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Matthew A. Bogdan
Partner
Matthew Bogdan is a partner in the Seattle office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the firm's energy and climate solutions practice. Matthew advises clients on a broad range of issues affecting the energy, infrastructure, and clean technology industries throughout the project development and financing process. He has extensive experience in the wind, solar, energy storage, electrical vehicle (EV) charging, renewable natural gas, data center, biofuels, hydropower, energy efficiency, hydrogen, and distributed energy sectors. Matthew’s clients are developing and financing the energy transition that will transform the United States over the next decade.
Matthew Christiansen
Partner
Matt Christiansen is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the energy and climate solutions practice. As a former general counsel at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and one of the nation’s leading energy regulatory attorneys, Matt represents a diverse range of clients, including independent power producers, hyperscalers and other large energy consumers, and trade associations, both before FERC and in the development of energy and digital infrastructure, such as data centers.
He has extensive experience with major FERC proceedings involving energy market rules, generator and load interconnection procedures, and the development of electric transmission facilities and natural gas infrastructure. Matt specializes in crafting novel arguments that combine his unparalleled experience at FERC with his understanding of the relevant statutes, regulations, and court precedent, as well as in representing clients at every stage of the regulatory proceeding, including initial pleadings, rehearing requests, and appeals, where necessary.
Matt also represents clients in negotiations involving the development of both energy infrastructure and digital infrastructure. He has particular expertise in negotiating FERC-jurisdictional agreements and in applying his experience with the relevant rules and regulations to secure the most favorable outcome for his clients.
As FERC’s general counsel, Matt oversaw a team of more than 200 lawyers on all manner of adjudicatory and rulemaking matters and was involved in nearly every aspect of the commission’s work, including supervising the its activity in federal courts throughout the country. He has extensive knowledge of FERC rules and regulations under the Federal Power Act and Natural Gas Act, particularly with respect to energy markets and the development of electric transmission facilities and interstate natural gas pipelines.
Prior to becoming general counsel, Matt was a legal advisor to FERC Commissioner Richard Glick and an attorney-advisor in FERC’s Office of General Counsel. Before joining FERC, Matt served as a law clerk to the Honorable Stephen F. Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the Honorable Jesse M. Furman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Matt is a lecturer in law at Yale Law School, where he teaches Advanced State and Federal Electricity Law.
He has extensive experience with major FERC proceedings involving energy market rules, generator and load interconnection procedures, and the development of electric transmission facilities and natural gas infrastructure. Matt specializes in crafting novel arguments that combine his unparalleled experience at FERC with his understanding of the relevant statutes, regulations, and court precedent, as well as in representing clients at every stage of the regulatory proceeding, including initial pleadings, rehearing requests, and appeals, where necessary.
Matt also represents clients in negotiations involving the development of both energy infrastructure and digital infrastructure. He has particular expertise in negotiating FERC-jurisdictional agreements and in applying his experience with the relevant rules and regulations to secure the most favorable outcome for his clients.
As FERC’s general counsel, Matt oversaw a team of more than 200 lawyers on all manner of adjudicatory and rulemaking matters and was involved in nearly every aspect of the commission’s work, including supervising the its activity in federal courts throughout the country. He has extensive knowledge of FERC rules and regulations under the Federal Power Act and Natural Gas Act, particularly with respect to energy markets and the development of electric transmission facilities and interstate natural gas pipelines.
Prior to becoming general counsel, Matt was a legal advisor to FERC Commissioner Richard Glick and an attorney-advisor in FERC’s Office of General Counsel. Before joining FERC, Matt served as a law clerk to the Honorable Stephen F. Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the Honorable Jesse M. Furman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Matt is a lecturer in law at Yale Law School, where he teaches Advanced State and Federal Electricity Law.
U.P. Peter Eng
Partner
Specializes in strategic patent and innovation counseling for technology start-ups.
Nicholas Gladd
Partner
Nicholas (Nic) Gladd is a partner in Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s energy and climate solutions practice. Nic helps independent power producers, clean energy project developers, technology companies, and investors manage risk and find competitive advantages in the increasingly complex and dynamic power sector. He is experienced in helping clients both navigate and shape regulatory frameworks at the federal and state levels, counseling on power market design, and structuring and negotiating commercial agreements for clean energy generation and energy storage projects and operating assets.
Todd G. Glass
Partner
Todd leads a market-leading energy development and finance practice focused on the representation of energy companies, project developers, and investment banks.
Randy Lewis
Partner
Randy Lewis is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. His practice focuses on the representation of technology and growth companies at all stages of their development, from seed-stage start-ups to mature public companies across industry sectors, but with an emphasis on the energy, infrastructure, internet services, internet infrastructure, consumer products, and sustainability sectors.
Peter D. Mostow
Partner
Peter represents renewable and other energy sector clients in transactional matters.
Bob O'Connor
Partner
Bob serves as a strategic partner to his clients and their boards of directors through a broad range of complex financing and strategic corporate transactions at all stages of their development.
Manja S. Sachet
Partner
Manja focuses on intellectual property and technology matters in commercial and strategic corporate transactions.
Scott A. Zimmermann
Partner
Scott Zimmermann represents companies in the solar, energy storage, energy efficiency, and distributed energy resources markets. He also helps clients in developing industries such as water and electric vehicles.
Elise N. Zoli
Partner
Elise Zoli is a partner in the energy and climate solutions practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she focuses on advancing strategic alliances in the clean energy, water, agriculture, and de-carbonized sectors.
Steven G. Boughton
Associate
Steven (Steve) Boughton is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the firm’s energy and climate solutions practice.
Brandon Deutsch
Associate
Brandon Deutsch is an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the energy and climate solutions practice.
Jaron Goddard
Associate
Jaron Goddard is an associate in the Seattle office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the firm's energy and climate solutions practice. She works on a broad range of project development, financing, regulatory, and policy issues affecting the solar, wind, hydroelectric, energy storage, energy efficiency, distributed energy resources, electric vehicle, and other renewable energy industries. Jaron combines a diverse experience as a clean energy lawyer, former U.S. Senate staff counsel involved in negotiating and drafting provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), and strong industry background to create solutions for her clients engaged in the clean energy transition and navigating a constantly evolving international, federal, and state legal and regulatory landscape.
Sarah Greenberg
Associate
Sarah Greenberg is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the firm’s energy and climate solutions practice. Sarah helps independent power producers, project developers, large energy consumers, and trade associations navigate an increasingly complex energy sector.