Overview
Energy project financing transactions are as complex as any deals of comparable size in the business world. Helping clients develop and finance successful projects requires significant legal expertise combined with a thorough understanding of the solar industry, including market dynamics, tax structures, regulatory environments, and investor and lender sensitivities.
Foley Hoag is a leader in renewables project finance. Our Energy Project Finance and Development practice is comprised of lawyers with expertise in the legal disciplines that shape solar projects. We have broad experience in the private and public sectors and offer decades of experience in business law, real estate development, environmental regulation and governmental affairs. We also assist project owners in identifying sources of financing on both the debt and equity sides, and help create new sources of financing to take advantage of tax and other benefits resulting from public-private partnerships.
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Our firm provides high quality, efficient service to developers, sponsors, investors and lenders by conceiving creative solutions for durable and profitable ventures though innovative financing and ownership structures. Our lawyers have structured ground-breaking solar energy deals, including the American Honda Motor Co. - SolarCity Corporation agreement recognized by The New York Times as “the first substantial corporate investment in solar energy installations.” Foley Hoag structured American Honda’s tax-equity investment in a $65 million partnership with SolarCity to provide renewable electricity to Honda and Acura dealerships at a lower cost than utility-supplied power. The firm has advised numerous developers and sponsors through successful tax equity, sponsor equity and debt transactions across the U.S.
Solar is a touchstone in future-looking energy strategies and an essential component to the long-term energy goals of the U.S. and the world. To fully develop, the industry needs innovative legal thinking to enable productive deals that benefit investors, owners and consumers. Foley Hoag has the experience and creativity to clear away the legal and financial barriers to a solar-powered future. We are experienced in a range of renewable technologies and energy storage, and are well positioned to help your company succeed in the year ahead as the DG sector continues to evolve and change.
