Lino Mendiola advises clients on both litigation and transactional matters involving energy and regulatory law with a focus on the electric energy market. With more than 24 years of commercial and regulatory litigation experience, Lino represents utilities, private equity investors and other clients in state and federal court and before the Public Utility Commission of Texas and other state agencies, and advises on the regulatory aspects of complex energy transactions including infrastructure development, asset sales and joint ownership arrangements.
Lino frequently counsels clients on state and federal contracting and procurement law, and advises governments and businesses on procurement and contracting matters, such as DBE/HUB/MBE/WBE regulatory compliance, supplier diversity program development, and issues relating to diversity, inclusion and affirmative action. He is nationally recognized in designing, implementing and defending affirmative action programs and routinely offers legal advice in disputes involving procurement policies.
Lino serves on the Executive Committee of Eversheds Sutherland (US).
Client Tools
•Carbon Capture and Sequestration Tax Credit
Selected Experience
Represented a private equity firm in connection with its acquisition of a residential gas distribution company.
Guided NRG Energy through DOE and NETL approvals for modifications to a cooperative agreement and provided regulatory advice related to the $1 billion Petra Nova Carbon Capture project, the world’s largest retrofit post-combustion carbon capture system.
Awards and Rankings
Recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America in the area of energy law (2017)
Recognized by Chambers USA: Guide to Leading Business Lawyers in the area of state regulatory and litigation (2011-2020)
Named to The Best Lawyers in America in the area of energy law (2007-2020) and administrative law (2009-2020)
Selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers (2008-2011, 2013-2019)
Recipient, Texas Diversity Council’s Multicultural Leadership Award (2010)
News
In the News
Eversheds Sutherland elects two new US Executive Committee members (August 24, 2019)
Advisor News
This article in Advisor News reports on Partners Lino Mendiola's and Wade Stribling's election to Eversheds Sutherland's US Executive Committee. Lino and Wade join Bert Adams, Adam Cohen, Dorothy ...
On The Move (April 4, 2016)
Texas Lawyer
Sutherland Partner Lino Mendiola III is mentioned in the Texas Lawyer for his selection to the 2016 Fellows Program of Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, a national organization made up of top ...
People on the Move - Lino Mendiola III (February 18, 2016)
Austin Business Journal
Partner Lino Mendiola III is featured in this Austin Business Journal article for being selected for the 2016 Fellows Program of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), a national ...
Hunt Consolidated, Inc. Consortium Selected by Energy Future Holdings as Plan for Bankruptcy Solution (August 28, 2015)
Bloomberg Law
Sutherland is mentioned in this Bloomberg Law article for advising Hunt Consolidated, Inc. on regulatory and debt financing matters.
Newsmakers (March 2, 2015)
Texas Lawyer
Lino Mendiola III is featured in a Texas Lawyer article for joining Sutherland’s Austin office as partner in the Energy, Environmental and Commodities Practice Group.
Firm Expands Energy and Environmental Practice with Hiring of Partner (February 24, 2015)
Austin Legal News
Lino Mendiola III is featured in an Austin Legal News article for joining Sutherland’s Austin office as partner in the Energy, Environmental and Commodities Practice Group.
People on the Move - Lino Mendiola III (February 17, 2015)
Austin Business Journal
Lino Mendiola III is featured in an Austin Business Journal article for joining Sutherland’s Austin office as partner in the Energy, Environmental and Commodities Practice Group.
Sutherland Bolsters Energy Expertise in Austin (February 17, 2015)
The Texas Lawbook
Partner Lino Mendiola III is featured in an article for The Texas Lawbook discussing his decision to join Sutherland’s Energy, Environmental and Commodities Practice Group.
Sutherland Scores Energy Pro from Andrews Kurth (February 10, 2015)
Law360
Partner Lino Mendiola III is featured in a Law360 article discussing his decision to join Sutherland’s Energy, Environmental and Commodities Practice Group.
Press Releases
24 Eversheds Sutherland Practice Areas, 63 Attorneys Named Among Nation’s Best in 2020 Chambers USA (April 23, 2020)
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that 24 practices and 63 attorneys have earned recognition in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Chambers USA, a ...
Eversheds Sutherland Elects Two New US Executive Committee Members (August 23, 2019)
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce the election of two new members to the US Executive Committee: Partners Lino Mendiola III and Wade H. Stribling. With these recent elections, the US ...
19 Eversheds Sutherland Practice Areas, 55 Attorneys Named Among Nation’s Best in 2019 Chambers USA (April 25, 2019)
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that 19 practices and 55 attorneys have earned recognition in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Chambers USA, a ...
Four Eversheds Sutherland Attorneys Recognized by Texas Super Lawyers (September 7, 2018)
AUSTIN and HOUSTON-Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is pleased to announce that four Texas-based attorneys have been selected as top attorneys in the state by Super Lawyers. Eversheds Sutherland’s 2018 ...
19 Eversheds Sutherland Practice Areas, 59 Attorneys Named Among Nation’s Best in 2018 Chambers USA (May 3, 2018)
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is pleased to announce that 19 practices and 59 attorneys have earned recognition in the 2018 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Chambers ...
Three Eversheds Sutherland Attorneys Recognized by Texas Super Lawyers (September 14, 2017)
AUSTIN and HOUSTON-Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that three Texas-based attorneys have been selected as top attorneys in the state by Super Lawyers. Eversheds Sutherland’s 2017 Texas ...
16 Eversheds Sutherland Partners Named Among the Best in the World by Expert Guides (September 8, 2017)
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that 16 partners have been selected by Expert Guides as among the best legal practitioners in the world in their respective practice areas. Published by ...
Four Eversheds Sutherland Attorneys Named Lawyer of the Year; 80 Lawyers Recognized in 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America (August 15, 2017)
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that four attorneys have been selected as “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective fields by The Best Lawyers in America, and 80 attorneys have been ...
20 Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Practice Areas, 56 Attorneys Named Among Nation’s Best in 2017 Chambers USA (May 26, 2017)
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is pleased to announce that 20 practices and 56 attorneys at the firm earned recognition in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. ...
Texas Super LawyersRecognizes Three Sutherland Partners (September 6, 2016)
AUSTIN and HOUSTON-Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP is pleased to announce that three of the firm’s Texas-based partners have been selected as top attorneys in the state by Super Lawyers. Sutherland’s ...
Publications
Legal Alerts
Texas PUC adopts new rules governing retail electricity brokers (May 5, 2020)
On May 1, 2020, the PUCT adopted regulations implementing 39.3555 in Title II of the Texas Utilities Code, which was passed by the Texas Legislature in 2019 requiring any person that provides ...
Remaining section 45Q guidance submitted to OIRA for review (March 16, 2020)
On March 12, 2020, the IRS submitted to the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that is expected to address many of the remaining ...
Ready, set, sequester? - A guide to the recently released section 45Q guidance (February 25, 2020)
On February 19, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued two highly anticipated items of guidance under section 45Q, which provides a tax credit for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) ...
Section 45Q Guidance Released (February 19, 2020)
On February 19, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Treasury released the first two pieces of guidance regarding the I.R.C. section 45Q carbon capture and sequestration credit in ...
New Texas law addresses transactions requiring approval by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (June 26, 2019)
On June 4, 2019, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Texas Senate Bill (SB) 1211, which amends 39.158 of the Texas Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) relating to prior approval of certain ...
Executive Order Mandates Clean Energy Consumption at Federal Buildings (March 20, 2015)
Yesterday, President Obama released an Executive Order entitled “Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade.” In short, the order mandates that heads of agency take action to promote ...
