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Lauren A. Collins

Lauren A. Collins

Global 2026

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Lauren Collins focuses on tax matters related to project finance, with an emphasis on renewable energy and infrastructure assets. Lauren has represented clients in the financing, disposition, acquisition, and development of renewable energy and energy transition projects, including solar, wind, energy storage, hydrogen, carbon sequestration, fuel cell, biogas, RNG, and manufacturing facilities, among others. She has considerable experience utilizing a variety of structures to finance these assets and has helped develop some of the most complex and cutting-edge renewable energy financing transactions in the U.S., including numerous first-of-its-kind deals.

In the course of her practice, Lauren represents Fortune 50 companies, investors, utilities, sponsors, and developers in the renewable energy space and has advised clients more broadly in connection with various federal and state tax matters. Her experience includes tax equity, tax credit finance and sales, M&A, reorganizations and bankruptcy, project finance, and structured finance.

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Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy - USA

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Lauren Collins focuses her practice in the renewable energy sector, regularly handling the tax equity aspects of project financings.

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  • Lauren has a very strong knowledge of tax equity market, deal structuring and current trends.

    Projects: Renewables & Alternative EnergyChambers Global Guide

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