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President-Elect Trump has positioned US infrastructure investment as a top priority, and the topic was a rare source of bipartisan agreement throughout the 2016 election season. In this episode, we're joined by Chadbourne partner Doug Fried and Mike Parker, US Infrastructure Advisory Leader of Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisors, LLC to discuss opportunities in the infrastructure sector and how the public-private-partnership ("P3") model is likely to play a role.

The markets are trying rapidly to assess the effects of a Trump presidency on the energy industry. On Thursday, November 10, 2016, Chadbourne hosted a webinar with five experts in Washington who are close to energy and tax policy for an assessment of what the election results mean for renewable energy. The participants were: Keith Martin, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP (Moderator) Richard Glick, General Counsel (minority), Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and former senior policy advisor to the US Secretary of Energy Mark Menezes, Vice President, Federal Relations, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, and former Chief Counsel, House Energy and Commerce Committee Joseph Mikrut, Partner, Capitol Tax Partners and former Tax Legislative Counsel, US Department of the Treasury Kathleen Weiss, Vice President, Government Affairs, First Solar

The markets are trying rapidly to assess the effects of a Trump presidency on the energy industry. On Thursday, November 10, 2016, Chadbourne hosted a webinar with five experts in Washington who are close to energy and tax policy for an assessment of what the election results mean for renewable energy. The participants were: Keith Martin, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP (Moderator) Richard Glick, General Counsel (minority), Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and former senior policy advisor to the US Secretary of Energy Mark Menezes, Vice President, Federal Relations, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, and former Chief Counsel, House Energy and Commerce Committee Joseph Mikrut, Partner, Capitol Tax Partners and former Tax Legislative Counsel, US Department of the Treasury Kathleen Weiss, Vice President, Government Affairs, First Solar

The markets are trying rapidly to assess the effects of a Trump presidency on the energy industry. On Thursday, November 10, 2016, Chadbourne hosted a webinar with five experts in Washington who are close to energy and tax policy for an assessment of what the election results mean for renewable energy. The participants were: Keith Martin, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP (Moderator) Richard Glick, General Counsel (minority), Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and former senior policy advisor to the US Secretary of Energy Mark Menezes, Vice President, Federal Relations, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, and former Chief Counsel, House Energy and Commerce Committee Joseph Mikrut, Partner, Capitol Tax Partners and former Tax Legislative Counsel, US Department of the Treasury Kathleen Weiss, Vice President, Government Affairs, First Solar

The markets are trying rapidly to assess the effects of a Trump presidency on the energy industry. On Thursday, November 10, 2016, Chadbourne hosted a webinar with five experts in Washington who are close to energy and tax policy for an assessment of what the election results mean for renewable energy. The participants were: Keith Martin, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP (Moderator) Richard Glick, General Counsel (minority), Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and former senior policy advisor to the US Secretary of Energy Mark Menezes, Vice President, Federal Relations, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, and former Chief Counsel, House Energy and Commerce Committee Joseph Mikrut, Partner, Capitol Tax Partners and former Tax Legislative Counsel, US Department of the Treasury Kathleen Weiss, Vice President, Government Affairs, First Solar

Chadbourne associate Megan Strand joins us to discuss net metering, an important tool in the continued deployment of distributed solar in the United States. As utilities and developers battle over net metering policy, we explore the different methods states are using to promote - and manage - net metering.

Chadbourne associate Megan Strand joins us to discuss net metering, an important tool in the continued deployment of distributed solar in the United States. As utilities and developers battle over net metering policy, we explore the different methods states are using to promote - and manage - net metering.

Chadbourne associate Megan Strand joins us to discuss net metering, an important tool in the continued deployment of distributed solar in the United States. As utilities and developers battle over net metering policy, we explore the different methods states are using to promote - and manage - net metering.

Chadbourne associate Megan Strand joins us to discuss net metering, an important tool in the continued deployment of distributed solar in the United States. As utilities and developers battle over net metering policy, we explore the different methods states are using to promote - and manage - net metering.

In part two of our discussion on offshore wind development in the United States, Chadbourne counsel Kat Gamache delves into the complex regulations that developers of US offshore wind projects should consider. Topics discussed include the Jones Act, the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA), and the recent Supreme Court ruling in Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing. Kat also covers some of the challenges that these projects face when securing long-term, fixed-price power purchase agreements (PPAs) and government permits.

In part two of our discussion on offshore wind development in the United States, Chadbourne counsel Kat Gamache delves into the complex regulations that developers of US offshore wind projects should consider. Topics discussed include the Jones Act, the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA), and the recent Supreme Court ruling in Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing. Kat also covers some of the challenges that these projects face when securing long-term, fixed-price power purchase agreements (PPAs) and government permits.

In part two of our discussion on offshore wind development in the United States, Chadbourne counsel Kat Gamache delves into the complex regulations that developers of US offshore wind projects should consider. Topics discussed include the Jones Act, the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA), and the recent Supreme Court ruling in Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing. Kat also covers some of the challenges that these projects face when securing long-term, fixed-price power purchase agreements (PPAs) and government permits.

Benjamin Koenigsberg and Christine Brozynski take us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the complex financing and construction of the Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in the US. What hurdles did the team clear to make it happen and what does this mean for future projects?

Benjamin Koenigsberg and Christine Brozynski take us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the complex financing and construction of the Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in the US. What hurdles did the team clear to make it happen and what does this mean for future projects?

Benjamin Koenigsberg and Christine Brozynski take us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the complex financing and construction of the Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in the US. What hurdles did the team clear to make it happen and what does this mean for future projects?