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Energy Project Development & Finance

Practice Contacts

Benson, Glenn S. , Bruner, Becky M. , Cameron, John , Charles, Pamela M. , Davis, Allison A. , de Sa e Silva, Marco , Esguerra, Adrian , Fumia, Mark J. , Gannett, Craig , Gex, Robert B. , Greenfield, James A. , Greenwald, Steven F. , Hanley Jr., John W. , Loacker, Lynn J. , MacCormack, Scott W. , Mardikes, George M. , Miller Jr., William R. , O'Neill, Edward W. , Perlis, Mark L. , Prabhakaran, Vidhya , Schochet, Harvey S. , Shea, Kerry E. , Theiss, John C.

Related Practices

We advise independent power producers, investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities and electric cooperatives in the development and project financing of energy infrastructure projects. Our experience includes:

  • Renewable projects
    • Wind 
    • Solar 
    • Geothermal
    • Biomass
    • Synfuels and biofuels
    • Hybrid facilities
  • Thermal plants
  • Electric transmission facilities
  • LNG receiving, storage and regasification facilities

Our attorneys have served as project counsel throughout the United States. We have extensive experience in all facets of project development and finance, including:

  • Conducting initial project due diligence, evaluating commercial and legal risks and developing risk mitigation strategies
  • Structuring project entities to accommodate desired ownership arrangements, different shareholder objectives, financing criteria and tax considerations
  • Drafting and negotiating the full spectrum of project agreements and financing agreements
  • Identifying and assisting owners in obtaining all necessary environmental, land use and other permits and approvals
  • Advising on federal and state electric regulatory issues and obtaining necessary approvals from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and state public utility commissions
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