Jeffrey A. Chester > Greenberg Traurig LLP > Los Angeles, United States > Lawyer Profile
Greenberg Traurig LLP Offices
1840 CENTURY PARK EAST
SUITE 1900
LOS ANGELES, CA 90067
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Jeffrey A. Chester
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Shareholder
Career
Jeff Chester, Global Head of Energy Project Finance, has deep experience handling transactions related to renewable energy, having closed more than 100 wind and solar power projects throughout the United States and Mexico. Jeff has been centrally involved in the development of the equity, debt, and capital markets for renewable energy projects and represents developers, sponsors, lenders, and investors in a wide variety of energy finance transactions. He counsels a broad range of participants on renewable energy finance transactions involving construction and term debt, backleverage, tax equity (partnership flips and sale leasebacks), and private equity capital financings.
Jeff also regularly negotiates on behalf of clients in renewable energy development matters, including power purchase agreements, turbine and solar panel supply agreements, EPC agreements, hedges, and other off-take arrangements. Additionally, he assists clients in addressing an array of development issues including transmission and interconnection, real estate procurement, and environmental issues.
Concentrations
Project finance
M&A
Tax equity
Renewable energy
Energy finance transactions
Wind energy
Solar energy
Energy storage
Clean technology
Capabilities
Energy & Natural Resources
Project & Infrastructure Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Admission to Practice
California
Languages
English
Education
- J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School
- B.A., Pennsylvania State University
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Industry focus > Energy: renewable/alternative power
Greenberg Traurig LLP is well-positioned to advise a balanced array of stakeholders engaged in mandates at all phases of a renewable energy project from constructions through to financing and M&A. The team is prominent in the hydroelectric, solar and wind power realms, and is consistently engaged by top developers and tax equity financing parties. The firm’s cross-border experience is also noteworthy, especially when it comes to renewable sector-related matters in Latin America. Jeffrey A. Chester in Los Angeles is recognized in the renewable energy project finance space, but also assists with M&A and tax equity mandates. Based in Washington DC, John Eliason, who joined from Foley & Lardner LLP in June 2021, has a strong following among tax equity investors and sponsors. Chester and Eliason oversee the department with William S. Garner in Houston, Kenneth Minesinger in DC and Iskender Catto in New York.
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Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Healthcare: health insurers
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Industry focus > Energy regulation: electric power
- Industry focus > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Environment: litigation
- Industry focus > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Industry focus > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Energy: renewable/alternative power
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Fintech
- Industry focus > Healthcare: service providers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Industry focus > Healthcare: life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Industry focus > Transport: rail and road - litigation and regulation
- Industry focus > Environment: transactional
- Industry focus > Transport: aviation and air travel - litigation and regulation