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Ms Katherine Gillespie

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+1.312.499.6324 kgillespie@sheppardmullin.com

Work Department

Real Estate, energy, Land Use & Environmental

Position

Katherine (Katie) Gillespie is a partner in the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental Practice Group in Sheppard Mullin’s Chicago office and Leader of the Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance Team.

Katie focuses her practice on the representation of sponsors and financing parties in connection with the development, acquisition and financing of renewable energy projects. With more than 20 years of experience, Katie has led numerous transactions involving wind, solar and other renewable energy assets. These transactions have involved all forms of financing structures, including project level debt transaction, back-leverage financings, tax equity partnership flip transactions and lease financings, as well as M&A transactions at all stages of development and operation of projects.

Education

J.D., University of Notre Dame, 1998, magna cum laude

B.A., University of Illinois, 1993

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United States > Energy > Renewable/alternative power

Some of the most prominent domestic and international sponsors of renewable energy projects in the US look to Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP for counsel across the full suite of matters. Recent highlights have included power sale agreements on a major wind farm project, and advice on tax equity investments on a variety of renewable projects. The sizeable team is jointly coordinated by Chicago-based Katherine Gillespie and Anthony Toranto in San Diego. Further key contacts include Elliot Hinds in Century City, who focuses on the transactional side, and Christine Hourcade-Hoefliger in San Francisco, who is well versed in the sale, acquisition and financing of renewable energy projects. She also advises on tax equity matters. Christine Kolosov at the San Francisco office is strong across transactions, development and regulatory advice in renewable energy, while Amit Kalra is a tax contact to note in Chicago.

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