Christine A. Kolosov > Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP > Los Angeles, United States > Lawyer Profile

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
333 SOUTH HOPE STREET
FORTY-THIRD FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90071
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Work Department

Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance

Position

Chris Kolosov is a partner in the Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance Team in the firm’s Los Angeles office.

Chris concentrates her practice in energy project development, financing, sales and acquisitions, and in regulatory matters before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

Chris represents developers and owners in the negotiation of power purchase agreements, renewable energy credit purchase and sale agreements, engineering, procurement and construction agreements, equipment supply agreements, operations and maintenance agreements, shared facilities agreements, and development services, construction management and asset management agreements, and she oversees project document diligence on behalf of financing parties. She represents buyers and sellers in the acquisition and disposition of development stage and operating energy generation and storage projects. She also regularly represents investor-owned water utilities in regulatory proceedings before the CPUC.

Education

J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2009, Order of the Coif

B.S., Northwestern University, 1992, cum laude

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Energy > Renewable/alternative power

Some of the most prominent domestic and international sponsors of renewable energy projects in the US look to Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP for counsel across the full suite of matters. Recent highlights have included power sale agreements on a major wind farm project, and advice on tax equity investments on a variety of renewable projects. The sizeable team is jointly coordinated by Chicago-based Katherine Gillespie and Anthony Toranto in San Diego. Further key contacts include Elliot Hinds in Century City, who focuses on the transactional side, and Christine Hourcade-Hoefliger in San Francisco, who is well versed in the sale, acquisition and financing of renewable energy projects. She also advises on tax equity matters. Christine Kolosov at the San Francisco office is strong across transactions, development and regulatory advice in renewable energy, while Amit Kalra is a tax contact to note in Chicago.