Clients look to Tim for his significant project finance, development and M&A experience. He is a leading advisor to owners, developers, sponsors, lenders, manufacturers and contractors in all facets of the development, financing, acquisition and disposition of energy and other infrastructure facilities.
His comprehensive projects experience includes advising clients in connection with renewable energy facilities, gas and coal fired power plants, and gas and water pipelines. Tim has closed deals in connection with wind farms, solar plants and other renewable facilities aggregating well over 15,000 MWs, including representing both lenders and sponsors in complex financings, as well as owners in the development, sale and purchase of such facilities.
In addition to his energy practice, Tim counsels clients in a variety of public-private partnerships, including water and wastewater facilities, municipal facilities, convention centers, and stadiums.
Prior to joining McGuireWoods, Tim served as the global chair of the Wind Energy Practice at another Am Law 100 law firm. He frequently speaks and writes on alternative energy.
- Representation of clients in connection with projects related to power plants
fired by gas, coal and petroleum coke, coal gasification plants (including IGCC
and SNG projects), renewable energy facilities, gas and water pipelines, sports
stadiums, water and wastewater plants, oil refineries, and pulp & paper mills.
Advice includes structuring, negotiating, drafting and administering:- Project financings, including equipment, construction, permanent,
acquisition and tax-equity financings; - Joint venture, equity and partnership arrangements, including
co-development and joint development agreements; - Asset/stock sale & purchase agreements, as well as the associated term
sheets and letters of intent; - Complex engineering, procurement and construction agreements (including
EPC, BOP, DBOM & BOT structures), equipment sale and purchase agreements
(including TSA, WMSA and “frame” agreements), and operation & maintenance
agreements; - Power purchase agreements and other off-take arrangements, fuel supply
and feedstock agreements, and tolling agreements; and - Other project documents, such as electric interconnection and
transmission service agreements, real estate leases/easements, and licenses.
- Project financings, including equipment, construction, permanent,
- Advise clients in connection with the negotiation and documentation of
complex privatization and public-private partnership arrangements, including
those related to convention centers, sports stadiums, hotels, water and
wastewater facilities, water pipelines, solid waste transfer stations, tourism
venues, and other municipal facilities (including the structuring of tax-exempt
municipal bond financing related to privatization). - Advise clients in the structuring and negotiation of outsourcing transactions
relevant to the provision of electricity, steam, water, wastewater and other
utility services, including energy management outsourcing arrangements. - Advises on Production Tax Credits, Investment Tax Credits, and Renewable
Portfolio Standards and related programs.
Events
- Speaker, "Overview of the United States Wind Power Market," Korea Eximbank Conference, Seoul, South Korea, 2011
- Speaker, "Wind Turbine Procurement: What Do Manufacturers Provide & What Are Emerging Trends?," Power-Gen Renewable Energy & Fuels, Las Vegas, NV, 2008
- Speaker, "Challenges and Complexities of Foreign Ownership," American Wind Energy Association, Windpower 2008, Houston, TX, 2008
- Moderator, "Strategic Wind Developers’ Perspective on Wind Development," Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit 2008, San Diego, CA, 2008
- Moderator, "Developments in the Wind Turbine Market for 2007 & Beyond," Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit 2007, San Diego, CA, 2007
Insights
- Author, Department of Commerce Issues Final Rule Imposing Tariff Moratorium for Solar Panels, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, September 16, 2022
- Author, Inflation Reduction Act Extends and Modifies Tax Credits for Wind Projects, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, August 24, 2022
- Author, Biden Proposes American Jobs Plan: Renewable Energy Initiatives, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, April 2, 2021
- Author, Continuity Safe Harbor Extended for Offshore Wind, Renewable Energy Projects on Federal Land, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, January 12, 2021
- Author, New Tax Extender Legislation Passed for Renewable Energy, Carbon Capture Projects, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, December 23, 2020
- Co-author, Chapter 6, "Financing Real Estate Transactions," Financing Real Estate Transactions, 1993
- Contributor, Financing Real Estate Transactions, 1988
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Construction Law, 2008-2026
- Selected for inclusion, “Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy,” USA, Chambers Global, 2025
- Selected for inclusion in “Legal 500 United States,” Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power, 2021-2024; Project Finance, 2021-2025
- Selected for inclusion in Leading Lawyers, Projects: Renewable and Alternative Energy, Nationwide, Chambers USA, 2019-2025
- Selected for inclusion in America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Projects, Nationwide, Chambers USA, 2006-2022
- Named to “M&A Client Service All-Stars,” BTI Consulting, 2021
- Selected for inclusion as a “Leading Lawyer” in Projects, Chambers Global, 2006-2020
- Selected for inclusion as a “Leading Lawyer,” Energy Renewable/Alternative; Project Finance: Advice To Lenders; Energy Transactions: Conventional Power, Legal 500 US, 2017-2019
- Named as a “Top Rated Lawyer” in Energy, Environmental, and Natural Resource Law, The American Lawyer, 2012-2016
- Named to “Illinois Super Lawyers,” Energy & Resources, Super Lawyers, Thomas Reuters, 2009-2012