Torie Berkowitz Cadis
Torie Berkowitz Cadis
Biography
Torie Cadis is a Texas Projects associate in the Austin office. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and project and infrastructure development. She has significant experience working with public and private companies and project developers in both renewable and conventional energy, including wind, solar, battery storage, LNG, infrastructure and conventional power. She also has experience in project financings involving renewable energy and energy storage projects – including wind, solar, and battery storage technology.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
- Represented Convergent Energy + Power on development of three small scale grid stabilization battery energy storage projects in New York, including battery energy storage procurement and long term service agreements and balance of plant construction agreements.
- Represented Convergent Energy in negotiation of engineering, procurement and construction agreements with CS Energy for the provision of balance of plant construction with respect to three battery storage projects in New York.
- Represented Broad Reach Power on the development of in excess of 1,450 MW of battery energy storage projects in Texas and California, including battery energy storage, inverter (PCS), energy management system (EMS) and transformer procurement, and balance of plant construction agreements.
- Represented Broad Reach Power, as developer, in relation to the procurement of 900 MWh of battery systems from Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) for six Texas projects.
- Represented solar project developers in the direct procurement of solar modules, inverters, trackers, including as one of orders or as part of master volume commitments.
- Represented developer of solar and solar + storage project, including advising on front end engineering and design agreement, engineering, procurement and construction agreement, photovoltaic module supply, battery energy storage procurement agreements.
- Represented Goldman Sachs Renewable Power on the acquisition and development of multiple solar power transactions, including the acquisition of solar energy projects under development in Illinois and Rhode Island. Advice included negotiation of development agreements for acquisitions of development projects (including EPC, module and inverter supply, operating and maintenance, construction management and development agreements).
- Represented New Fortress Energy on the proposed development of combined LNG/solar microgrid facilities in Puerto Rico, including negotiation of power purchase and site lease agreements.
- Represented the sponsor on the development of multiple carbon capture and sequestration projects at ethanol plants in the Midwest that will take advantage of section 45Q tax credits and LCFS credits.
- Privately-held midstream company in the US$2.65 billion sale of its interest in a gathering system and gathering pipeline in the Haynesville shale formation of Louisiana.
- Publicly traded oil and gas company in a US$402 million structured overriding royalty interest transaction.
- Publicly traded oil and gas exploration company in a variety of joint ventures and development matters.
Education
Education
- JD, magna cum laude, University of Houston Law Center, 2017
- Honors: Order of the Coif, Order of the Barons
- BS, Environmental Science, Texas A&M University, 2014
During law school, Torie was a writer and Senior Notes and Comments Editor for the Houston Law Review.
Admissions
Admissions
- Texas State Bar
Insights and news
News
Norton Rose Fulbright advises CarbonFree in agreement to capture carbon emissions from U.S. Steel
United States | April 03, 2024
Firm represents Matrix Renewables USA in Gaskell West Project purchase
United States | April 13, 2022
Norton Rose Fulbright advises CarbonFree in agreement to capture carbon emissions from U.S. Steel
United States | April 03, 2024
Firm represents Matrix Renewables USA in Gaskell West Project purchase
United States | April 13, 2022
