Drake Hernandez

Mr. Hernandez advises global clients as they develop strategies and evaluate investments within the energy and infrastructure sectors. His expertise lies in techno-commercial diligence of energy and infrastructure projects, with a focus on cross-border projects. He assists clients in project valuation by analyzing market and regulatory trends and assessing the economic and commercial aspects of a project’s contractual relationships. He has been engaged by corporations and investors on matters pertaining to energy and infrastructure project commercialization, strategic and techno-economic due diligence, and regulatory issues within the sectors.

Mr. Hernandez has significant experience in energy-related disputes and has provided written and oral expert testimony. His dispute resolution experience spans the assessment of liability and quantum of damages in commercial litigation and international arbitration matters related to energy projects and infrastructure, including the low-carbon fuel, natural gas, electric power, LNG, and oil sectors.

Mr. Hernandez’s work has been published in Applied Energy, the Energy Law Journal, Utility Dive, and other commercial and academic journals. Drake regularly speaks both domestically and internationally on matters related to the regulation of low-carbon fuel infrastructure, low-carbon fuel market development, and energy system planning.

Mr. Hernandez holds an MS in Technology and Policy, with a focus on energy economics and finance, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BS in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus on operations research and economics, from the University of Texas at Austin.