Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP boasts a non-contentious tax team that stands out most for their work in the energy sector, spanning both renewables, infrastructure financings, and oil and gas. This includes tax matters surrounding financing, tax credit, and tax equity financings and acquisitions amongst others. The team also handles REITs work, reverse mortgage securitizations, and capital markets as well. The practice is co-chaired by Cecelia Philipps Horner in Richmond and Robert McNamara in Houston. Horner works on a host of matters spanning funds, structured financings, and debt offerings. She also has particular expertise in tax issues surrounding real estate assets and entity formation. McNamara handles domestic and international tax structuring, securitizations and REMICs. In Washington DC, David Lowman focuses on energy tax credits and tax issues in the renewables sector. Leslie Okinaka, in New York, handles tax aspects of renewable energy finance and syndicated loans. Kendal Sibley is known for her work in REITs and capital markets, based in Richmond, and in Houston, Allison Mantor regularly advises on MLPs and private partnerships.
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- 'Kendal Sibley - excellent attorney, she provides great service and is able to communicate preferred tax structures and strategies, Allison Mantor - great tax partnership attorney'
Key clients
- ACRES Commercial Realty Corp.
- AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.
- Alabama Power Company
- American Electric Power, Inc.
- Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
- Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
- Chatham Lodging Trust
- Chimera Investment Corporation
- Core Tech International
- Designated Underwriters Counsel for Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
- Duke Energy
- Ellington Management Group, L.L.C.
- Evergy, Inc.
- Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC
- Florida Power & Light Company (NY)
- Genesis Energy L.P.
- Guidance Financial Group, Ltd.
- Healing Realty Trust
- Hilcorp Energy I, L. P.
- InvenTrust Properties Corp.
Work highlights
Advised Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC on the spin-off of a newly created REIT, Millrose Properties Inc. by Lennar Corporation.
Representing Core Tech International Inc., as preferred proposer in its bid to deliver a 60MW solar farm being procured by the Guam Power Authority in consultation with Barclays and Agentis Capital.
Represented various issuers in continuing programs of QM and non-QM REMIC residential mortgage backed securitizations as well as a number of debt for tax financing transactions of performing, reperforming and non-performing mortgage loans, including home equity lines of credit.
Practice head
Cecelia Philipps Horner; Robert McNamara
Other key lawyers
David Lowman; Leslie Okinaka; William Freeman; Kendal Sibley; Allison Mantor