Vanessa Richelle Wilson > DLA Piper LLP (US) > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile
DLA Piper LLP (US) Offices
500 EIGHTH STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20004
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Vanessa Richelle Wilson
Work Department
Finance; Projects, Energy and Infrastructure; Mergers and Acquisitions; Sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance; Financial Services; Energy and Natural Resources
Position
Partner; US Co-Chair, Energy and Natural Resources Sector
Career
Vanessa Richelle Wilson has more than 20 years of experience in the energy sector. Vanessa represents corporate and industrial buyers in the purchase of renewable energy and Renewable Energy Credits in physical and virtual transactions. She also advises infrastructure funds, project sponsors, commercial banks and institutional investors in the development, financing, sale and purchase of renewable generation projects (utility-scale, distributed and residential solar, onshore and offshore wind and biomass), energy storage facilities, hydrogen production facilities, transmission assets and systems, natural gas assets and other energy-based transactions.
Vanessa represents both sellers and purchasers in M&A transactions and has also spent significant time structuring joint ventures for the development of energy assets. She regularly manages the diligence review of proposed targets and portfolios in connection with such transactions. She has extensive experience negotiating power purchase agreements, offtake agreements and construction and supply contracts for generation, storage and other energy projects. Vanessa also works with clients to structure and procure financing for energy infrastructure projects, including traditional project financings, tax equity investments, 144A offerings, and holdco and term loan B facilities.
Education
J.D., Tulane Law School; B.A., University of New Orleans
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Industry focus > Energy: renewable/alternative power
Noted for its extensive global reach and strong domestic presence, DLA Piper LLP (US)
fields the ability to advise on the development, financing, sale, construction and operation of renewable generation projects, including solar, onshore and offshore wind and biomass facilities. Sponsors, lenders, equity investors and public entities regularly seek the team’s assistance in the financing and development of energy storage projects. Green hydrogen is another strong point for the department, which also handles tax equity investments and sale-leaseback matters. Practice head Vanessa Richelle Wilson has a wealth of experience in project finance, M&A transactions and infrastructure development in the renewable energy space. She is based in Washington DC.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Industry focus > Energy: renewable/alternative power
- Tax > Financial products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Fintech
- Tax > International tax
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Industry focus > Healthcare: life sciences
- Industry focus > Healthcare: service providers
- Industry focus > Insurance: advice to insurers
- Industry focus > Insurance: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Project finance