Evelyn Kim > McGuireWoods LLP > Richmond, United States > Lawyer Profile
McGuireWoods LLP Offices
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GATEWAY PLAZA
800 EAST CANAL STREET
RICHMOND, VA 23219
VIRGINIA
United States
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Evelyn Kim
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Career
Evelyn Kim serves as a strategic advisor to investors, lenders, private equity firms, infrastructure funds, independent power producers, sponsors and developers in all aspects of the development, financing, acquisition and sale of solar, wind, battery energy storage and biomass projects throughout the United States. She also has significant experience counseling clients on debt, tax equity and limited recourse project financings.
Evelyn has led projects in various stages of development from initial bid, through financial close and into commercial operation.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Energy > Renewable/alternative power
As a go-to for energy project developers in the Southeast, McGuireWoods LLP frequently assists with the acquisition, development and construction of major projects in the region, with Dominion Energy among its regular clients. The practice is well versed in first-of-their-kind developments and financings, and assisting new participants in the renewable energy market. Three lawyers jointly lead the practice group: Richmond-based M&A specialist Michael Woodard and projects and real estate development expert Breenen Keene, and Durham McCormick in Houston, who is a key contact for tax matters relating to renewable energy projects. At the San Francisco office, Evelyn Kim counsels clients on development, financing, acquisition and sale of solar, wind, battery energy storage and biomass projects. A further name to note is Chicago-based projects partner Timothy Callahan. Houston lawyer Jay Hughes, formerly of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, joined the team in January 2024 and regularly advises infrastructure funds on corporate finance and M&A.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- 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
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense