350 South Grand Ave.
32nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
United States of America

+1 (213) 892-2012
ezaelke@chadbourne.com
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Edward W. Zaelke

Partner

Practice Description

Edward Zaelke, managing partner of the Los Angeles office, focuses his practice on project development and finance, with a particular emphasis on representing companies engaged in the development, finance and operation of wind power and other alternative energy projects. Mr. Zaelke’s experience extends to all elements of alternative energy development, including power purchase agreements, siting and other real property issues, governmental approvals, equipment purchase and sale agreements, construction and EPC contracts, and equity and debt financing.

Honors

Mr. Zaelke 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. He is listed in Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2008) for his work in project finance. He was also listed in Southern California Super Lawyers (2006-2007), Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Project Finance Lawyers (2008) and The Best Lawyers in America (2007-2008) for project finance law.

Activities and Affiliations

Mr. Zaelke is the former President of the American Wind Energy Association and has been a Board Member of the American Wind Energy Association since 2002.

Publications

Speeches and Events

  • Tribal Energy and the California Market, Cabazon, CA, June 23-24, 2008
  • American Wind Energy Association Wind Power Conference, Houston, TX, June 3, 2008
  • 2008 Project Finance Conference, Amelia Island, FL, May 15-16, 2008
  • AWEA Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop, New York, NY, October 10-11, 2007
  • Chadbourne Global Energy and Finance Conference, Deer Valley, UT, June 14-15, 2007
  • "Turbine Supply Agreements - Where Are We Heading?," Windpower 2007 Conference & Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, June 3-6, 2007
  • "Wind Energy Development in the United States - Boundless Potential," Hannover Energy Fair, Hannover, Germany, April 19, 2007
  • "An Overview of the U.S. Wind Energy Industry," Equipment Leasing and Finance Association Financial Institutions Conference, Dallas, TX, April 16, 2007
  • "Wind Energy 2007: Where Are We? Where Are We Going?," American Wind Energy Association Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop, San Francisco, CA, March 28, 2007
  • "Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Agreements," American Wind Energy Association Operations and Maintenance Workshop, San Diego, CA, January 24, 2007
  • "Looking Ahead to 2007 - President's Plenary Session Opening Speech," American Wind Energy Association Fall Symposium, Phoenix, AZ, December 8, 2006
  • "Tax Equity Discussion Panel," (moderator) and "Wind Energy Development Real Estate Update," American Wind Energy Association Financing Workshop, New York, NY, October 17, 2006
  • "EPACT - One Year Later," Restructuring Today Web Seminar, September 28, 2006
  • "Wind Energy - Build or Buy," Southwest Conference on Renewable Energy, Flagstaff, AZ, September 4, 2006
  • "President's Remarks at Awards Banquet," and "Realizing Value in Wind Energy Sales," American Wind Energy Association Windpower 2006, Pittsburgh, PA, June 6, 2006
  • "State Renewable Portfolio Standards," American Wind Energy Association Wind Project Finance & Investment Workshop, Houston, TX, April 19, 2006
  • "Capitalizing the Undercapitalized in Mid-Sized Wind Energy Projects," Renewable Energy Finance and Investment Summit, Phoenix, AZ, March 10, 2006
  • "Effective Renewable Portfolio Standards in States Without Retail Electric Competition," American Wind Energy Association RPS Workshop, Chicago, IL, March 8, 2006
  • "Getting Merchant Wind to Market - Overcoming Regulatory and Other Constraints," EUCI's Program on Merchant Wind Projects, Financing, Developing and Structuring, Denver, CO, February 28, 2006
  • "Negotiating Wind Project Financing - Purchase and Sale of a Project," Infocast Wind Financing Seminar, Rancho Bernardo, CA, February 2, 2006
  • "Federal and State Incentives for Renewable Energy Projects," The Association of the Bar of the City of New York January Workshop, New York, NY, January 12, 2006
  • "Operation and Maintenance Agreements for Wind Energy Projects," American Wind Energy Association Power Asset Management Workshop, San Diego, CA, January 10, 2006
  • "Ensuring Wind Energy Project Revenue, What's Financeable and What's Not," American Wind Energy Association Wind Power Finance and Investment Workshop, San Diego, CA, October 15, 2005
  • "Chairman's Opening Remarks," American Wind Energy Association Fall Symposium, La Quinta, CA, September 29, 2005
  • "PPA Wars, Episode III: The Revenge of the Power Purchasers," American Wind Energy Association Windpower 2005, Denver, CO, May 16, 2005
  • "Structuring Equity Investments in Wind Energy Projects," EUCI's Fifth Annual Wind Energy and Power Markets Conference, Denver, CO, February 3, 2005

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Practice Areas

Project Finance

Mergers and Acquisitions

Finance

Real Estate

Climate Change

Industries

Energy

Renewable Energy

Nanotechnologies

Regions

North America

United States

Canada

Education

  • California State University, Long Beach, B.A., 1980
  • University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., Managing Editor, UCLA Law Review; Order of the Coif, 1983

Professional Background

  • Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, 2004-2006
  • Partner, Arnold & Porter, 1996-2004

Admissions

1983

California