Band 3
Provided by Jeffery R. Atkin
China, Corporate, Finance, Financial Institutions, Japan, Mexico, Private Equity, Public Private Partnerships (P3), Transportation & Infrastructure, Transactions
Jeff Atkin is a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP, where he is the co-chair of the Energy & Infrastructure Sector. Jeff is one of the early pioneers in renewable energy and infrastructure, with over 20 years of experience in the space. He is highly regarded for his deep industry connections and work with developers, sponsors, lenders, investors, equipment suppliers, and utilities.
Jeff focuses his practice on project development, project finance, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and developments, real estate developments, offtake agreements, supply and EPC agreements, O&M and services agreements, and corporate formation and structuring. He has guided clients through the successful completion of over 200 transactions, totaling over 20 GWs of projects, leading efforts from due diligence to contract negotiations to closing and integration. Jeff prides himself on organizing and leading a team of lawyers who provide quality work in an efficient and timely fashion.
Jeff’s experience spans various technologies in relation to solar, wind, biomass/biofuels/waste-to-energy, geothermal, EV mobility, hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), carbon capture, microgrids, and energy transition.
In addition, Jeff has over two decades of experience structuring campus and district energy solutions for healthcare systems, universities and governments, including Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS), microgrids, central plants, energy retrofit and refresh programs, and other public private partnerships (PPP/P3).
Jeff founded Foley’s Data Center & Digital Infrastructure and has worked on dozens of data center projects, including grid-tied, co-located and behind-the-meter facilities providing power to the data centers.
Airport & Aviation, Aviation & Aircraft Transaction Services, Energy & Infrastructure, Energy Transition, Hydrogen, Power & Renewables
Representative Experience
-Represented Delta Air Lines Inc. in its acquisition of a minority equity interest in Canadian airline WestJet Airlines Ltd. from Onex Partners and affiliated funds.
-Represented PIH Health in structuring, negotiating and financing a $189,000,000 Energy-as-a-Service partnership for a three-hospital health system in California.
-Represented rPlus Energies, a leading private renewable energy developer, in the formation of its platform-level partnership with Sandbrook Capital for the investment of up to $460 million in the platform alongside continued support from the Gardner Group.
-Represented New Energy Equity, a national end-to-end solar development and finance company, in the sale of 100% of its membership interests to ALLETE, an energy provider that invests in transmission infrastructure and other energy-centric businesses.
-Represented Balanced Rock Power, a Utah-based developer of high-quality, large-scale renewable energy projects, in the completion of a minority equity investment by SG Energy.
-Represented Canadian Solar, Inc. on the acquisition of Recurrent Energy LLC. The acquisition increased Canadian Solar’s total solar project pipeline by 4 GW to a total of 8.5 GW and added approximately 1.0 GW of late-stage projects. The transaction was awarded the M&A Advisor Award for the Cross-Border Deal of the Year (over $250 million to $550 million) at the 14th Annual M&A Advisor Awards gala.
-Represented Goal Zero, a provider of on-the-go solar and charging products, in the sale of 100% of its membership interests to NRG Energy.
-Represented tax equity investor in a residential solar fund of up to $100,000,000.
-Represented company in $10,000,000 Series A financing.
-Represented renewable energy developers and financing parties in the acquisition, development and financing of utility scale projects across the US, including projects in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, Texas, and Utah, and projects internationally, including projects in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Central America, Chile, Japan, Mexico, and South Africa.
-Represented solar equipment and wind turbine manufacturer and project developers in the purchase and supply of nearly 11,000 MWs of solar panels and over 3,000 MWs of wind turbines.
-Represented developer in tax equity financing of a portfolio of five wind energy projects in North Dakota, Minnesota and Colorado, totaling 598 MWs.
-Represented major developer in the acquisition of a portfolio of eight wind energy projects in the U.S. and Canada.
-Represented wind and solar energy developers and construction companies in the negotiation of balance of plant and other construction-related agreements for dozens of projects in the U.S. and Canada.
-Represented wind and solar energy developers in several successful power purchase agreement bids, negotiations and projects, including with PG&E, SCE, SDG&E, SMUD, LADWP, SCPPA, UAMPS, Nevada Power, APS, SRP, TVA, and others.
-Represented major solar energy developer and manufacturer in the acquisition of three solar energy installers and technology companies in the U.S.
-Represented landowners and developers in structuring and negotiating various joint venture and development arrangements, including with several Native American tribes.
-Represented an equity investor in the acquisition of three solar development and installation companies in Pennsylvania and California, including an aggregate portfolio of more than 30 solar PV projects.
-Represented an international developer and manufacturer in the acquisition of and equity investment in a portfolio of nine solar PV facilities on various public schools.
-Represented a construction lender and contractor in the construction and debt financings of a combined wind and solar energy project in Arizona.
-Represented the developer of the Renewable Energy and Wastewater System (RENEWS™), a closed-loop system where two waste streams are combined to produce clean water and electricity, in the structuring, financing and deployment of RENEWS; The initial system was deployed at the Musco Family Olive plant in Tracy, California, the leading supplier of table olives in the United States. The system has been featured on the Discovery Channel and numerous print articles.
-Represented the developer of a portable, modular wastewater treatment system that integrates several processing technologies to provide a purified water source; The initial commercial system was deployed at a plastics recycling facility in California.
Recent Experience
-Represented private energy company in connection with a potential $6 million investment in a Texas-based blue methanol sustainable aviation fuel project development.
Brigham Young University
JD
Southern Utah University
BA
Provided by Chambers
Jeffery Atkin handles a broad array of transactional mandates in the renewables space, including the acquisition and sale of single assets and portfolios, with particular strength in utility-scale solar deals.
Provided by Chambers
Jeffery is a well known and respected attorney with lots of experience.
Jeffery is a well known and respected attorney with lots of experience.