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Nicholas A. Giannasca

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T 914.384.9882 Washington, D.C.
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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.

At the firm, Nicholas is a member of the DEI Committee for the Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources practice group, the DEI Client Engagement Committee, and the Corporate Transparency Act Taskforce. Nicholas is highly active in pro bono matters, including his service as a member of the Board of Advisors of Powwater Corp., a company providing clean water solutions to communities in Africa.

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 battery storage.

Corporate restructuring

Represented multiple subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp. in major corporate restructuring and consolidation of several operating utilities in Pennsylvania. (2023/2024)

Sale of natural gas business

Represented Approved Energy II LLC in the sale of Approved's natural gas supplier assets in NY, NJ and PA to NextEra. (2024)

Battery storage

Represented Plus Power on interconnection and related matters pertaining to Plus Power's proposed 150 MW battery storage facility in NY. (2022/2023)

Sale of energy service company

Represented Robison Energy LLC and Westport Capital Partners in the sale of Robison Energy to V3 Commodities. (2023)

Wind facility refinancing

Represented Washington Trust Bank in refinancing of 22 MW on-shore wind facility in ID. (2022)
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Admitted to Practice

  • District of Columbia, 2025
  • New York, 1988

Education

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

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Energy Bar Association
    • New York City Bar Association
    • New York State Bar Association
    • Board of Advisors, Powwater Corp.
    • Board of Editors – Journal of Climate Action, Research and Policy

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" by Best Lawyers in Energy Law, 2020-present; in Energy Regulatory Law, 2023-present

Background

    • Partner, Blank Rome LLP, New York, N.Y., 2008-2015
    • United States Army Reserve
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