Mona E. Dajani is a partner in the Project Development & Finance practice as well as Global Head of Renewables, Global Head of Energy & Infrastructure (Projects), Head of the Hydrogen and Ammonia Practice (Americas) and Co-Head of the U.S. Energy team, focusing on energy innovation.

Mona focuses on project finance, corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, sustainable finance, portfolio acquisitions and tax equity matters along with advising government and private clients in energy and infrastructure projects. In her over 20 years of practice, Mona has led numerous financing and acquisition/disposition and project development transactions involving solar, wind, hydrogen, hydroelectric, geothermal, biomass, waste to energy and net-zero disruptive technologies such as connectivity, autonomous driving and e-mobility as well as gasification, transmission lines, and oil & gas pipelines. She has substantial experience managing syndicated loan and debt capital markets transactions, Islamic finance, equity and debt transactions, sustainable finance, ESG, syndicated commercial bank debt, commercial paper programs and arranging capital for new and established energy and infrastructure companies. Mona has represented a wide variety of commercial and public institutions, sponsors, utilities, financial institutions, underwriters, energy and clean technology companies, private equity funds, investment banks and multilateral agencies in transactions throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

• American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), Board of Directors
• U.S. Department of Energy Ambassador for C3E
• ABANA – the preeminent U.S. organization for finance professionals and institutions with interest in the Middle East and North Africa, Board Member
• The Energy Lawyers Network, Board Member
• Lawyers for the Creative Arts, Board Member
• Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), Board Member
• Charter Fellow, Chartered Construction Lawyers Society of America
• United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Chicago, Board of Directors

Professional Affiliations

• The Institute for Energy Law – International Section
• American Bar Association – Energy and Resources
• American Bar Association – Vice Chair, Project Finance of the Energy Infrastructure & Siting Committee
• Member, Diversity Law Institute

Awards & Accolades

• Selected to the 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers List. This list honors only 5% of attorneys in New York Metro who exhibit excellence in their practice. Thomson Reuters (2023).
• Recognized by The Legal 500 as a leading lawyer for Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power (Industry Focus) and Project Finance – USA Nationwide (2022).
• Recognized by Chambers as a leading lawyer for Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – USA Nationwide (2022).
• Recognized as a top 10 finalist for the Women in Hydrogen 50, an initiative profiling inspirational women in the clean hydrogen sector (2022).
• A fellow of the American Bar Foundation, in recognition of a lawyer whose career has demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of society (2021).
• Winner of multiple Law360’s MVP awards in Project Finance (2021, 2020).
• Named as one of the most influential women in the global wind sector. The 2021 Women’s Power List (WPL) spotlights the top female deal-makers, power-brokers and influencers in the global onshore and offshore wind industry of 2021. A Word About Wind (2021).
• Selected and ranked to A Word About Wind (AWAW) Legal Power List, a biennial industry intelligence report that ranks the 100 most influential lawyers in the global wind energy sector (2020, 2018).
• One of 10 lawyers featured in Financier Worldwide’s 2021 Distinguished Advisors Project Finance & Infrastructure special profile, which recognizes “Power Players” in the industry.
• Recognized as a 2020 Environment+Energy Leader 100 (2020).
• Recognized as a Leading Lawyer by The Best Lawyers of America (2013–present).
• Appointed as member of Law360’s Project Finance Editorial Advisory Board (2019–present).
• Recognized as one of the leading voices in the cleantech industry by the 2020 Cleanie Awards in the Woman of the Year category.
• Lawyer of the Year and Leading Energy, Mining and Infrastructure Lawyer, Al Global Media (2018).
• Women in the Law Nominated by their Peers, Best Lawyers (2018).

