McDermott Will & Emery LLP’s ESG, Impact, and Sustainability initiative is comprised of a multi-disciplinary team across the US as well as its global offices, and responds holistically to client needs via their mandates and via the publication of important thought leadership, incuding webinars and podcasts on relevant topics.

A team led by ACORE leadership council member Chris Gladbach advised Doral Renewables regarding the project development, tax equity, and debt financing for the construction and operation of the 400 MW Mammoth North solar project in Indiana. This is the first of three phases of what will become the 1.3 GW Mammoth Solar Farm, the largest solar facility in the country.

The firm is acting for various clients in the solar sector in their collective response to Auxin Solar’s petition with the US Department of Commerce, raising issues about the importation of concentrated solar power systems into the US. The petition caused uncertainty for every solar project in development in the country; clients turned to Carl Fleming, who has previous White House advisory experience, and his team to formulate the response which has resulted in some solar projects moving forward. Fleming is currently an appointee to the Biden administration’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee.

His team also represented Eni New Energy US in its acquisition of a portfolio of over 465 MW assets – namely the Corazon Solar plant and the Guajillo storage project. This is of particular importance as it is one of the largest solar plus storage hybrid projects in Texas and is representative of the client’s expansion into the US renewables market.

All mentioned attorneys are based in Washington DC. In Miami, Phil Tingle and Heather Cooper have expertise in renewable energy tax issues. In Los Angeles, another key contact is Ed Zaelke, global co-head of the energy and project finance practice, who is a founding board member of the Wind Solar Alliance.