Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Highly regarded for its tax equity financing expertise, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP‘s projects practice works in relation to many of the foremost global energy players acting as both borrowers and lenders counsel. The team’s strong work in the energy transition space is benefitted by the firm’s wider tech capabilities, and as such the team boasts an extensive track record on digital infrastructure and emerging energy sources mandates, with electric vehicle, hydrogen, and battery storage instructions increasingly coming to the fore alongside continued excellence advising on solar and wind matters. John Leonti and Craig Kline co-lead the practice for Los Angeles and New York respectively, with the duo demonstrating established strength in tax equity financings as well as a variety of debt structures that includes sale leasebacks, construction finance, and leveraged transactions. Portland’s Adam Kobos is a key relationship partner for many of the firm’s most high-profile tax equity investors, project developers and sponsors, handling federal, state and local tax issues, often working alongside Christine Byrnes who sits in the Los Angeles office and possesses similar tax equity capabilities as well as an extensive debt financing practice. Richmond’s Anne Loomis is another notable name in the firm’s tax group, who utilises previous in-house experience to comprehensively advise energy and public utilities clients on a range of issues. The Atlanta-based Vaughn Henry Morrison and New-York centered MK Houston are also recommended.