Mr David Lowman > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Offices
2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON DC 20037
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Mr David Lowman
Work Department
Tax, Renewable Energy and Clean Power, Solar, Wind, Hydrogen, Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Advanced Fuels, Biomass, Tax Controversy, Energy Tax Credits, Energy, Sustainability and Corporate Clean Power
Position
Partner
Career
Mr. Lowman’s practice focuses on tax issues related to renewable energy and decarbonization. He concentrates on federal income tax law, with an emphasis on energy tax credits, tax issues related to renewable and clean energy, and federal tax audits and tax controversy proceedings. Mr. Lowman represents manufacturers, developers and investors in various types of energy and renewable energy projects, including projects that qualify for tax credits for the production of electricity from wind, solar, geothermal, landfill gas, open-loop biomass, hydropower, municipal waste and other qualifying renewable resources. He also represents clients in matters involving hydrogen, carbon capture and sequestration, advanced fuels, including renewable diesel fuel, sustainable aviation fuel and renewable natural gas. Mr. Lowman regularly works with clients on tax policy matters and to obtain guidance from the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department through private letter rulings, technical advice, and published guidance, such as IRS Notices and Announcements.
He is a frequent speaker at conferences and contributes regularly to various internal and external publications.
Memberships
Admitted to the Virginia and District of Columbia State Bars
Education
- ML&T, William & Mary Law School, 1981
- JD, William & Mary Law School, 1980
- AB, The College of William & Mary, with honors, 1977
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.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate