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Becky Hollis Diffen

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Diffen, Becky Hollis

Biography
Becky’s practice focuses on energy transactions, project development, and energy regulatory law. She represents developers, investors, and other energy clients in the renewable energy, power generation, and natural gas industries on complex transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and project finance. She also has experience in regulatory proceedings before the Public Utility Commission of Texas and advising clients on Texas regulatory law. Becky has over 10 years of experience in the power industry and previously served as Development Manager for a utility-scale wind power developer. She was recognized by Chambers USA in 2011, has served as an adjunct professor at the The University of Texas School of Law where she co-taught a seminar on electric power law, and is a co-author of Texas Wind Law, the first wind law treatise. 


Education and Professional Background
  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with honors, 2009 (Editor-in-Chief, Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, & Energy Law; Magister, Phi Delta Phi; Wally Scott Endowed Presidential Scholarship; Tom C. Clark Fellows Scholarship, Phi Delta Phi Balfour Scholarship, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Scholarship)
  • Carleton College, B.A. Computer Science, Political Economy (concentration), and Latin American Studies (concentration) magna cum laude, 2004 (Mortar Board National Honor Society, National Merit Scholar, varsity softball)
  • Judicial Intern to The Honorable Paul Green, Supreme Court of Texas, Spring, 2008
  • Admitted to practice: Texas, 2009
Professional Recognition
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in energy: state regulatory & litigation, 2011
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  • Adjunct Professor: The University of Texas School of Law, Seminar on Electric Power Law, 2011
  • President, Founding Board Member, and Founding Fellow: Texas Energy Law Association 
  • Co-chair: Central Texas Chapter of Women of Wind Energy
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Becky Hollis Diffen
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2801 Via Fortuna
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Austin, TX 78746-7568

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bdiffen@velaw.com

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