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Adam Wenner

Partner

Practice Description

Adam Wenner has been active in the energy industry for more than 25 years. He represents power generators, traditional electric utilities, regional transmission organizations, lenders and other financial institutions in energy transactions, as well as regulatory hearings and litigation. Mr. Wenner represents energy companies before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), where he previously served as Deputy Assistant General Counsel. He also represents power project developers and financial institutions in the development and sale of power projects, and recently has focused on the development and financing of wind energy and solar energy projects.

Representative Matters

  • Representing a major turbine generator manufacturer in the first North American deployment of its new turbine generator.
  • Represented tax equity investors in several major transactions involving acquisitions of interests in several wind energy project portfolios.
  • Represented a wind energy developer in disputes relating to interconnection agreements with the Midwestern Regional Transmission Operator.
  • Representing a foreign bank in the financing of a wind portfolio in New York State. 
  • Representing a major wind developer in the acquisition of its parent company by a European utility company. 
  • Representing an Australian infrastructure fund in the acquisition of a U.S. gas and electric utility. 
  • Represented investors in a $600 million undersea electric transmission line project. 
  • Represented an equity investor in the development of the first wind generation project developed on a Native American Reservation.

Honors

Mr. Wenner has a peer review rating of “AV” on Martindale-Hubbell, the highest legal ability and ethical standards rating accorded to lawyers in the legal directory.

Mr. Wenner is cited in the 2010 edition of SuperLawyers in the specialty of energy & natural resources. He is listed in Washington DC Super Lawyers (2007), Chambers Global – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2006, 2008 and 2009), Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2005-2006 and 2008-2009) and The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2008 and 2010) for energy law.

Activities and Affiliations

Mr. Wenner is a member of the Energy Bar Association.

Publications


Mr. Wenner has authored many articles about the power industry in publications including Global Utilities Finance Report, International Power Finance Review, International Financial Law Review, Public Utilities Fortnightly, Electricity Journal and Energy Economist.


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Speeches and Events

  • "Negotiating Power Purchase Agreements," Infocast Wind Power Development Tutorial, San Diego, CA, July 9, 2009
  • "Importing Canadian Power into the US: Federal and State Issues," L'Institut Canadien Conference: Développement des projets énergétiques au Québec, Montreal, Canada, April 23, 2009
  • "Ownership and Financing Options for Wind Interconnections," AWEA Wind & Transmission Workshop, Overland Park, KS, March 17-18, 2009
  • "Wind Power Interconnection and Transmission Issues," Wind Developers of Idaho, Ketchum, ID, March 6, 2009
  • "Briefing on the Economic Stimulus Bill Moving through Congress," (panelist), Infocast webinar, January 30, 2009

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Practice Areas

Project Finance

Finance

Litigation

Industries

Renewable Energy

Energy

Regions

North America

United States

Education

  • Carleton College, B.S., 1972
  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1976

Professional Background

  • Trial Attorney, Federal Power Commission and its successor agency, FERC, Office of the General Counsel, 1976-1979
  • Deputy Assistant General Counsel, FERC, 1979-1981

Admissions

1977

District of Columbia

1976

Florida

Languages

English