Elias Hinckley

About Elias Hinckley

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP IN THE EVOLVING ENERGY WORLDElias has been the leader of the alternative energy practice for one of the world’s largest professional services firms as well as the clean energy and cleantech leader for two Am Law 100 law firms, a professor of international energy policy, a regular contributor to several energy forums and frequent speaker on energy policy and finance. He has been a strategic advisor on energy policy and finance to governments, leading global energy companies, private equity and venture capital firms as well as dozens of renewable energy companies. EXPERIENCED CLEAN ENERGY LAWYER SOLVING POLICY, FINANCE, AND TAX CHALLENGESElias is a seasoned clean energy lawyer. He helps his clients solve the challenges of a changing energy landscape by building value through providing policy and market insight, an understanding of the energy marketplace, and the ability to quickly and creatively build solid and efficient deals.INNOVATIONS IN ENERGY FINANCEElias has designed efficient solutions to some of the most challenging and complex financing challenges in energy including some of the unique challenges arising from the integration of new technologies and financing techniques into the regulated utility market. He has found innovative new ways to finance the deployment and commercialization of new energy technologies against challenges as varied as unfavorable regulatory regimes to applying structured financing concepts to small scale energy in building-integrated settings.

Experience

1. Renewable Energy and Climate Finance Lawyer Partner at Baker Botts

   Baker Botts

   Sep 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• Georgetown Law

  LLM, Tax

  1999 — 2001

• University of Massachusetts Amherst

  BA, English

  1991 — 1994

• Boston University School of Law

  JD, Law

Skills

• Regulatory Strategy
• Joint Ventures
• Electricity Markets
• Due Diligence
• Venture Capital
• Finance
• Tax Credits
• Climate Change
• Sustainability
• Financial Modeling
• Renewable Energy Policy
• Cross-Border Transactions
• Photovoltaics
• Geothermal
• Public Policy
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Strategy
• Project Finance
• Tax
• Biomass
• Renewable Energy
• Business Development
• Corporate Governance
• Wind
• M&a Experience
• Biofuels
• Restructuring
• Policy
• Power Markets
• Tax Law
• Structured Finance
• Wind Energy
• Sustainable Business
• Energy Efficiency
• Sustainable Energy
• Solar
• Carbon Markets
• Acquisitions
• Corporate Law
• Cleantech