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David John Frenkil has been involved in the energy industry since working on the white collar criminal defense team representing Enron executives in 2004. His primary areas of focus include cleantech, energy efficiency and natural gas.
He provides counsel on transactional, project development and regulatory matters as an attorney with the law firm Van Ness Feldman. In previous roles with the U.S. Department of Energy and SunEdison, he worked on issues regarding electric transmission development, power purchase agreements (PPAs) and federal energy financing.
Frenkil has advised current and prospective state legislators in Maryland and California on energy development issues, while also consulting a U.S. biofuels company and South American landowner on carbon mitigation strategies.
He has presented at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, Tulane University Law School and George Washington University, as well as conferences for professionals in the cleantech, green building, and government contracting industries.
Click here for his interview with the energy consultancy Black & Veatch concerning the impacts of carbon regulations on U.S. companies.
Professional Associations
- Assistant Editor, Carbon and Climate Law Review
- Board of Directors, College Advocate
Education
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D.
- The George Washington University, B.A. Magna Cum Laude, Political Science
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
Articles and Publications
- Renewable Energy Certificates: A Patchwork Approach to Deploying Clean Technologies, Oxford Journal of World Energy Law & Business, January 2012 (with David Yaffe)
- The Long, Slow Birth of a U.S. Emissions Trading Regime: Recent Developments in U.S. Climate Policy in Tópicos de Direito Ambiental: 30 Anos da Política Nacional do Meio Ambiente by Antônio Augusto Reis, Guilherme J. S. Leal, Rômulo S. R. Sampaio, December 2011 (with David Freestone)
- With Interconnection Agreements, the Devil is in the Details, Renew Grid Magazine, July 2011 (with Gary Bachman and Evan Reese)
- IRS Guidance Benefits Renewable Energy Development, North American Windpower, June 2011 (with Michael Platner)
- Climate Risks and Opportunities: Business Implications of Climate Change, Journal of Energy and Environmental Law, June 2011
- Benefits and Burdens of Incorporating Renewable Energy Technologies in LEED-Certified Buildings, Bloomberg Law Reports: Building Design and Construction, May 2011
- The Impact of Tradable RECs in the California Market, North American Windpower, April 2011 (with David Yaffe)
- After the FHFA Fallout, What Happens Next with PACE Finance? Solar Industry Magazine, January 2011
- Emissions Trading in the US: A New Regime Approaching? Chapter IV in European Energy Law Report VII, April 2010 (with David Freestone)
- Energy Saving Performance Contracts: Assessing Whether to “Retrofit” an Effective Contracting Vehicle for Improving Energy Efficiency in Federal Government Facilities, Public Contract Law Journal, Vol. 39, No. 2, March 2010
Presentations
- Climate Change: Business Risks and Opportunities, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, September, 29, 2011, Washington, DC
- Financing the Deployment of Energy Efficiency and Renewables, 16th Annual Tulane Law School Summit on Environmental Law & Policy, April 2, 2011, New Orleans, LA
- Investing in Federal Energy Procurement, Advanced Energy 2010 Conference, November 8, 2010, New York, NY
- Energy Savings Performance Contracts, American Bar Association Federal Procurement Institute, March 4, 2010, Annapolis, MD
- Energy Efficiency in Government, George Washington University Law School J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Environmental Law Conference, February 19, 2010, Washington, DC
- Regulation of Greenhouse Gases in the Shipping Industry, Energy Efficiency Symposium, February 16, 2010, Linthicum, MD