Offering comprehensive support across renewable energy transactions, K&L Gates advises on project acquisitions and dispositions, portfolio sales, joint ventures and tax equity and tax credit matters. John Crossley in Kansas City leads the energy, infrastructure and resources practice, focusing on the development, acquisition and financing of wind, solar, battery storage and hydrogen projects. Kimberly Frank in Washington DC co-leads the power practice and brings regulatory expertise supporting renewable generation and market participation. Also in Kansas City, Brogan Sullivan concentrates on tax equity financings and tax credit transactions for clean energy developers and investors. Jim Goettsch, also based in Kansas City, advises on acquisitions, joint ventures and financings involving renewable and alternative power assets. Maria Faconti in Austin supports developers and investors on regulatory compliance and energy transactions.
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Key clients
- Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC
- CIT, a division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company
- Greenbacker Capital Management
- Morgan Stanley Renewables
- Wells Fargo
- Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Branch
- Natixis, New York Branch
- Societe Générale Corporate and Investment Bank
- Ørsted Onshore North America, LLC
- Scout Clean Energy, LLC
- Clearlight Energy
- Longroad Energy
Work highlights
Advised Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) during the negotiations of a physical power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google, the first true bilateral fusion PPA and the largest fusion deal in history.
Advised on hybrid tax equity financing of a portfolio of storage and solar projects by Ormat (Arrowleaf and Lower Rio) which consists of a 60MW storage project, a 35MW storage project, and 42MW of solar projects, the first of its kind for Ormat’s portfolio, which will optimize the projects economics and profitability to support their long-term growth.
Represented Morgan Stanley Renewables with respect to their tax equity investment in a 185MW/400MWh battery energy storage project in Nevada being developed by Estuary Power,which will supply power to four key Nevada customers (MGM Resorts International, Overton Power District, Caesars Entertainment, & Wynn Las Vegas).
Practice head
John Crossley; Kimberly Frank; Brogan Sullivan
Other key lawyers
Maria Faconti