Investors, lenders, and developers alike turn to Troutman Pepper Locke LLP‘s energy team for its experience advising on the development, sale, purchase, financing, and operation of renewable and electric power assets. John Leonti in Los Angeles, a key advisor for complex transactions in the solar, storage, gas, and wind sectors, leads the team alongside New York-based Christine Byrnes, who specializes in the financing, development, acquisition, and restructuring of renewable energy transactions. Also in New York, Craig Kline is a key contact for utility-scale and distributed solar, wind, storage, and hybrid asset projects. Andrew Schifrin supports the practice’s infrastructure and energy-related M&A and project development and finance ability from New York. Todd Coles is a stand-out practitioner in Washington DC, experienced in project financing and corporate transactions related to the power and energy sectors.
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Key clients
- Hull Street Energy, LLC
- PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
- CarVal Investors, LP
- Duke Energy
- Dominion Energy
- Earthrise Energy
- Spruce Power
- Plus Power
- ZGlobal Inc.
- NV Energy
- AES Corporation
- Sabanci Renewables, Inc.
Work highlights
Represented Sabanci Renewables, Inc. in its acquisition of Project Pepper, a 120 MWac utility-scale solar project from OCI Energy, LLC.
Represented Consumers Energy in its sale of 13 hydroelectric dams along five Michigan rivers to Confluence Hydro.
Advised Hull Street Energy, LLC in its agreement to acquire six units from Elwood Energy LLC, a subsidiary of J-Power USA.
Practice head
John Leonti; Christine Byrnes
Other key lawyers
Craig Kline; Andrew Schifrin; Todd Coles; Clayton De Arment