Vanessa Richelle Wilson Bio

Vanessa has more than 20 years of experience advising on energy transactions. She counsels on mergers & acquisitions (M&A), financing and development transactions for energy infrastructure funds, energy development companies, tax equity investors, lenders, utilities and transmission owners. Vanessa’s practice covers energy M&A (including the sale or purchase of projects, portfolios and platform companies), project finance (including traditional construction and term loans, tax equity investments, Rule 144A offerings, holdco and term loan B facilities) and joint ventures (JV). Vanessa regularly advises commercial and industrial companies in the procurement of renewable energy and renewable energy credits pursuant to corporate power purchase agreements (including virtual and physical transactions). She also negotiates engineering, procurement and construction agreements as well as storage service agreements. Her experience also includes natural gas-fired power generation, natural gas pipelines, transmission systems, liquefaction facilities and other energy-based transactions. Previously, Vanessa served as U.S. chair of the energy and natural resources sector group at another international law firm.