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To learn more about Akin Gump’s Projects capabilities, please visit the Global Project Finance page under the experience section at www.akingump.com.

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What the Team is Known For

Akin has a strong project financing practice with a particular expertise in the renewable energy sector. The team handles financings for a range of market participants clients, including those using tax equity structuring. It is experienced across a range of assets, including solar, wind and energy storage projects.

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Work Highlights

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  • Akin advised Excelsior Energy Capital in the $1.3 billion financing package for the Faraday Solar project, a 682.5MW ground-mounted solar facility in Utah.

Strengths

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  • Akin is a really great team, really valuable. It is a full service firm, no matter where you need advice in the project team, they can do it all.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Ikenna Emehelu
    Ikenna Emehelu

    Ikenna Emehelu

    Ikenna Emehelu of Akin represents both borrowers and lenders in the project financing of renewable generation assets.

    • Ikenna has been very helpful, user-friendly and always available.

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  • Ron Erlichman
    Ron Erlichman

    Ron Erlichman

    Ron Erlichman has experience representing renewable energy companies and financial institutions in project financings.

    • He is a good projects attorney, he gets very into the weeds and is really invested in the success and our company.

      Projects respondentGlobal

    • Ron is a master at how to negotiate and is very commercially focused.

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  • Shariff Barakat
    Shariff Barakat

    Shariff Barakat

    Shariff Barakat adeptly represents his clients in tax equity financings of renewable projects in the US.

    • Shariff is a phenomenal tax attorney.

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  • April Kim
    April Kim

    April Kim

    April Kim is an up-and-coming attorney recognized for her renewable projects practice. She is particularly commended for her tax equity expertise.
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