Mark Friedland

Partner & Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at Orion Energy Partners

Mark Friedland is responsible for providing the legal and compliance oversight of the firm’s operational and investment activities, as well as overseeing the legal and structuring review for investment transactions. Mr. Friedland is a member of the ESG Committee and the Valuation Committee.

Previously, Mr. Friedland was Executive Vice President – Head of Finance, Planning & Legal at K Road DG., where he originated, structured and negotiated K Road’s energy storage asset platform investment.

Mr. Friedland has 19 years of power sector experience with K Road and Sithe Energies. He had direct responsibility for legal, compliance and regulatory efforts with government departments and agencies that regularly intersect with power plant development, construction, transmission and operations, in both contracted and merchant settings. He was responsible for ensuring project documentation was financeable in the capital markets, while interfacing with counsel for various project counterparties.

Prior to the above, Mr. Friedland was Associate Director, Investment Banking (Energy and Mining) at S.G. Warburg, having started his career as a corporate attorney in Canada.

Mr. Friedland earned a M.B.A from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, a J.D. from Queen’s University in Canada and B.A. from University of Toronto.

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  • Partner & Chief Legal and Compliance Officer

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