Stefano Rosenberg

About Stefano Rosenberg

Seasoned transactional attorney with experience in corporate governance, M&A, contracts and complex business transactions, international trade, legal policy research, data privacy & cybersecurity for boutique law firms and corporations with a focus in the technology, renewable energy, and online spaces. Looking to serve business clients in commercial scale energy development, corporate management, international and domestic contract drafting, import/export compliance and resolutions, and cybersecurity.

Experience

1. Senior Counsel

   Energy Vault

   Feb 2025 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Based in Lugano, Switzerland, Energy Vault® develops and deploys utility-scale energy storage solutions designed to transform the world\'s approach to sustainable energy storage. The Company\'s comprehensive offerings include proprietary gravity-based storage, battery storage, and green hydrogen energy storage technologies. Each storage solution is supported by the Company’s hardware technology-agnostic energy management system software and integration platform. My responsibilities at Energy Vault include: • Lead the structuring, drafting, negotiation, and risk analysis of complex commercial agreements across the full lifecycle of utility-scale energy projects in the U.S, Europe and Africa, including EPC agreements, LTSAs, MSAs, software agreements, PPAs, interconnection agreements, and key subcontractor arrangements. • Advise on and facilitate acquisitions of early-stage and advanced energy development projects for a build-own-operate portfolio, including legal due diligence, transaction structuring, and negotiation of MIPAs, assignment agreements, and development services agreements. • Structure, negotiate, and close significant investment transactions, project financings, joint ventures, and strategic technology development partnerships with leading participants in the global energy sector. • Manage and coordinate U.S. and European outside counsel, including delegation of workstreams, oversight of legal strategy, and cost and efficiency management. • Support corporate growth initiatives by helping to design and implement internal legal processes, approval frameworks, and governance policies to scale legal operations alongside business expansion.

Education

• University of Iowa

  Bachelor's degree, International Business & Global Economics

  2010 — 2014

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law

  Juris Doctor, International Business & Trade Law, Environmental & Energy Law

  2016 — 2019

Skills

• Time Management
• Solar Energy
• Data Analysis
• Renewable Energy Policy
• Management
• Editing
• Renewable Energy Systems
• Microsoft Word
• Foreign Languages
• Photovoltaics
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint