Nicholas J. Caggiano, Jr. represents developers, investors, joint ventures, holding companies and other parties utilizing a variety of entity structures, including limited partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations and statutory trusts, primarily in transactional matters. He has extensive experience with energy industry project development, secured project finance, power supply contract restructurings and related matters. He also has over 17 years of experience representing trustees and trusts in new and restructured corporate finance transactions, including securitizations, trust preferred securities, leveraged lease financings, collateral trusts, escrows and custody arrangements. Recent engagements include the following:

• Representing trustees in various capacities in connection with an unprecedented debt restructuring involving over $1 billion of Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates.

• Representing a cogeneration project in the restructuring of its long term power supply contract through a transaction involving the issuance and private placement of over $99 million of Senior Secured Notes by a Delaware limited liability company.

• Representing affiliates of Fortune 500 utility holding companies in connection with their acquisition, development, financing, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of various cogeneration and other electric generation facilities.

• Advising a prominent energy industry developer in connection with the ownership, operation and unwinding of various electric power projects.

• Providing formation advice and legal opinions concerning a Delaware limited liability company organized to facilitate investments by energy companies in forestation projects to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

Mr. Caggiano received his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Degree, cum laude, from Villanova University in 1978, and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Villanova University School of Law in 1987. He served as an editor of the Villanova Law Review, and was awarded membership in the Order of the Coif. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. Caggiano was a registered Professional Engineer working in the energy industry.

Mr. Caggiano is admitted to practice law in Delaware and Pennsylvania, and is a member of the American Bar Association, Delaware Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association and Energy Bar Association.
OFFICES
1:Wilmington
MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association
Delaware State Bar Association
Federal Energy Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
ADMISSIONS
Delaware
Pennsylvania
United States District Court, District of Delaware
PRACTICES
Corporations and Other Business Organizations
Financial Institutions and Commercial Transactions