Becky H Diffen
USA Guide 2024
Band 2 : Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional
Band 2
About
Provided by Becky H Diffen
Practice Areas
Becky Diffen focuses her practice on M&A and project development in the renewable energy, energy storage, power generation and transmission industry - including wind, solar, battery storage, geothermal, waste-to-energy, and other technologies. She advises clients on Texas regulatory law, particularly as it relates to renewable energy projects.
Career
Becky has over 20 years of experience in the renewable energy industry and previously worked as a utility-scale wind power developer. She teaches a seminar on Wind & Solar Law as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law.
Professional Memberships
Becky is a co-chair of the Austin Chapter of Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE), as well as serving as chair of WRISE's national webinar committee and co-chair of the 2020 WRISE Leadership Forum.
Publications
Becky is a co-author of Wind Law, the first wind law treatise, and Lexis Practice Advisor: Renewable Energy.
Personal
Carleton College, BA magna cum laude, 2004; University of Texas School of Law, JD with honors, 2009. Becky is an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School and Law, Wind & Solar Law Seminar.
Chambers Review
USA
Becky Diffen is an expert attorney with considerable expertise in the purchase and sale of renewable generation assets and portfolios. She is particularly notable for her knowledge of the wind sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Becky is responsive and a good communicator, but, more importantly, she is also very knowledgeable about both legal and commercial matters, then how to deal with them effectively."
"Becky is responsive and a good communicator, but, more importantly, she is also very knowledgeable about both legal and commercial matters, then how to deal with them effectively."