Work Department

Real Estate, energy, Land Use & Environmental

Position

Katherine (Katie) Gillespie is a partner in the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental Practice Group in Sheppard Mullin's Chicago office and Leader of the Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance Team.

Katie focuses her practice on the representation of sponsors and financing parties in connection with the development, acquisition and financing of renewable energy projects. With more than 20 years of experience, Katie has led numerous transactions involving wind, solar and other renewable energy assets. These transactions have involved all forms of financing structures, including project level debt transaction, back-leverage financings, tax equity partnership flip transactions and lease financings, as well as M&A transactions at all stages of development and operation of projects.

Education

J.D., University of Notre Dame, 1998, magna cum laude

B.A., University of Illinois, 1993

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