Matters
- Lead U.S. counsel to a major Canadian owner and operator of car dealerships in connection with acquisitions in the United States.
- Lead counsel to the fastest-growing wholesale electric cooperative in Texas in its acquisition of a 750 MW natural gas-fired facility.
- Lead U.S. counsel for the lender in several solar and wind project financings in the Caribbean, one of which received the Best Renewable Energy Financing award at the 2022 Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum.
- Lead counsel for a private equity fund with several billion dollars under management in connection with its investment in and agreement to fund up to $2 billion for the acquisition and redevelopment of cogeneration and renewable energy facilities throughout the United States and its subsequent sale of equity and co-investment with a major private equity fund.
- Lead counsel to the purchaser in a $1.2 billion acquisition of a portfolio of hydroelectric facilities in several states along the East Coast.
- Lead counsel to a publicly traded independent power company in its acquisition of the 100 MW Wind Project in Texas.
- Lead U.S. counsel to a publicly-traded energy company in the $2.25 billion sale of a 49% interest in a portfolio of renewable power assets in North America and Europe to a Canadian pension fund.
- Lead counsel to private equity fund in its acquisition of a 49% interest in the largest natural gas fired facility in Mexico.
- Lead counsel to a wholesale electric cooperative operating in four western states, in (1) establishing and implementing its RFP program for renewable energy projects and negotiating Power Purchase Agreement (PPAs); (2) the acquisition of a 272 MW natural gas-fired facility in Colorado, and (3) on all regulatory matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) related to its becoming FERC-jurisdictional, including successful results in over 25 proceedings before FERC.
- Lead counsel for one of the largest four-service municipal electric utilities in the nation in connection with (1) the structuring and implementing of its renewable energy purchase program, negotiating PPAs for wind and solar energy projects and (2) its role as a pre-paid off-taker and senior creditor in the secured financing of a photovoltaic solar energy facility on the campus of the United State Air Force Academy in Colorado.
- Lead counsel to an international power equipment manufacturer and construction contractor in the negotiation of engineering, construction & procurement (EPC) and equipment supply contracts for several natural gas-fired power projects.
- Represented a publicly-traded French oil company in connection with joint ventures to develop and finance natural gas pipelines in Argentina, Brazil and Chile.
- Represented the senior lender in the $340 million limited recourse financing of a 763 MW gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Ankara, Turkey and the simultaneous $2 billion limited recourse financing of 1,540 MW, 1,520 MW and 770 MW gas-fired combined cycle power plants in Western Turkey.
- Represented the debtor in connection with the restructuring, sale and refinancing of a $1.5 billion trans-Pacific fiber optic network.
- Represented a California-based, publicly-traded ski resort company, as the seller in connection with its merger with another California-based resort.
- Lead counsel to a publicly-traded media company in its $165 million sale of a shopping website operator to a private equity firm.