Speaking Engagements

• “Managing Termination Risks on Major Energy Projects,” Shearman & Sterling (May 2023).
• “Inflation Reduction Act Lunch Panel,” French American Chamber of Commerce (May 2023).
• “Hydrogen Energy: Opportunities and Implications in the MENA Region,” ABANA and Middle East Policy Council Panel (April 2023).
• Moderated “The Role of International Collaboration to Create the Hydrogen Economy,” Reuters Events Hydrogen 2023 (March 2023).
• “Solar + Wind Finance Investment Summit,” InfoCast (March 2023).
• Moderated “Clean Hydrogen: Will the Northeast Become a Hydrogen Hub?” the RE+Northeast 2023 Conference (February 2023).
• Moderated “Power Talk: Hydrogen Dealmaking,” the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Finance Forum (June 2022).
• “Keynote Speaker: Outlook for Hydrogen – What Is Driving Growth in the Market,” S&P Global: Hydrogen Markets Americas Conference (March 2022).
• “What’s New in the Renewables Sector,” Crossroads: The Infrastructure Podcast (February 2022).
• “Renewable Energy and the New Infrastructure Bill: Opportunities, Requirements, and Potential Liabilities,” Strafford Webinars (November 2021).
• “Risk Management Practice to Meet Climate Risk and ESG,” PRIMA San Francisco Webinar (October 2021).
• “Financing and the Power Markets—Emerging Trends, Challenges, and Initiatives,” Platts 23rd Annual Financing U.S. Power Conference (October 2021).
• “Building a Profitable Renewable Hydrogen Project,” Renmad Hydrogen Europe 2021 (September 2021).
• “Green Hydrogen,” INFOCAST Virtual Masterclass (July 2021).
• “The Hydrogen Revolution,” Revolution.Aero Global 2021 (July 2021).
• “Where VC Meets Capital Markets: The Intersection of Technology, Energy and Finance,” ACORE Finance Forum (June 2021).
• “Atlantic Council Hydrogen Policy Sprint – Policy Solutions to Unlock Hydrogen’s potential,” Atlantic Council (June 2021).
• “The Big Debate: What Is the Future of Offshore? New Installations vs. Floating vs. Asset Conversions,” Next Generation Wind Energy Conference (June 2021).
• “ESG Checklist to Build Your Own Strategies,” SunCast Podcast (May 2021).
• “Hydrogen Markets Americas Virtual Conference – Building Out Hydrogen Infrastructure: Project Status, Technology, and Investment,” S&P Global Platts (May 2021).
• “ACORE Leadership Council Roundtable: TC Energy’s Renewable Strategy,” American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) (April 2021).
• “Energy Transition: Virtual Fireside Chat with Oliver Bishop, General Manager Hydrogen at Shell,” (April 2021).
• “U.S. Investment Opportunities in the Hydrogen Economy,” Bloomberg BNEF Summit (April 2021).
• “Empowered Women of Arab America,” Arab America (March 2021).
• “Women in Power: Leading the Energy Transition,” Mitsubishi Power (March 2021).
• “Decarbonizing the American Energy Economy: The Infrastructure Challenges and Associated Regulatory Issues,” American Bar Association (March 2021).
• “Hydrogen-Related Energy Applications, Usage and Storage,” Strafford Webinars (March 2021).
• “U.S.-Israel Disruptive Cleantech Innovation: Energy Technology Collaboration across California, Texas and Israel,” The California Israel Chamber of Commerce (CICC) (March 2021).
• “Who Are the Hydrogen End Users?,” Reuters Events (February 2021).
• “Investment Opportunities in ESG, Hydrogen, RE Infrastructures and Advance Recycling Technologies Aligning with UN SDGs 6 – 13,” Companies for Zero Waste: Social Enviro Impact Roundtable (February 2021).
• “Energy Outlook: Moving Beyond the Pandemic,” The 11th Gulf Intelligence UAE Energy Forum 2021 (January 2021).
• “How to Best Finance and Generate Accelerating ROI’s in a Utility Scale Renewable Energy Project,” 12th Annual European Power Strategy & Systems Summit (November 2020).
• “Renewable Energy and the Law,” ICLG (November 2020).
• “Energy Transition: Virtual Fireside Chat with Paul Browning, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Power Americas,” (November 2020).
• “Supply Chain Twin Technology, Resource Optimization for Materials – Plastics, Precious Metals, Mining and the Newest in Recycling Technologies,” Companies for Zero Waste (November 2020).
• “Financing Hydrogen Infrastructure: Next Steps,” Hydrogen Markets America Virtual Conference (November 2020).
• “Strength in Numbers: Partnering for the Future,” ASME Offshore Wind Digital Solutions Summit (November 2020).
• “Investment Trends in Energy,” MENA Energy Meet (November 2020).
• “Project Finance and an Overview of Our Critical Needs,” EUCI – Funding America’s Critical Infrastructure (November 2020).
• “Financing Your Distributed Energy Project,” Distributed Energy Conference (October 2020).
• “Global Markets: Transborder Investment in a Locked-Down World,” REFF Wall Street Virtual Event Experience (September 2020).
• “Clean Energy Investing in an Economic Downturn,” SunCast Podcast (April 2020).
• “Mona Dajani Unpacks Key Elements of Good Renewable Deals,” SunCast Podcast (March 2020).
• “Women Powering Smart Energy,” Energy Networks Networking Event (February 26, 2020).
• “The Investors View: Investment in Today’s Infrastructure Market,” Rubicon New York Infrastructure Roundtable (February 17, 2020).
• “Renewable Energy: Recent Trends and Updates,” Knowledge Group Online CLE Renewable Energy Webinar (November 26, 2019).
• “Terawatts & Trillions,” Experts Only Podcast (November 21, 2019).
• “Under New Ownership: Update on Assets Changing Hands, and the M&A Landscape in the USA,” 6^th Annual Solar & Storage Finance USA (October 29, 2019).
• “Financing Infrastructure Development,” REFF-Wall Street 2019 (June 18, 2019).
• “Women Powering Smart Energy,” Energy Networks Networking Event (May 1, 2019).
• “Trends in Wind Energy to Shape Growth in 2019,” Infocast’s Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit 2019 (February 5, 2019).
• “Structuring Private Equity Funds for Investment in Renewable Energy Projects: A New Financing Option,” Strafford Webinars (November 8, 2018).

