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Edward (Ed) Zaelke is the global co-head of the Firm’s Energy & Project Finance Group. He focuses his practice on project finance and private equity in renewable energy transactional matters. With more than 35 years of experience, he advises clients on all elements of alternative energy development and finance, including equity and debt financing, merger and acquisition transactions, equipment purchase and sale agreements, and power purchase agreements.

A prominent leader in his practice, Ed has served as lead counsel on many of the largest and most significant transactions in the renewable industry.

He also authors and speaks prolifically about various topics in the renewable energy industry. Ed is the former president of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and was a board member of AWEA for 12 consecutive years. He is also a founding board member of the Wind Solar Alliance (now a part of the American Council on Renewable Energy) and an adjunct professor at UCLA law, teaching “Renewable Energy Development and Project Finance”.

Advises leading energy and infrastructure developers, investors, lenders and Fortune 500 companies on complex project development, project finance, M&A and strategic capital transactions across the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Leads major digital infrastructure matters at the convergence of data centers, power and capital, including powered-site development, hyperscale power arrangements, project and infrastructure finance, strategic investment and platform transactions.

Guides clients across the full infrastructure lifecycle, from development, commercialization and financing through growth capital, acquisitions, dispositions and other strategic transactions.

Advises renewable energy and storage developers on sophisticated project financings, tax equity and tax credit transactions, PPAs and other commercial arrangements, including projects positioned to serve rapidly growing data-center and technology-sector electricity demand.

Advises governmental and private-sector clients on strategic capital and critical supply-chain investments involving energy, critical minerals, advanced manufacturing and infrastructure supporting the AI economy.