Lisa Chavarria

Lisa has over 20 years of experience in the energy industry, representing sponsors, lenders, and tax equity investors in the real estate aspects of utility scale wind, solar and energy storage projects located throughout the United States.  She specializes in assisting clients in project development and finance including helping clients navigate key transaction documents such as construction loan financing agreements, equity capital contribution agreements, and membership interest purchase agreements.  Lisa and her team routinely help clients achieve site control and clear title and survey issues.

In March 2019 Lisa was appointed by Mayor Steve Adler to the Resource Management Commission for the City of Austin where she served until her term ended in 2023.  She served as a Chair of The University of Texas School of Law’s Renewable Energy Institute from 2007-2013 and has served on the conference planning committee every year since the conference was created. From 2007-2010 she was an officer of the Oil, Gas and Energy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and is a founding member of the Austin Texas chapter of Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (formerly Women of Wind Energy).

Lisa is licensed to practice law in Texas and New Mexico.  She received her J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law where she also studied law at Queen Mary University in London, England and was a member of the Texas Journal of Women and the Law. She earned a degree in Government from The University of Texas at Austin.