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

With a ‘depth and diversity of expertise that is unmatched,’ Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP‘s renewables and clean power department stands out for its robust offering which covers a wide array of energy transactions ranging from M&A and joint ventures to debt and equity offerings and project financing. The group continues to attract new and notable clients to its roster including commercial banks, export credit agencies, and institutional lenders. Jeff Schroeder, based in Washington DC, heads up the team and concentrates on project development as well as asset, stock, and portfolio acquisitions. In Richmond, Laura Ellen Jones is the main contact in the practice and specialises in tax equity financings for renewable energy projects, while Washington DC-based Geoffrey Lorenz is adept at handling the financing, acquisition, and development of electric-generating facilities. On the tax credit front, David Lowman is the go-to practitioner in Washington DC and Robert McNamara is the primary liaison in Houston.

Noted for its ‘depth and diversity of expertise that’s unmatched,’ the renewables and clean power practice at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is adept at advising on the whole life cycle of renewable energy and clean power projects including financing, development, and acquisitions, as well as lending, investments, and hedging matters. The group’s wide-ranging expertise, alongside its cross-border capabilities, is a draw to new clients such as commercial banks, institutional lenders, and export credit agencies, among others. The ‘skilled and personable’ Jeff Schroeder heads up the team in Washington DC and stands out for his aptitude for handling project finance transactions alongside acquisitions, divestitures, and development. In Richmond, Laura Jones is the main contact in the department and specializes in tax equity financing, while in Washington, DC, Geoffrey Lorenz concentrates on sale and leaseback transactions, tax credit transfers, and investments. Other key practitioners include Houston-based Robert McNamara and New York’s George Borovas and Cheng Jean Liang.

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP fields a dedicated team of experts in primary and secondary transactions involving public-private partnerships. The firm takes a multi-sector approach in representing a wide array of lenders, equity sponsors, procuring authorities and sub-contractors. Prowess in toll road PPPs is one of the hallmarks of the practice group, and it has also had a recent flow of notable rail project financing. For energy project financing the team has carved out a strong presence in clean energy, especially solar projects and battery storage facilities. It excels in tax equity financing. The energy team is led by Jeff Schroeder in Washington DC, while infrastructure and PPPs are overseen by David Horner at the same office. Laura Jones is based in Richmond and focuses her practice on tax equity financing of renewable energy projects. Further key names on the energy side include New York-based George Borovas, head of the nuclear practice, and Geoffrey Lorenz in Washington DC, who assists with electric-generating facilities employing renewable technologies. Senior figure on the infrastructure side, John O’Neill in Richmond is a veteran of the field, and Mark Arnold has broad public law and real estate knowledge. The agency finance group is led by Jamie Head in Washington DC, while Andrej Micovic in Miami stands out for his ‘innovative, commercial approaches’ to complex PPP and privately-owned projects in the US and Latin America. At a more junior level, Ryan Pedraza at the Richmond office assists with the full range of major infrastructure financing.