A former top lawyer for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and ex-Big Law partner has joined renewable energy services company Arcadia Power Inc. as the startup's first general counsel. 

Max Minzner arrived at the company's Washington, D.C., headquarters Monday after having spent the past two years as a partner in Jenner & Block's energy practice. He joined the firm after serving as general counsel of the energy commission from 2015 to 2017. 

As Arcadia's GC, Minzner will oversee legal and policy issues at the state and federal levels. He now leads the legal department of a company that was founded in 2014 and operates an online platform that customers use to link their utility accounts to wind and solar energy options. Last year, the company announced it had raised $25 million in a Series B funding round.