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This event is open to SLS and GSB students only.
Please join us for an informal discussion and Q&A with SLS alums working in the renewable energy space. You will hear practice and career perspectives from recent graduates with law firm and in-house renewable energy experience.
The panel will feature:
Caroline Jo brings to Rondo Energy years of experience securing project financing for renewable energy projects. Prior to joining Rondo, she worked as a renewable energy project finance associate at McGuireWoods and DLA Piper. While there, she represented leading lenders, sponsors, project developers, and utilities in various tax equity financings, asset sales, and complex restructurings of solar, wind, battery and EV charging projects across the United States. Prior to that, Caroline worked at ENGIE and on the US C&I Project Finance team at SunEdison. Caroline earned her joint J.D./Master’s degree in environment and resources from Stanford University, a master’s degree in environmental policy from Cambridge University, and a bachelor’s degree in public and international affairs from Princeton University.
Monica Molina helps renewable energy companies bring to scale the next generation of our nation’s clean energy infrastructure by navigating them through complex regulatory issues involving federal, state, and local agencies. Drawing on past roles at an independent power producer and in climate policy, in combination with her legal expertise, Monica is uniquely situated to help clients navigate the energy sector’s dynamic business and legal landscape.
When disputes with regulators and private entities do arise, Monica applies her experience in negotiation and litigation to help her clients achieve favorable outcomes so they can focus on bringing their renewable energy projects to fruition. Her practice further includes working collaboratively with her clients to advocate policy positions unique to their industry.
Monica is experienced with advising renewable energy developers on the environmental aspects of their transactions, drafting permitting opinions, and conducting due diligence for projects totaling several hundred megawatts. She is also familiar with a range of environmental statutes, including the California Environmental Quality Act; Forest Practice Act; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; Clean Water Act; National Environmental Protection Act; and the federal Endangered Species Act.