John focuses his practice on the structuring, development and financing of energy and infrastructure projects. He represents clients in connection with power generation projects fueled by an array of traditional, renewable, and unconventional energy sources. John also works with carbon mitigating credits, offsets and trading structures, the creation and application of carbon trading protocols and markets, carbon sequestration, other environmental attributes and related market-based means to add value to certain energy projects.
John has been project counsel for the development of utility-scale solar projects in the United States, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, including advising on the development and sale of seawater air conditioning systems in Hawaii and the Bahamas, on the procurement and sale of the LNG for sale in China, working with a major Jones Act shipper on LNG procurement and supply for fleets serving Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico from Washington and Florida, counseling on the procurement of U.S.-originated LNG for consumption in Asia. John has recently advised on the development and financing of wind farms in California, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas, various wind and solar projects elsewhere in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas and PV solar projects in Texas, California, Arizona and Washington. He was primary counsel on a 1,000 MW offshore wind farm in Morro Bay, California, a 700+ MW offshore wind farm in Hawaii, similar offshore wind farm projects in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and the Caribbean, a variety of PV solar and batter storage systems, the development of utility-scale solar thermal for steam injection projects in oil production fields, pump storage projects in California, Hawaii, Montana and Washington, as well as electric vehicle infrastructure and renewable hydrogen production technologies and projects in Texas, California, Washington and Iceland.
John has advised and structured various financings of energy and energy-related projects. Additionally, he has infrastructure project experience where he has counseled on the development of port facilities (bulk and container), airports, toll roads, terminals, refineries and associated pipelines, and industrial zones.
According to Chambers, “He is always very thorough, thoughtful and responsive on a wide variety of issues. He is well informed on renewable energy project finance matters too.” John has again been ranked as a Band 1 lawyer in Energy and Natural Resources.
He also advises several nonprofits in Southeast Asia working on refugee issues and human rights matters, and acted as counsel to Nobel laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and has advised the US State and Commerce Departments on energy and political matters relating to Cambodia, Mongolia and Vietnam.
Washington
Washington, DC
Oregon
Harvard Business School, Executive Training Program, 2013
J.D., high honors, University of Washington School of Law, 1993
B.S., magna cum laude, San Francisco State University, 1990
John focuses his practice on the structuring, development and financing of energy and infrastructure projects. He represents clients in connection with power generation projects fueled by an array of traditional, renewable, and unconventional energy sources. John also works with carbon mitigating credits, offsets and trading structures, the creation and application of carbon trading protocols and markets, carbon sequestration, other environmental attributes and related market-based means to add value to certain energy projects.
John has been project counsel for the development of utility-scale solar projects in the United States, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, including advising on the development and sale of seawater air conditioning systems in Hawaii and the Bahamas, on the procurement and sale of the LNG for sale in China, working with a major Jones Act shipper on LNG procurement and supply for fleets serving Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico from Washington and Florida, counseling on the procurement of U.S.-originated LNG for consumption in Asia. John has recently advised on the development and financing of wind farms in California, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas, various wind and solar projects elsewhere in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas and PV solar projects in Texas, California, Arizona and Washington. He was primary counsel on a 1,000 MW offshore wind farm in Morro Bay, California, a 700+ MW offshore wind farm in Hawaii, similar offshore wind farm projects in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and the Caribbean, a variety of PV solar and batter storage systems, the development of utility-scale solar thermal for steam injection projects in oil production fields, pump storage projects in California, Hawaii, Montana and Washington, as well as electric vehicle infrastructure and renewable hydrogen production technologies and projects in Texas, California, Washington and Iceland.
John has advised and structured various financings of energy and energy-related projects. Additionally, he has infrastructure project experience where he has counseled on the development of port facilities (bulk and container), airports, toll roads, terminals, refineries and associated pipelines, and industrial zones.
According to Chambers, “He is always very thorough, thoughtful and responsive on a wide variety of issues. He is well informed on renewable energy project finance matters too.” John has again been ranked as a Band 1 lawyer in Energy and Natural Resources.
He also advises several nonprofits in Southeast Asia working on refugee issues and human rights matters, and acted as counsel to Nobel laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and has advised the US State and Commerce Departments on energy and political matters relating to Cambodia, Mongolia and Vietnam.
Washington
Washington, DC
Oregon
Harvard Business School, Executive Training Program, 2013
J.D., high honors, University of Washington School of Law, 1993
B.S., magna cum laude, San Francisco State University, 1990