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Ashley Wald
Ashley K. Wald
Associate
akwald@hollandhart.com
Denver Office
555 Seventeenth Street
Suite 3200
Denver, CO 80202-3979
Phone: 303-295-8092
Fax: 303-291-9174

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PRACTICE AREAS

Project Development and Finance
Renewable Energy
Mergers and Acquisitions
International

EXPERIENCE

Ms. Wald's practice focuses on project development and finance, with an emphasis on renewable energy projects.  She has assisted developers with various stages of the development process, including land acquisition, permitting, construction, and financing. She has experience with the drafting and negotiation of power sales agreements, equipment supply and construction documents, site leases and easements, and documents for the financing of renewable projects.  Her practice has included work on projects in the wind, solar and geothermal industries. Specifically, Ms. Wald:

Represented a consortium of municipal utilities in their purchase of a geothermal facility, as well as the acquisition of various wind energy power projects through long-term power purchase agreements.

Represented the developer of one of the first and largest photovoltaic solar installations in North Carolina.

Represented developers in the development of wind farms in Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.

Represented the borrower in the financing of a 165.6MW wind farm in Texas.

Represented the borrower in the financing of a natural gas storage field in Mississippi.

Represented the purchaser of a gas-fired power plant in Utah.

Prior to joining Holland & Hart, Ms. Wald was an associate at the Beijing, China, office of an international law firm where she represented international venture capital firms investing in Chinese companies.

Ms. Wald recently co-taught a course on Renewable Energy and Project Finance Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, and has appeared as a speaker on various renewable energy topics as well as doing business in China.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member, American Bar Association, International Law Section

Member, Colorado Bar Association

Member, Denver Bar Association

PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

"In China, You Play by Another Set of Rules," The Complete Lawyer, Volume 4 Number 6. (Nov.-Dec. 2008)

EDUCATION

University of Denver   J.D. 2005
- Order of St. Ives
- Vice President, International Law Student Association - President, DU Sturm College of Law International Law Society

University of Denver Graduate School of International Studies   M.A. 2005
- Masters Degree, Comparative Politics, Conflict Resolution

Colorado College   B.A. 2000
- Bachelor of Arts, East Asian Studies
- Minor, French Contemporary Studies
- Phi Beta Kappa - magna cum laude


OTHER LANGUAGES

French
Mandarin Chinese