Shab Puri is a leading energy law attorney with over 20 years of experience in the development and financing of renewable and conventional energy projects throughout the United States, with a primary focus on solar, battery storage (stand-alone and collocated), biomass, hydrogen, hydropower and wind projects.
Shab drives the firm's engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) practice, advising project developers, project owners, contractors, subcontractors, integrators, equipment suppliers, service providers, investors, financing parties, and others through all stages of project development and operation. He has deep experience with EPC agreements, integration agreements, equipment supply agreements (including project specific, master and framework agreements) operation and maintenance (O&M) agreements, long-term service agreements (LTSA), engineering and professional service agreements and other contracts.
He also advises on power purchase agreements, project -related real estate, the purchase and sale of project entities and assets and supports technology leaders, including DWT institutional clients, on their most important energy and infrastructure projects. Shab's expertise is instrumental to powering the firm's growing data center development capabilities.
Shab previously founded a Bay Area boutique law firm focused on clean energy and served as in-house counsel for the U.S. affiliate of a German solar developer and for the world's largest photovoltaic panel manufacturer.
Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC)
Battery storage system integration*
Represented integrator with the negotiation of a master engineering, procurement, and integration agreement for 200 MW battery storage system located in California.
Utility-scale solar plus battery storage integration*
Advised project developer with preparation of battery supply and integration agreement for 300 MW solar plus storage project located in Arizona.
Utility-scale solar plus battery storage EPC agreement*
Represented project developer with negotiation of EPC agreement for 143 MW solar plus 50 MW/100MWh storage project located in Texas.
Solar plus battery storage EPC agreement*
Represented project developer with negotiation of EPC agreement for 97.5 MW solar plus 50 MW/100MWh storage project located in Texas.
Utility-scale solar EPC agreements*
Advised project developer with EPC agreement for 200 MW project located in Michigan.
Operation & Maintenance and Long-Term Service Agreements
Solar O&M agreements*
Negotiated O&M agreements for various solar projects.
Battery storage service agreements*
Represented project developer with the negotiation of a long-term service agreement template for battery storage systems.
Battery storage service agreements*
Advised project developer with operation and maintenance agreement for battery energy storage system with third-party service provider.
Gas turbine service agreements*
Advised client with long term service agreement for gas turbines.
Equipment Supply
World's largest solar panel supplier*
Represented U.S. affiliates of the world's largest solar panel supplier concerning the manufacturing and sale of solar panels, warranty issues, and related matters.
Battery storage supply agreements*
Advised project developer with negotiation of battery energy storage system supply and commissioning agreements.
Battery storage supply agreements*
Represent manufacturer with negotiation of battery energy storage system supply and commissioning agreements.
PV module supply agreements*
Advised project developers with framework agreements for long-term supply of domestic and international PV modules.
PV module supply agreements*
Represented PV module manufacturer with negotiation of short-term and long-term supply agreements for domestic and international PV modules.
Hydrogen
Fuel cell equipment agreements*
Prepared sales and service agreement templates for fuel cell equipment supplier.
Fuel cell equipment agreements*
Advised fuel cell supplier with global licensing requirements.
Electrolyzer supply agreements*
Represented developer with preparation of electrolyzer supply agreement template.
Electrolyzer supply agreements*
Advised developer with negotiation of electrolyzer supply agreement.
Fuel cell warranty preparation*
Prepared limited warranty for fuel cell supplier.
Power Purchase Agreements
Floating solar project PPA*
Represented project developer concerning power purchase agreement for floating solar project in California (at the time of construction it was the largest floating array in the United States).
Commercial solar PPA templates*
Assisted national residential and commercial solar provider with updating all of their commercial power purchase agreement templates (physical and virtual).
Behind the meter PPAs*
Counseled developers and offtakers concerning behind the meter power purchase agreements.
Net metering agreements*
Advised clients with net metering/billing credit agreements.
Renewable energy credit agreements*
Represented clients with renewable energy credit purchase and sale agreements.
Project-Related Real Estate
Renewable energy property rights*
Advised renewable energy developers with lease, license, and easement agreements for project-related property rights.
EV charging station agreements*
Counseled electric vehicle service providers with real estate and other agreements related to the buildout of their regional charging station networks and related matters.
Telecommunications site leases*
Assisted global telecommunications provider with cell site leases and related matters.
Big-box retailer property acquisitions*
Represented solar developer regarding negotiation of agreement for purchase of real property rights from land bank organization.
Big-box retailer property acquisitions*
Advised the country's largest "big-box" retailer, concerning acquisitions of real property and related matters.
Project Finance
Natural gas power plant financing*
Advised independent power producer/borrower concerning $2.5 billion revolving construction credit facility (Project Finance International's North American Deal of the Year 2000) for the financing and construction of 12 natural gas-fired power plants and the capital markets refinancing of such credit facility (Project Finance International's North American Refinancing Deal of the Year 2004).
Natural gas power plant financing*
Counseled independent power producer/borrower concerning $1 billion revolving construction credit facility (Project Finance International's North American Deal of the Year 1999) for the financing and construction of eight natural gas fired power plants and the capital markets refinancing of such credit facility (Project Finance International's North American Refinancing Deal of the Year 2003).
M&A/Commercial
Solar project acquisition in Guam*
Advise client with the acquisition of an operating facility and certain additional development rights of a solar project located in Guam.
Project-related entity transactions*
Represented sellers and buyers with the acquisitions and dispositions of project-related entities and assets.
Carport solar project acquisition*
Advise client on the acquisition of a 4 MW carport solar project located in Los Angeles.
Admitted to Practice
- California
Education
- J.D., University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, 1999
- William H. Leary Scholar, 1998-1999
- Editor, Journal of Land, Resources and Environmental Law
- B.A., Art History, University of Utah, 1995
- Study abroad, French Language, Université de Neuchâtel, 1993
Background
- Partner, K&L Gates, San Francisco, 2021-2025
- Founder and Principal Attorney, Puri Law Group, San Francisco, 2013-2021
- Senior Counsel, Suntech Power Holdings, San Francisco, 2012
- Associate General Counsel, Solar Trust of America LLC, Oakland, Calif., 2010-2012
- Deputy County Counsel, Office of the County Counsel, County of Santa Clara, San Jose, Calif., 2009-2010
- Associate, Stein & Lubin LLP and Pepler Mastromonaco LLP, San Francisco, 2005-2008
- Associate, Stoel Rivers LLP, San Francisco, 2000-2005