Cases
Experience: Large Load
Data Center Transactions: Advising multiple investor-owned utilities across the United States in the construction agreements, energy supply agreements (including sleeving arrangements)
related tariff matters with respect to connecting
supplying large load customers
data centers.
Represented a competitive affiliate of an investor-owned utility in its potential acquisition of a data center business.
Renewable Energy Generation Transactions: Representing an investor-owned utility in California in its proposed disposition of multiple hydroelectric generating facilities.
Representing a renewable energy project developer in Texas in its potential acquisition
development of multiple early-stage solar
energy storage projects in ERCOT.
Advising an investor-owned utility in the South in its acquisition of an early-stage 200 MW solar project.
Counseling an investor-owned utility in connection with a construction management agreement for a 400 MW utility-scale solar
storage project.
Represented an investor-owned utility in the potential disposition of interests in multiple renewable energy project sites.
Represented an independent power producer in multiple dispositions of utility-scale solar projects.
Represented a competitive affiliate of an investor-owned utility in the Southeast in its acquisition of multiple in-construction utility-scale solar projects in PJM,
a related renewable energy development business, from another investor-owned utility.
Represented an investor-owned utility in Oregon in connection with the potential acquisition of multiple early-stage pumped storage facilities.
Counseled multiple project companies owned by an international fund management company in the development of multiple pumped storage facilities in Oregon (400 MW)
Washington (1.2 GW).
Represented an investor-owned utility in Nevada in connection with the potential acquisition of an early-stage 1 GW pumped storage facility.
Advised an investor-owned utility in Nevada in connection with the potential acquisition, through build-transfer agreement structures, of multiple solar
energy storage projects
geothermal projects totaling in excess of 2 GW.
Represented an investor-owned utility in Arizona in connection with its acquisition, through a build-transfer agreement structure, of a 250 MW wind project located in New Mexico.
Advised a California-based renewable energy financier
developer in its sale of multiple portfolios of operating, under development,
proposed C&I solar projects to a consortium of financial buyers.
Represented an investor-owned utility in its potential acquisition, through multiple acquisition structures, of solar
wind-powered projects totaling in excess of 2 GW.
Counseled a Hong Kong-based developer of,
investor in, U.S. renewable energy generation
energy storage projects
related companies on a joint venture for the development
construction of up to 1 GW of solar projects in Texas.
Represented an investor-owned utility in Oregon in connection with multiple wind project repowering transactions.
Represented a competitive affiliate of an investor-owned utility in its disposition of a portfolio of 10 geothermal generating plants.
Represented a Hong Kong-based developer of
investor in U.S. renewable energy generation
energy storage projects
related companies in its sale of a majority interest in a renewable energy project portfolio management solutions provider to a private equity firm.
Advised a California-based renewable energy financier
developer on its acquisition of one of the largest C&I renewable energy developers in the United States, as well as multiple affiliates.
Counseled a global private equity firm on the proposed sale of a holding company's portfolio of more than 100 domestic
international solar projects totaling in excess of 2 GW.
Represented independent power producers, regional solar developers,
financiers in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, New York,
Oregon in the financing, purchase, sale,
development of residential, C&I,
utility-scale solar projects nationwide.
Thermal Energy Generation Transactions: Advising an investor-owned utility in its repowering to natural gas of a 500 MW coal-fired power plant that is jointly-owned with another investor-owned utility.
Counseled an investor-owned utility in Arizona with respect to an acquisition transaction structured as a tolling power purchase agreement for 100 percent of the output of a 550 MW gas-fired generation unit, coupled with a multiyear option to purchase.
Represented multiple investor-owned utilities in their respective acquisitions of gas-fired generation facilities located in Arizona, California, Nevada,
Washington totaling in excess of 4 GW.
Advised a Canadian energy infrastructure company in connection with the disposition of multiple gas-fired power plants in California
Colorado.
Counseled an investor-owned utility in Nevada in its acquisition of undivided ownership interests in a 585 MW gas-fired power plant.
Represented a financial institution in the sale of undivided ownership interests in a 640 MW coal-fired power plant
electric transmission assets located in Oregon,
related windup of a historical leveraged lease financing.
Electric Transmission Transactions: Advised an investor-owned utility in its potential acquisition, through a build-transfer agreement structure, of multiple segments of a proposed multi-state high voltage transmission line.
Counseled an investor-owned utility in the Midwest in its potential acquisition, through a build-transfer agreement structure, of a proposed multistate high voltage transmission line.
Represented an investor-owned utility in Arizona in its joint ownership of connection with a joint venture for the development, construction, joint ownership,
operation of an electric transmission line between Arizona
Mexico.
Counseled an investor-owned utility in Nevada in connection with CAISO's Harry Allen - Eldorado 500 kV transmission line project.
Advised an investor-owned utility in Oregon on its joint venture for the development, construction, joint ownership,
operation of multiple electric transmission, distribution,
underbuild facilities in Idaho.
Represented an investor-owned utility in Arizona in connection with a joint venture for the development, construction, joint ownership,
operation of an electric transmission line between Arizona
Mexico.
Counseled an investor-owned utility in Oregon in its joint venture for the development, construction, joint ownership,
operation of multiple electric transmission facilities in the state of Wyoming.
Advised an investor-owned utility in Oregon with respect to the sale of undivided ownership interests in electric transmission facilities
associated joint ownership
operation arrangements.
Represented an investor-owned utility in multiple acquisitions
dispositions of electric transmission
distribution assets.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Rickard prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Previous Commercial Experience: Vice President - Sales
Marketing, Naftex Ltd, 1999-2001
Old World Industries Inc., 1993-1999
Business Manager, Chemical Division, 1998-1999 (most recent position held)
