Scott Zimmermann is a partner in the San Francisco office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the firm's energy and climate solutions practice. He represents leading and emerging companies that are decarbonizing the global economy. He assists his clients developing technology innovations and building the next generation of projects in the solar, wind, energy storage, nuclear, CCUS, green hydrogen, electrification, energy efficiency, water, and distributed energy resources industries. His clients include Siemens, Lilac Solutions, Kairos Power, Sunrun, Ember Infrastructure, Redaptive, and OhmConnect.

Scott advises new and established companies and their investors on issues affecting the energy, infrastructure, decarbonization, and clean tech industries, including all aspects of project development, joint ventures, debt and tax equity project finance, private equity, structured finance, and start-up counseling. He has supported enterprises and institutions across the globe involved in financing, developing, and regulating energy technology and infrastructure. Scott is an active contributor to the firm's pro bono activities, representing nonprofits in the energy, climate, health, and environmental fields.

Scott brings more than 25 years of experience working in the energy industry to his practice. He was a process engineer for Fluor Corporation, where he supported the design and construction of international oil and gas facilities. Subsequently, Scott led the product development team at a start-up software company, developing solutions to improve the design, operation, and maintenance of large energy facilities. Scott teaches Energy Project Development and Finance at UC Berkeley School of Law.