Publications

• “SK Ecoplant’s $50 Million Investment in Project Nujio’qonik,” Global Legal Chronicle (May 2023).
• “Inflation Reduction Act: New Guidance on Domestic Content Bonus Credits,” Shearman & Sterling (May 2023).
• “Chevron case: Supreme Court could take sledgehammer to agency power,” The Hill (May 2023).
• “JPMorgan’s takeover of First Republic fuels M&A expectations,” Reuters (May 2023).
• “Supreme Court unlocks climate cases by rejecting oil industry bid,” E&E News (April 2023).
• “Financing the Energy Transition: Forging Ahead in the Wake of Silicon Valley Bank,” Power Mag (April 2023).
• “Clean Hydrogen Hubs Can Help Grow A Green Economy,” Law360 (April 2023).
• “The Great Green Hydrogen Battle,” Canary Media (March 2023).
• “Expert voices: de-risk and deploy,” Axios Pro (March 2023).
• “Mona Dajani Comments on EV Standardization Efforts by Biden Administration,” Law360 (June 2022).
• “Deal lawyers react to EPA decision,” Axios Pro (June 2022).
• “U.S. States and Cities Fiercely Competing to Host U.S. Hydrogen ‘Hub,’ says Mona Dajani, Global Co-Head of Pillsbury’s Energy and Infrastructure Project Team,” Energywire (April 2022).
• Project Finance 2021: A practical cross-border insight into project finance 10th edition by Millbank LLP – “Using Project Finance for Hydrogen Applications,” ICLG – International Comparative Legal Guide (May 2021).
• “Mona Dajani: Supply Chain Shocks Dampen U.S. Renewables Takeoff,” Inframation News (November 2021).
• “Mona Dajani Comments on Biggest-Ever Carbon Capture Project,” Bloomberg Law (November 2021).
• “The Islamic Finance and Markets Review – United States,” The Law Reviews, 6 (November 2021).
• “Will the Biden Infrastructure Bill Unlock Private Investment in the U.S.?,” Investment Monitor (November 2021).
• “The Biggest Green Hydrogen Hub in the U.S. Could Be Coming Soon to Mississippi,” Canary Media (October 2021).
• “MVP: Pillsbury’s Mona Dajani,” Law360 (September 2021).
• “An Insight into Renewable Energy Laws and Regulations – USA Chapter,” ICLG – Renewable Energy 2022 (September 2021).
• “Firms Continue to Find Ways to Support, Inform Clients During Energy Transition,” Texas Lawyer (June 2021).
• “Energy Law and Transactions,” LexisNexis, (2021).
• “Esg Finance: An Enterprise-Wide Checklist,” SHALE Oil & Gas Business Magazine (May 2021).
• “Mona Dajani Unpacks Building Your Own ESG Strategy in SunCast Podcast,” Suncast Media (May 2021).
• “Using Project Finance for Hydrogen Applications,” ICLG – International Comparative Legal Guide – Project Finance 2021 10th Edition (May 2021).
• “Green Bitcoin Does Not Have to Be an Oxymoron,” Bloomberg Law (April 2021).
• “Infrastructure Proposals Aimed at Facilitating the Energy Transition Elicit Wider Partisan Divide Than Others,” Morning Consult (April 2021).
• “Hydrogen Offers CEE a Huge Opportunity, but It Needs to Act Fast,” Emerging Europe (March 2021).
• “Jigar Shah to Head up U.S. DOE Loan Programs Office,” Renewable Energy World (March 2021).
