Jeffrey A Chester

Practice Areas

Energy & Natural Resources

Project & Infrastructure Finance

Mergers & Acquisitions

Energy Transactions

Renewable Energy

Energy Project Finance & Development

Energy Tax Equity

Career

Jeff Chester, Global Co-Head of Energy Project Finance, has deep experience handling transactions related to renewable energy, having closed more than 100 wind and solar power projects throughout the United States and Mexico. Jeff has been centrally involved in the development of the equity, debt, and capital markets for renewable energy projects and represents developers, sponsors, lenders, and investors in a wide variety of energy finance transactions. He counsels a broad range of participants on renewable energy finance transactions involving construction and term debt, backleverage, tax equity (partnership flips and sale leasebacks), and private equity capital financings.

Jeff also regularly negotiates on behalf of clients in renewable energy development matters, including power purchase agreements, turbine and solar panel supply agreements, EPC agreements, hedges, and other off-take arrangements. Additionally, he assists clients in addressing an array of development issues including transmission and interconnection, real estate procurement, and environmental issues.

Concentrations:

Project finance

M&A

Tax equity

Renewable energy

Energy finance transactions

Wind energy

Solar energy

Energy storage

Clean technology

Professional Memberships

Member, American Wind Energy Association

Member, American Bar Association

Member, State Bar of California

Publications

Listed, Chambers Global, 2020 and 2022

Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2008-2022

Personal

J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School.

B.A., Pennsylvania State University.