About

Provided by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Sheppard assists sponsors, developers, investors, offtakers and operators as they navigate energy transition, infrastructure development and project finance.Our lawyers are destination practitioners, sought after for their expert, disciplined and practical guidance on high-value energy and infrastructure projects. 

Our team handles project development, real estate, permitting, environmental, project agreements, construction, tax equity and debt financing, regulatory matters and M&A. This integrated approach helps clients anticipate issues, manage risks and keep projects on track in fast and ever-changing markets. 

Our lawyers advise clients in renewable energy (including wind, solar and geothermal), battery storage, data centers, conventional power, Oil & Gas, nuclear, water and transportation infrastructure. We represent project sponsors, investors, lenders and developers on individual projects as well as broad development and operating portfolios, guiding them through evolving policy, market dynamics and emerging financing structures. 

Chambers Review

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Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional - USA - Nationwide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is a rapidly expanding practice with notable capabilities to advise on sophisticated project development and financing matters, including tax equity structuring, in the renewables space. The firm is equally capable of acting for investors, developers and owners on both utility-scale and distributed solar and wind projects.

Work Highlights

  • Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP represented EDF in a tax equity financing of the Fox Squirrel solar project in Ohio. With a capacity of 749MWdc, the project will be EDF’s largest onshore renewable project.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Katherine Gillespie
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Katherine Gillespie
2
Band 2
Katherine Gillespie has substantial experience in the development and financing of single projects and portfolios. She has a particular focus on wind-powered generation facilities.
Amit Kalra
3
Amit Kalra
3
Band 3
Amit Kalra is recognized for his expertise in tax-based financing structures for renewable energy projects.

Amit is able to take a very pragmatic approach and help you get directly to a solution.

Amit is very practical and knowledgeable.

Andrew Ratts
3
Andrew Ratts
3
Band 3
Andrew Ratts draws on deep tax equity expertise to expertly assist clients in the financing of renewable energy projects.
Elliot D Hinds
3
Elliot D Hinds
3
Band 3
Elliot Hinds represents clients active in the renewable energy space in the sale and acquisition of a range of projects.

Elliot is very knowledgeable about the renewable space and is very organized.

Joseph Karp
4
Joseph Karp
4
Band 4
Joseph Karp regularly handles complex PPAs for his renewable energy sector clients with experience covering solar, wind and battery storage assets.

Joe is terrific with PPA and negotiations; he understands nuances.

Justin Boose
4
Justin Boose
4
Band 4
Justin Boose of Holland & Knight LLP is cohead of the firm's renewables practice group. He is well known for his work in solar, wind and battery storage projects.
Katarzyna Levecke
4
Katarzyna Levecke
4
Band 4
Katarzyna Levecke focuses her practice advising clients on project financings in the renewable energy space.
Laurette N. Petersen
4
Laurette N. Petersen
4
Band 4
Laurette Petersen works with project sponsors on a range of issues in the development and financing of renewable energy assets.

Ranked Lawyers at
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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USA - Nationwide

Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional

Elliot D Hinds
3
Elliot D Hinds
3
Band 3
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy

Katherine Gillespie
2
Katherine Gillespie
2
Band 2
Amit Kalra
3
Amit Kalra
3
Band 3
Andrew Ratts
3
Andrew Ratts
3
Band 3
Joseph Karp
4
Joseph Karp
4
Band 4
Justin Boose
4
Justin Boose
4
Band 4
Katarzyna Levecke
4
Katarzyna Levecke
4
Band 4
Laurette N. Petersen
4
Laurette N. Petersen
4
Band 4

Members

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Benjamin Huffman

Christine Hourcade-Hoefliger

Katherine Gillespie

Katherine Gillespie

Head of Department

Matt Bonovich

Tony Toranto

Head of Department

Clients

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174 Power Global

Allete Clean Energy

Alterra Power U.S.A.

Alterra Solar

CIT

Capital Power Corporation

Clearway (formerly NRG)

ConnectGen

E.ON Climate and Renewables North America

EDF Renewable Energy

ENGIE (including SoCore)

Excelsior Energy Capital

GoldWind

Greenbacker Renewable Energy

Innogy Renewables US LLC

Invenergy

Lincoln Clean Energy

Longroad Energy

NextEra Energy Resources

Open Road Renewables

TerraForm Power

USBank

Wells Fargo Bank

X-Elio

sPower

Industries

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Banks

Energy

Financial Services

Utilities