 - Renewable Energy Law Conference
Conference | January.28.2019 - January.29.2019
AT&T Conference CenterOrrick is proud to once again sponsor The University of Texas at Austin School of Law’s (UT) Renewable Energy Law Conference, held in conjunction with UT’s Energy Week 2019. Partner Rohit Sachdev will be moderating a panel on Tuesday, January 29th, titled, “Opportunities and Challenges for Battery Storage Projects.” Panelists will include Chris Calavitta, Senior Vice President for Macquarie Capital; Cody Hill, Director of Energy Storage at LS Power; and Katherine Ryzhaya, Chief Commercial Officer of Lightsource Renewable Energy. Partner Adam Wenner proudly serves on the planning committee for the conference.
The Renewable Energy Law Conference blends together law, economics, technology, finance, tax, and regulatory policy, and brings together industry participants, legal and financial advisers, as well as key legislative and regulatory policymakers and staff.
CLE Credits Available: Y
Practice:
- Energy & Infrastructure Sector
- Energy
- Infrastructure
- Renewable Energy
- Wind Energy
- Energy Storage
- Mergers & Acquisitions
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.