Bio

A member of the Management Committee and co-head of the Corporate group, Joseph Fernandez represents independent energy companies and private equity funds in power plant finance and M&A matters. He has served as project counsel to electric generating facilities located around the country. Joe represents traditional and renewable energy facilities in corporate finance and project finance transactions, in acquisitions and divestitures of project companies, in negotiating and drafting project contracts, and in the development and construction of new facilities. He also has substantial experience negotiating and documenting fuel and fuel transportation agreements for both coal and natural gas-fired electric generating facilities and in structuring, negotiating, and documenting various energy commodity and other hedging transactions involving financial derivative and physically settled products for electric generating facilities. Joe has represented multiple electric generating projects in connection with engineering procurement and construction agreements, the implementation of long-term parts supply and service agreements, parts storage and warehousing agreements, operation and maintenance agreements, and other management services arrangements. He has also negotiated major equipment supply and option agreements, including agreements for the sale of new and “gray market” turbines and generators.