Scott Matthew Rickard

Scott is an energy-focused corporate advisor with over two decades of experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and project development and finance, and is the Head of the U.S. Electric Utility practice. His practice primarily focuses on representing investor-owned utilities, energy project developers and financial institutions in the financing, purchase, sale, and development of renewable and thermal energy generation assets and electric transmission facilities across the United States.

Scott has counseled clients on acquisitions and dispositions of many different types of energy projects, including solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, battery energy storage, pumped hydroelectric storage, natural gas and coal. He has deep experience with all types of acquisition agreements for electric generation and transmission projects (whether early-stage, under construction, or in service), including asset purchase agreements, stock/membership interest purchase agreements, merger agreements, build-transfer agreements, participation agreements, joint venture agreements and other joint ownership arrangements. In addition, Scott advises investor-owned utilities on connecting and supplying large load customers and data centers, and in the repowering of thermal and renewable energy generation projects.

Concentrations

•Renewable Energy Transactions
•Electric Transmission Transactions
•Investor-Owned Utilities
•Large Load and Data Center Transactions
•Energy Project Development and Construction
•Mergers and Acquisitions

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Energy Law, 2024-2026
•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