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Akin Offices
Robert S. Strauss Tower
2001 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-1037
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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George D Cannon Jr.
Work Department
Partner; Energy Regulation, Markets & Enforcement
Position
George (Chip) Cannon, Jr. focuses his practices on energy regulatory and commercial matters, with a concentration on the production and delivery of electric energy and related products, including from wind, solar, hydro and other renewable energy resources. Mr. Cannon has been involved in representations before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), federal courts and state regulatory commissions on behalf of electric utilities, independent power producers, project developers, energy traders, financial institutions, and manufacturers of renewable technologies.
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Education
B.A., Tulane University, cum laude, J.D., The George Washington University Law School, cum laude
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
A&O Shearman provides a multi-faceted and comprehensive practice advising on project-related issues including regulatory advice, due diligence and liaison with government authorities. The firm advises a wide spectrum of clients including sponsors, developers, project companies. George D Cannon Jr. works in the Washington DC office and focuses on regulatory aspects of acquisitions, divestitures and financings of electric generation and transmission projects, including obtaining FERC and state public service commission approvals. Porter Wiseman is noted for her representation of independent power producers and electric utilities before FERC and state public utility commissions.
United States > Energy > Renewable/alternative power
With the ability to advise on all stages of a renewable power project, transactional work is at the heart of A&O Shearman ‘s energy, natural resources and infrastructure practice, including handling major acquisitions and disposals of both companies and assets, as well as the financing of significant and novel renewable energy projects. In addition to its work for clients operating in the wind and solar space, the team is also experienced in advising sponsors, developers, project companies and financiers from across the entire sector. Kent Rowey heads the practice, splitting his time between Los Angeles and New York, where Jillian Ashley and Greg Lavigne are also noted. Meanwhile, on the West Coast, Daniel Sinaiko and Matthew Nesburn in the Los Angeles office are particularly well regarded in high-value transactions and market entry advice for foreign firms, respectively. Based in Washington DC, John Marciano is a key contact for complex financing work in the solar sphere. The firm is also competent in due diligence, construction disputes, and government liaison, and extended its regulatory offering with the February 2022 hire of George Cannon Jr. for the Washington office from Akin. Sam Kamyans left the firm in June 2023.
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- Government > Government relations
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- International Trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Industry focus > Native American law
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Industry focus > Sport
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization