Mark Riedy has joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a partner in its finance, bankruptcy and restructuring practice group, where he will lead the firm’s energy and infrastructure project finance practice. Riedy brings 48 years of experience advising clients on complex U.S. and international project development and financing matters across the energy, chemical, infrastructure, data center, water and clean technology sectors.
Riedy advises developers, lenders, EPC and O&M providers, equipment manufacturers and investment sponsors, including private equity, venture capital and infrastructure funds. His practice spans renewable and conventional energy, chemicals, energy storage, data centers, environmental and infrastructure projects, and includes project finance, debt and equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, technology outsourcing, investment fund structuring and related commercial agreements.
With extensive international experience, Riedy has advised energy, chemical and infrastructure clients operating in more than 75 countries and spent more than eight years living and working in Asia leading significant cross-border project financings. He also counsels clients on regulatory and legislative compliance and represents them in disputes and enforcement matters before U.S. and foreign agencies, including matters involving export controls, sanctions and anti-bribery laws.
“Expanding our project finance capabilities has been a strategic priority for the firm’s energy sector,” Lisa Rushton, co-head of the firm’s energy and natural resources sector, said. “Mark’s depth of experience in large-scale energy, chemical and infrastructure project financings, including first-of-a-kind and highly structured transactions, significantly strengthens our platform and enhances our ability to serve institutional lenders, developers and sponsors operating in this space.”
In addition to his legal practice, Riedy is highly engaged in professional and civic organizations focused on energy policy, sustainability and economic development, and has long played leadership roles in industry, bar and community-based initiatives supporting the advancement of clean energy, chemical and infrastructure projects.
Riedy earned his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and his B.A., summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Michigan.
