Ms Laura Ellen Jones > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > Richmond, United States > Lawyer Profile

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
RIVERFRONT PLAZA, EAST TOWER
951 EAST BYRD STREET
RICHMOND, VA 23219
VIRGINIA
United States

Work Department

Energy, Tax, Renewable Energy and Clean Power, International Renewable Energy and Clean Power, Sustainability and Corporate Clean Power, Biomass, Solar, Wind, Energy Tax Credits

Position

Partner

Career

Practice focuses almost exclusively on energy tax credit matters, including tax credit transactions involving the development, purchase and sale and tax equity financing of solar, wind, fuel cell, landfill gas, energy storage technologies, qualified biogas property, carbon capture and sequestration, open-loop biomass, and geothermal facilities. Advises on obtaining private letter rulings and public guidance from the IRS on energy tax credit transactions and issues, and in connection with IRS audits, federal legislative matters and Congressional investigations relating to energy tax credits. Member of the Solar Energy Industries Association, Vice Chair of SEIA’s Solar Services & Consumers Division, and member of the Solar Energy Trade Shows’ (RE+ Events) Board of Managers.

Memberships

Admitted to the Virginia State Bar

Education

  • JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1998
  • BA, Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, 1991

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Energy > Renewable/alternative power

With a ‘strong junior bench and experienced partners’, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is especially well regarded by clients, such as commercial banks, tax equity investors, institutional lenders and development finance institutions, that are seeking advice on complex financing structures, development and acquisition for projects in areas including wind, solar, and geothermal energy. The practice is especially recommended for its ‘high quality work‘ in tax equity financing. Jeffrey P. Schroeder leads the energy and infrastructure team and is well-versed in domestic and international project finance, including project development and asset, stock and portfolio acquisitions. Geoffrey Lorenz and tax specialist David S. Lowman Jr are recommended as well. In Richmond, meanwhile, Laura Ellen Jones is a key contact for clients undertaking tax credit transactions. Michael Klaus left the Los Angeles office in May 2022. Unless otherwise stated, all mentioned attorneys are based in Washington DC.