Introduction
Todd concentrates his practice on the representation of energy companies as a shareholder and member of the firm’s Energy and Renewable Energy Groups. Todd advises clients on a wide range of business and regulatory matters, including project development, purchase agreements and other contract matters, transmission development and interconnection, rate regulation, large energy facility permitting matters, and contested cases. Todd also works closely with biofuels and biomass producers on project development, finance, feedstock, and corporate law matters.
As part of the renewable energy team, Todd brings his experience and industry expertise to help expand the firm’s leadership in wind, biomass, and biofuels project development. Todd represents both utility-scale and small wind clients. Also active in the biofuels industry, he has acted as lead counsel for farmer-owned cooperatives in development, financing, and constructing ethanol and biodiesel plants and continues to act as outside general counsel to renewable fuel clients, assisting them resolve corporate, finance, and governance issues.
“Mr. Guerrero’s handling of these hearings was among the best (if not the best) that I have seen in 25 years of practicing law and more than 12 years as an administrative law judge. I wish that every hearing I had to do was managed as well by the lawyers.”
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 1993
- St. John's University, B.A., 1988
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 1993
- United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Practice Areas
Representative Experience
- Sale of 120 MW wind farm
- 140 MW wind project - project lead
- 400 MW wind project - project lead
- Lead regulatory counsel, 500 MW, $1.6 billion supercritical pulverized coal plant and transmission lines
- Lead outside counsel in first successful advanced prudence determination, North Dakota Public Service Commission
- 40 mgy farmer-owned ethanol facility
- 30 mgy soybean biodiesel facility
- 20 mgy yellow grease biodiesel facility
Selected Publications & Presentations
- Todd regularly writes the Legal Perspective column for Biodiesel Magazine
- “US federal court issues injunction against California Low Carbon Fuel Standard,” Biofuels Digest, December 2011
- Moderator, “Chinese Wind Power Equipment for U.S. Projects: Pilot Project Considerations,” Infocast US-China Wind Summit 2011, December 13, 2011
- Presenter, “Transmission: What’s Happening at the Federal and Regional Levels?,” Third Annual Conference on New Developments in Renewable Energy in the Midwest States, August 25-26, 2011
- Presenter, “New Developments in Renewable Energy,” Law Seminar International’s Second Annual Conference, August 19-20, 2010
- Panelist, “Cap & Trade Demystified: What does it mean for development?,” Sensible Land Use Coalition, March 31, 2010
- Moderator, “Current Issues Involving Transmission in the
- “Carbon tax preferable to cap and trade - Decarbonizing our economy won’t be cheap, but it can be transparent,” Star Tribune, January 16, 2010
- “Lawsuit: LCFS violates US Constitution,” FredNEWS: Energy, January 2010 (also published in Ethanol Producer Magazine, January 2010 Issue)
- Speaker, Fredrikson & Byron’s Mulch to Megawatts Webinar, December 16, 2009
- “Courts Address Global Warming Claims,” FredALERT: Energy, November 9, 2009
- Conference co-chair and Moderator, "The Critical Issue of Transmission: Who Should Build What and Where?," Law Seminars International's Renewable Energy in the Midwest Conference, August 27-28, 2009
- Presenter, “The Future of Carbon Regulation ,” Fredrikson & Byron’s
- “Planning to Make Layoffs? Here Are Some Key Benefits Issues to Consider,” co-authored with Deb Linder, Biodiesel Magazine, July 2009
- “California Adopts Controversial Low Carbon Fuel Standard Intended to Serve as Model for the Nation,” co-authored with Scott Dorfman, FredALERT: Energy, May 15, 2009
- “Business Plans in the Context of Biodiesel Production Facilities,” 20th annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Trade Show, Madison, Wisconsin, June 2004
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association, Business Law Section
- American Bar Association, Environmental, Natural Resources and Energy Section
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Public Utilities Section
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Hispanic Bar Section