• “2021 Outlook: Will Hydrogen Experience a Breakthrough?” Utility Dive (January 2021).
• “Tax Extenders Included in the Stimulus Bill Poised to Provide a Boost to Renewables,” Texas Lawyer Law.com (January 2021).
• “Hydrogen: 3 Things to Watch in 2021,” E&E News (January 2021).
• “Utility Interest in Hydrogen ’Beyond Staggering”: GE,” Utility Dive (December 2020).
• “S&P: Hydrogen Offers Opportunity for Energy Transition, but Economics Remain Difficult before 2030,” Utility Dive (November 2020).
• “Green Hydrogen in Natural Gas Pipelines: Decarbonization Solution or Pipe Dream?” Greentech Media (November 2020).
• “Trump Administration Issues Strategic Framework to Direct Federal Hydrogen Research,” Utility Dive (November 2020).
• “Hydrogen First Used for Energy Storage Then Wider Applications: Mitsubishi Power,” S&P Global Platts (November 2020).
• “Mitsubishi Power: Hydrogen Is the Future,” Shale Magazine (November 2020).
• “5 Questions Energy Attorneys Are Hearing About Hydrogen,” Law360 (November 2020).
• “Pillsbury’s New Hydrogen Practice Attorneys on the Viability of Clean Energy,” Texas Lawyer Law.com (November 2020).
• “The Islamic Finance and Markets Review – United States,” The Law Reviews, Ed. 5 (November 2020).
• “Green Hydrogen, Holy Grail for Long-Term Energy Storage, Getting Supermajors’ Attention,” Renewable Energy World (October 2020).
• “Following Forward-Looking Energy Clients, Big Law Firms Add Hydrogen Practices,” Texas Lawyer (October 2020).
• “Sustainability-Linked Debt Products Can Drive a Greener Economy,” Bloomberg Law (August 2020).
• “Statement from Mona Dajani on Progress Towards ACORE’s $1T American Renewable Investment Goal,” North American Clean Energy (July 2020).
• “Making Sure Renewable Energy Is in Your Business Plan for the Economic Recovery,” The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) (July 2020).
• “Battery Storage Market Remains Robust Despite Coronavirus Delays,” S&P Global Market Intelligence (Quoted, May 2020).
• “Ask the Energy Experts,” enerG Magazine (Spring 2020).
• “Another Kind of Offshoring Forewind Coming to the U.S.,” Financier Worldwide Magazine (April 2020).
• “Clean Energy Industry on Edge as Coronavirus Fears Spread,” Law360 (March 2020).
• “Energy Storage: Batteries Not Yet Included,” IPE Real Assets (March 2020).
• “2020 Outlook: U.S. Renewable Resources on Steady Course for Increased Deployment,” Utility Dive (January 2020).
• “Challenges Remain in Understanding Energy Storage as an Investment,” Greentech Media (January 2020).
• “Having Climate Change Deniers in the White House Doesn’t Imply U.S. Renewable Energy Industry Is Dead,” International Business Times (March 3, 2017).
• Regular contributor and commentator for International Financial Times, CNN Radio, Axios, POLITICO, Bloomberg Energy, FOX News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Public Radio and USA Today, among others.