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Nicholas A. Giannasca

Partner

Chair, Practice Group DEI Committee (Energy)

T 212.603.6406 New York
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For more than three decades, Nicholas A. Giannasca has counseled clients through transformative changes in the electric industry, including generation divestiture, independent power generation, open-access competition in transmission, and retail access. Today, his practice reflects the continuing evolution of the electric sector in areas of distributed generation, energy storage, energy efficiency, demand response and renewable energy, portfolio standards, and cyber/security. He advises commercial and industrial customers, project developers, financial institutions, and generation and transmission utilities.

Nicholas’ practice entails transactional, regulatory, and administrative litigation matters before FERC, NERC, state agencies, and a variety of RTOs/ISOs, including transmission, interconnections, and energy product markets in PJM and NYISO. He assists clients in drafting and negotiating a comprehensive range of electric industry contracts, including projects development documentation, while helping clients secure energy regulatory approvals for transactions and maintain compliance programs. When needed, he has defended clients before regulatory agencies in enforcement matters.


Practice Highlights

Generation/transmission projects

Supported scores of electric generation developers and transmission owners regarding project development documentation, including PPAs, interconnection agreements, and EPCs in several RTOs and ISOs.

Energy compliance and enforcement

Represented clients before state and federal agencies, including FERC and NERC, on compliance, transaction approval, audit, and enforcement matters.

Distributed energy resources

Advised developers and consumers of distributed energy resources, including distributed generation, energy efficiency measures, demand response, microgrids, and energy storage.
*Denotes experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine
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Admitted to Practice

  • New York

Education

  • J.D., Fordham University School of Law
  • B.A., Columbia University

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Horace Greeley Scholarship Fund
    • Energy Bar Association
    • New York City Bar Association
    • New York State Bar Association

Professional Recognition

    • Named a "Recognised Practitioner" in Energy: State Regulatory & Wholesale Electric Market (New York) by Chambers USA, 2017
    • Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Energy Law by Best Lawyers, 2020-present;  in Energy Regulatory Law, 2023

Background

    • Partner, Blank Rome LLP, New York, N.Y., 2008-2015
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