Mr Douglas Dua > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has carved out a niche in the US energy market as a leading tax equity practice, advising both established industry players and new market entrants on the tax equity financings of substantial solar and battery storage projects, as well as advising multinational financial services firms on tax credit transactions. Alongside this, the practice boasts a formidable capital markets offering, working closely with household names in the utilities space, as well as leading underwriters, on significant financing arrangements. Co-heads Jeffrey Schroeder and Peter O’Brien operate out of Washington DC and New York, respectively, with the latter the key figure in the group for power, utilities, and capital markets work, often working closely with colleagues Michael Fitzpatrick and Steven Friend, who demonstrate further excellence in this area and sit alongside O’Brien in New York. Richmond-based Laura Jones is an especially well-regarded tax lawyer who oversees a wealth of tax credit transactions, both generating repeat instructions and new business for the firm. Washington DC’s Geoffrey Lorenz‘s wide-ranging experience covers a variety of financing and transaction structures, and he is also highly active on tax-equity investments. Patrick Jamieson and Brendan Harney are further names of note for their debt and equity capital markets work from New York, while Douglas Dua and Jean Liang received promotions to partnership and counsel, respectively in 2023, also sitting in the New York office.

Tax equity financing is the standout specialism of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP‘s offering in the renewable energy space. Commercial banks and institutional lenders, development finance institutions, export credit agencies, and project developers are all featured in the team’s client list and look to the firm for assistance with various renewable and alternative power project types. Jeffrey Schroeder oversees the practice and has extensive project financing experience, assisting with development, acquisition, financing, and divestiture of renewables. He is based in Washington DC, along with Geoffrey Lorenz, also an experienced figure in a variety of financing structures. Laura Jones in Richmond is one of the key partners for tax equity financing in renewables, while Robert McNamara at the Houston office is an expert in federal income tax law. The team’s deep pool of more junior talent includes July 2023 partner appointment Doug Dua, Jean Liang and Jason Eisenberg in New York, and Alessandra Hylander in Washington DC.