Matthew Fusina

Matt’s experience prior to joining Latham includes advising:

LNG Projects and Transactions

• Sempra Energy on:
  • Developing the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 and Phase 2 projects
  • Cameron LNG’s expansion project
  • Developing the Energía Costa Azul LNG project, the first LNG export project in Mexico
• A US subsidiary of a Japanese company on its offtake and marketing arrangements and joint venture interest in an operating North American LNG export facility
• A European LNG company on North American floating liquefaction projects using multiple large-scale floating liquefaction vessels
• Tellurian on developing the Driftwood LNG liquefaction project
• Cheniere Energy on developing the Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi LNG export facilities, with Sabine Pass being the first LNG export project in the lower 48 states of the US
• A global independent power producer on developing the Costa Norte LNG receiving terminal in Panama, the first regasification project in Central America
• A US company on developing a floating LNG liquefaction project off the west coast of Africa
• A US utility company on developing a midscale Pacific island LNG import project using ISO containers and break-bulk LNG imports
• Jordan Cove Energy Project on developing a North American LNG liquefaction and receiving facility
• A US energy corporation on developing an integrated Alaskan LNG export project
• Island power utilities in the Caribbean and Atlantic Basin on small-scale LNG-to-power projects

Power

• A US utility on energy transactions for the development of a large-scale data center
• A US utility on more than 3 GW of energy and capacity transactions
• A US developer on utility-scale geothermal and solar project development
• Multiple US companies on developing battery storage projects
• A US utility on developing hybrid energy storage and solar projects
• A US retail electricity provider on power trading and marketing arrangements
• A US utility company on converting a power plant from coal to natural gas

Energy Transition

• A US company on developing a large-scale US e-methane project with a consortium of Japanese partners
• A major automotive company on developing hydrogen fueling infrastructure and supply arrangements, including fueling stations for FCEVs
• A US company on developing geologic hydrogen projects in the MENA region
• A US company on developing a large-scale hydrogen production and storage project in the Southwest US
• A US LNG company on developing a carbon capture project to sequester CO2 and produce low-carbon LNG
• A US company on developing novel energy optimization services for battery projects that generate first-of-their-kind carbon offset credits
• A US LNG company on developing greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting and mitigation agreements in connection with LNG supply
• A trading company on developing bespoke documentation for carbon credit sales from first-of-their-kind projects plugging orphaned wells
• A US retail electricity provider on developing an electronic voluntary carbon offset trading platform
• A mining conglomerate on developing a green mining project

Trading and Derivatives

• US energy companies, utilities, producers, portfolio companies and end users on physical and financial commodity, interest rate and carbon credit trading arrangements, including transactions under International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB), and other industry master agreements