Matthew Vantusko > Ballard Spahr LLP > Las Vegas, United States > Lawyer Profile
Ballard Spahr LLP Offices
ONE SUMMERLIN 1980 FESTIVAL PLAZA DRIVE
SUITE 900
LAS VEGAS, NV 89135-2958
NEVADA
United States
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Matthew Vantusko
Work Department
Finance
Position
Associate
Career
Matt Vantusko assists clients on complex business transactions and projects, with a particular emphasis on energy industry transactions, including project finance, development, investments, and acquisitions.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Matt worked for Nevada-based utilities assisting with renewable project acquisition; negotiating and amending WSPP, NAESB, and ISDA agreements; and managing renewable energy, REC, qualifying facility, and gas transport contracts.
Admissions
Nevada
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Memberships
State Bar of Nevada
Education
William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (J.D., magna cum laude, 2013)
Notes Editor, Nevada Law Journal
CALI Awards in Energy Law, Federal Courts, and Criminal Law
Cornell University (B.S. 2008)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Energy > Renewable/alternative power
Clients such as project developers and sponsors, investors, and lenders seek out Ballard Spahr LLP for advice on the acquisition, sale, and financing of projects in solar, on and offshore wind, biogas, and geothermal power. The energy group is jointly led by Patrick R. Gillard, Steve T. Park and Randall J. Towers in Philadelphia, and Baltimore’s John P. Smolen; with Gillard being recognized for his capabilities in a range of matters, such as utility finance, transactions, public and private debt financing and the acquisition of electric power assets. Other notable practitioners include real estate and commercial finance partner Bruce Johnson and business transactions partner Matthew Vantusko, both in Las Vegas. In Minneapolis, Raymond Faricy is a key contact for clients seeking advice on the range of transactional matters in the wind and solar sectors, especially power purchase agreements. Washington’s Katie Leesman is sought out by clients for her expertise on energy project finance and public-private partnership projects, project development and acquisition.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense