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Greenberg Traurig LLP
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SUITE 1900
LOS ANGELES, CA 90067
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Jeffrey A. Chester

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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

Education
  • J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School
  • B.A., Pennsylvania State University

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Finance > Project finance

Greenberg Traurig LLP  advises utilities and energy companies on the acquisition and sale of and investment in energy projects, in particular wind and solar. Experienced transactional lawyer Jeffrey A. Chester  in Los Angeles and tax equity practitioner John Eliason in Washington DC co-lead the energy project finance team, while William Garner  in Houston, Kenneth Minesinger in Washington DC, and Iskender Catto in New York jointly helm the energy and natural resources group. The team was bolstered in April 2022 with the hires of energy transition specialists Audrey Louison, who is based in the firm’s Washington office, and Eric Macaux, situated in Boston, from Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C..

United States > Energy > Renewable/alternative power

Praised by clients as a ‘top tier group across all of the practice areas required for a successful renewable project’, transactional work in the wind and solar sectors is at the core of Greenberg Traurig LLP‘s renewable energy offering, which brings together a diverse array of lawyers to advise on the full life-cycle of projects, from construction to financing and M&A. Energy project finance team co-leads Jeffrey A. Chester in Los Angeles and John Eliason in Washington DC are experienced in the full range of project financing work, with Eliason being particular strong in matters relating to tax equity. Notable support also comes from April Kim in Los Angeles, who has a broad transactional practice in the sector. Also noted are energy and natural resources group co-chairs William Garner, Kenneth Minesinger, and Iskender Catto, based in Houston, Washington DC, and New York, respectively, as well as Alejandra Garcia Earley in Chicago, who was promoted to the partnership in January 2022.

 

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