Capable of assisting with the full range of matters over the life cycle of energy projects, the team at Baker Botts L.L.P. acts for a range of developers and investors on projects in the US and abroad. Elaine Walsh in Washington DC is accomplished in energy company mergers, asset acquisitions, divestitures and investments, and renewable energy project development. She co-leads the department with New York-based Michael Didriksen, who is experienced in major transactions in the field. Project financing expert Dino Barajas is a key figure at the San Francisco office, while Michael Bresson in Houston is the name to note for federal income tax matters in renewable energy transactions. Project finance lawyer Ellen Friedman (New York) is another senior figure to note, and February 2023 partner appointment John Papaspanos is an example of the strength in depth across levels of seniority.

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Key clients

AES Corporation
Avenue Capital
BKV Corporation
Blackstone Infrastructure Partners
Centaurus Renewable Energy LLC
CenterPoint Energy
CIM Group LLC
Cleco Corporate Holdings
D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments
EDPR NA Distributed Generation LLC
GCM Grosvenor
GSF Americas Inc / Gore Street
Global Atlantic Financial Company
Hannon Armstrong
Hull Street Energy
Infrared Energy Capital
NRG Energy, Inc.
Panamint Capital LLC
Parasol Renewable Energy LLC
Puget Sound Energy
Sunnova Energy International, Inc.
Talen Energy Corp.
Transmission Developers, Inc.

Work highlights

Representing Transmission Developers in its development of a $5bn-plus, cross-border, 1,250MW underground/underwater high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line from the US-Canada border into New York City.
Advised GSF Americas on its acquisition of a 75 MW / 150 MWh energy storage project located in Pecos County, Texas from a subsidiary of Momentum Energy Storage Partners.
Representing EDP Renewable in a synthetic community solar transaction which surmounts many of the issues vexing traditional state community solar programs, including overcapacity, interconnection issues and long-term price uncertainty.