Scott M. Rickard

• Advising multiple investor-owned utilities across the United States in the construction agreements, energy supply agreements (including sleeving arrangements) and related tariff matters with respect to connecting and supplying large load customers and data centers.
• Represented a competitive affiliate of an investor-owned utility in its potential acquisition of a data center business.°

• Representing an investor-owned utility in California in its proposed disposition of multiple hydroelectric generating facilities.
• Representing a renewable energy project developer in Texas in its potential acquisition and development of multiple early-stage solar and energy storage projects in ERCOT.
• Advising an investor-owned utility in the South in its acquisition of an early-stage 200 MW solar project.
• Counseling an investor-owned utility in connection with a construction management agreement for a 400 MW utility-scale solar and storage project.
• Represented an investor-owned utility in the potential disposition of interests in multiple renewable energy project sites.°
• Represented an independent power producer in multiple dispositions of utility-scale solar projects.°
• Represented a competitive affiliate of an investor-owned utility in the Southeast in its acquisition of multiple in-construction utility-scale solar projects in PJM, and a related renewable energy development business, from another investor-owned utility.°
• Represented an investor-owned utility in Oregon in connection with the potential acquisition of multiple early-stage pumped storage facilities.°
• Counseled multiple project companies owned by an international fund management company in the development of multiple pumped storage facilities in Oregon (400 MW) and Washington (1.2 GW).°
• Represented an investor-owned utility in Nevada in connection with the potential acquisition of an early-stage 1 GW pumped storage facility.°
• Advised an investor-owned utility in Nevada in connection with the potential acquisition, through build-transfer agreement structures, of multiple solar and energy storage projects and geothermal projects totaling in excess of 2 GW.°
• Represented an investor-owned utility in Arizona in connection with its acquisition, through a build-transfer agreement structure, of a 250 MW wind project located in New Mexico.°
• Advised a California-based renewable energy financier and developer in its sale of multiple portfolios of operating, under development, and proposed C&I solar projects to a consortium of financial buyers.°
• Represented an investor-owned utility in its potential acquisition, through multiple acquisition structures, of solar and wind-powered projects totaling in excess of 2 GW.°
• Counseled a Hong Kong-based developer of, and investor in, U.S. renewable energy generation and energy storage projects and related companies on a joint venture for the development and construction of up to 1 GW of solar projects in Texas.°
• Represented an investor-owned utility in Oregon in connection with multiple wind project repowering transactions.°
• Represented a competitive affiliate of an investor-owned utility in its disposition of a portfolio of 10 geothermal generating plants.°
• Represented a Hong Kong-based developer of and investor in U.S. renewable energy generation and energy storage projects and related companies in its sale of a majority interest in a renewable energy project portfolio management solutions provider to a private equity firm.°
• Advised a California-based renewable energy financier and developer on its acquisition of one of the largest C&I renewable energy developers in the United States, as well as multiple affiliates.°
• Counseled a global private equity firm on the proposed sale of a holding company’s portfolio of more than 100 domestic and international solar projects totaling in excess of 2 GW.°
• Represented independent power producers, regional solar developers, and financiers in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, New York, and Oregon in the financing, purchase, sale, and development of residential, C&I, and utility-scale solar projects nationwide.°

• Advising an investor-owned utility in its repowering to natural gas of a 500 MW coal-fired power plant that is jointly-owned with another investor-owned utility.
• Counseled an investor-owned utility in Arizona with respect to an acquisition transaction structured as a tolling power purchase agreement for 100 percent of the output of a 550 MW gas-fired generation unit, coupled with a multiyear option to purchase.°
• Represented multiple investor-owned utilities in their respective acquisitions of gas-fired generation facilities located in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Washington totaling in excess of 4 GW.°
• Advised a Canadian energy infrastructure company in connection with the disposition of multiple gas-fired power plants in California and Colorado.°
• Counseled an investor-owned utility in Nevada in its acquisition of undivided ownership interests in a 585 MW gas-fired power plant.°
• Represented a financial institution in the sale of undivided ownership interests in a 640 MW coal-fired power plant and electric transmission assets located in Oregon, and related windup of a historical leveraged lease financing.°

• Advised an investor-owned utility in its potential acquisition, through a build-transfer agreement structure, of multiple segments of a proposed multi-state high voltage transmission line.
• Counseled an investor-owned utility in the Midwest in its potential acquisition, through a build-transfer agreement structure, of a proposed multistate high voltage transmission line.°
• Represented an investor-owned utility in Arizona in its joint ownership of connection with a joint venture for the development, construction, joint ownership, and operation of an electric transmission line between Arizona and Mexico.°
• Counseled an investor-owned utility in Nevada in connection with CAISO’s Harry Allen – Eldorado 500 kV transmission line project.°
• Advised an investor-owned utility in Oregon on its joint venture for the development, construction, joint ownership, and operation of multiple electric transmission, distribution, and underbuild facilities in Idaho.°
• Represented an investor-owned utility in Arizona in connection with a joint venture for the development, construction, joint ownership, and operation of an electric transmission line between Arizona and Mexico.°
• Counseled an investor-owned utility in Oregon in its joint venture for the development, construction, joint ownership, and operation of multiple electric transmission facilities in the state of Wyoming.°
• Advised an investor-owned utility in Oregon with respect to the sale of undivided ownership interests in electric transmission facilities and associated joint ownership and operation arrangements.°
• Represented an investor-owned utility in multiple acquisitions and dispositions of electric transmission and distribution assets.°

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Rickard prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

• Vice President – Sales and Marketing, Naftex Ltd, 1999-2001
• Old World Industries Inc., 1993-1999
  • Business Manager, Chemical Division, 1998-1999 (most recent position held)

• Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Energy Law, 2024-2025
• Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Energy Transactions: Electric Power, 2023
• Listed, Thomson Reuters, “Stand-Out Lawyers,” 2022-2024
• Listed, BTI Consulting Group, “Client Service All-Stars,” 2020

• Member, Energy Bar Association
• Executive Committee Member, Energy, Telecom & Utility Section, Oregon State Bar (2011-2015); Past Chair (2015); Chairperson (2014)
• Position #7, Vernonia School District Board of Directors, 2021-2024
• Planning Commissioner, Washington County Planning Commission, 2007-2014