Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy - USA
Band 2
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
Sheppard Mullin has excellent tax knowledge backed up with commercial expertise.
The Sheppard team has excellent business acumen as well as legal expertise.
The firm has an excellent understanding of the client's requirements and risk appetite. The team has very good interpersonal skills.
Sheppard Mullin distinguishes itself through a prudent and surgical approach to resolving issues with counterparties, ensuring efficient and effective transactions.
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.
Notable practitioners
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 is recognized for his expertise in tax-based financing structures for renewable energy projects.
Amit is very practical and knowledgeable.
Amit is able to take a very pragmatic approach and help you get directly to a solution.
Andrew Ratts draws on deep tax equity expertise to expertly assist clients in the financing of renewable energy projects.
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 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 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 focuses her practice advising clients on project financings in the renewable energy space.
Laurette Petersen works with project sponsors on a range of issues in the development and financing of renewable energy assets.
