Biography
Clarissa is an associate in the Project Development and Finance Group based in New York. Her practice focuses on the construction, development, financing and acquisition of energy and infrastructure projects, with a focus on renewables and energy transition matters in the US and Latin America. She has worked on a number of US$1 billion+ project financing and acquisitions and has additional experience drafting and negotiating EPC and other key construction / project documents.
Experience
Avantus on its development and US$500 million+ financing of the 200 MWac Aratina 1 solar and 500 MWh battery energy storage project in California, including assisting on the preparation and negotiation of key construction contracts.
Calpine on the development and US$1 billion+ green financing of the 680 MW Nova BESS project in California.
Atlas Renewable Energy on the development and US$289 million financing of the 200 MW BESS del Desierto project in Chile. This was awarded "Latin America Energy Transition Deal of the Year" by IJGlobal 2025.
NRG Energy on its US$12 billion acquisition of a natural gas generation facilities portfolio and a commercial and industrial virtual power plant platform in the US from LS Power.
NRG Energy on US$778 million combined Texas Energy Fund financings for the separate 456 MW TH Wharton and721 MW Cedar Bayou greenfield natural gas power plants in Texas.
Lumina Capital on a private credit financing for Verano Energy solar development projects in Chile and Colombia.
US renewables company on the preparation of construction, procurement and operational form agreements for solar and battery energy storage projects in the US.
Multinational renewables company on the preparation of EPC and related form agreements for renewable energy projects in the US.
Multinational e-fuels company on construction and related arrangements for a hydrogen e-fuels facility in Chile.
Lenders on a CAD$664 million financing of a dark fiber network portfolio in various urban and suburban markets in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.