Durham McCormick > McGuireWoods LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile

McGuireWoods LLP‘s non-contentious tax offering is particularly strong in the energy and private equity spaces. Practice head Gerald Thomas in Atlanta advises on public offerings and M&A across a wide range of industries, including private equity, healthcare, tech, energy, and real estate. Houston’s Durham McCormick focuses on the tax structuring of renewable energy transactions, with an emphasis on production tax credits, investment tax credits, and Section 1603 Treasury Grants. Craig Bell in Richmond offers state and local tax expertise, while Sabrina Conyers in Charlotte advises public and private corporations, investment banks, and private equity funds.

McGuireWoods LLP delivers astute project finance expertise amongst the wider M&A, development, and tax work that an array of infrastructure funds, energy operators, and utilities seek assistance with. Renewables continue to be the main focus of the group, with both onshore and offshore wind, solar, and associated battery storage facilities regularly at the fore. The practice is led by tax specialist Durham McCormick; Brian Kelly, whose practice balances M&A, project development, and project finance instructions; and Brennen Keene, who has been predominantly active on wind and solar projects over the past twelve months. Timothy Callahan has overseen a variety of financing structures in recent work highlights, including portfolio financings, collateralized construction-term financings, back-leveraged financings, and refinancings, for the most part in the renewables space. Doug Lamb has a far-reaching practice that sees him handle infrastructure and PPP mandates, commercial agreement negotiations and reviews, and project financing, including tax credit work. Keene and Lamb operate out of Richmond, whereas McCormick and Kelly sit in the Houston and Baltimore offices, respectively. Callahan is based in Chicago.

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.