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Zori has more than 25 years of experience advising clients on federal and state energy laws, regulations and policies and representing clients in transactional and commercial matters and in litigation before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the U.S. Department of Energy, state public service commissions, and state and federal courts. She advises clients on organized energy markets and transmission and interconnection arrangements with regional transmission organizations, independent system operators and transmission owning utilities. Zori assists clients in obtaining regulatory authorizations and approvals and in complying with regulatory requirements. She has extensive experience conducting due diligence and in managing the regulatory approval process.
Zori represents project sponsors, equity investors, financial institutions, industrial and institutional energy consumers, project hosts, electric and gas utilities, marketers, and energy services providers in mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, corporate financings, restructurings and energy outsourcing arrangements as well as project development and financings for wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, biomass, natural gas and coal fired energy projects; transmission and interconnection facilities; LNG export projects; and energy storage. She has extensive experience drafting and negotiating power purchase and sale agreements, renewable energy credit sales agreements, transmission services and interconnection agreements, thermal energy sales and service agreements and other energy-related commercial and transaction documents.
Zori has also been recognized for her expertise in energy regulatory law by Legal 500 US 2014. Prior to entering private practice, Zori was an attorney advisor with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and served as chief counsel to the Pennsylvania Governor’s Energy Council.
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
B.A., Colgate University
District of Columbia
June 14, 2022
Axium Infrastructure Acquires a Portfolio of Wind Projects from BlackRock Renewable Power
May 31, 2022
K&S advises Axium Infrastructure on its acquisition of BlueWave, a Boston-based solar and energy storage developer
May 12, 2022
Axium Infrastructure Acquires BlueWave, a Solar and Energy Storage Development Company
Oklahoma Wind Project
Represented a utility-scale wind energy developer in connection with the development of 300 MW wind power project in Oklahoma.
California Solar Projects
Represented an acquirer in connection with the proposed acquisition of three solar projects under development in California.
WheatField Wind Farm
Represented Fiera Axium Infrastructure in connection with an acquisition of a 49% private equity interest in wind farm located in Oregon State from EDP Renewables North America.
June 14, 2022
Axium Infrastructure Acquires a Portfolio of Wind Projects from BlackRock Renewable Power
May 31, 2022
K&S advises Axium Infrastructure on its acquisition of BlueWave, a Boston-based solar and energy storage developer
May 12, 2022
Axium Infrastructure Acquires BlueWave, a Solar and Energy Storage Development Company
Oklahoma Wind Project
Represented a utility-scale wind energy developer in connection with the development of 300 MW wind power project in Oklahoma.
California Solar Projects
Represented an acquirer in connection with the proposed acquisition of three solar projects under development in California.
WheatField Wind Farm
Represented Fiera Axium Infrastructure in connection with an acquisition of a 49% private equity interest in wind farm located in Oregon State from EDP Renewables North America.
June 14, 2022
Axium Infrastructure Acquires a Portfolio of Wind Projects from BlackRock Renewable Power
May 31, 2022
K&S advises Axium Infrastructure on its acquisition of BlueWave, a Boston-based solar and energy storage developer
May 12, 2022
Axium Infrastructure Acquires BlueWave, a Solar and Energy Storage Development Company
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
B.A., Colgate University
District of Columbia