On April 15, 2025, Early Career professionals joined us for a special Lunch & Learn session at Greentown Labs to explore the intricacies of financing in the clean energy sector.

Our featured speaker, Mario Samos, Senior Managing Associate at Sidley Austin, led a discussion on the challenges and opportunities of financing clean energy projects. Mario shared insights from his extensive experience in the industry, highlighting strategies for successfully securing and managing funding for clean energy initiatives.

This program was suitable for professionals with fewer than 10 years of work experience and students.

Check-in began at 11:45am, with the presentation starting at 12:15pm. A brief networking opportunity followed the discussion.

Lunch (pizza) was provided.

Thank you to Greentown Labs for hosting the event!

Thanks to the support of our sponsors, the event was free.

Missed this event? Click here to see the recording!

Speaker Bio

Mario Samos is a senior managing associate in Sidley’s Energy, Transportation, and Infrastructure group. Mario’s focus is on the development, financing, acquisition, and sale of energy projects.

Mario’s experience representing energy clients includes the following types of transactions:

• Project developers and private equity firms in connection with wind, solar and natural gas power generation facilities, battery storage projects and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including acquisitions, divestitures, project financings, portfolio financings and tax equity investments.
• Independent power producers, corporate offtakers and financial institutions in connection with offtake arrangements for power generation facilities, including power purchase agreements and commodity hedges.
• Power and gas utilities and underwriters in connection with utility cost-recovery securitizations.

In 2022, Mario was selected by Latino Leaders magazine to the “Latino Lawyers to Keep on the Watch” list.

Mario earned his J.D. from Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law, his MBA in Finance from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and his B.A. in Mathematical Economic Analysis from Rice University. Prior to attending law school, Mario served as an Analyst at the U.S. Department of Justice where he assessed emerging security threats.