John Eliason

Practice Areas

Tax

Energy & Natural Resources

Energy Project Finance & Development

Renewable Energy

Energy Transactions

Project & Infrastructure Finance

Energy Tax Equity

Career

John Eliason, Global Co-Head of Energy Project Finance, is a highly respected attorney in the field of tax equity. He has spent more than 20 years representing tax equity investors and developers, with a focus on renewable and alternative energy for the last decade. John has played a pivotal role in the advancement of the renewable energy market. His clients include major financial institutions (tax equity investors and infrastructure funds), solar, wind, and alternative energy developers, as well as leading equipment manufacturers.

John focuses his practice on advising tax equity investors, lenders, developers, and sponsors in the renewable energy space—particularly those relating to wind, solar, biomass, and other emerging technologies—with structuring and closing transactions that rely on federal and state tax incentives, like the Federal production tax credit (PTC), energy investment tax credit (ITC) and accelerated depreciation (MACRS and “bonus”). John regularly advises clients implementing partnership flips, public/private partnerships, sale-leasebacks, and other structuring options. He also works with non-U.S. based pension and private equity funds investing in energy and infrastructure assets. John’s practice includes representing clients in front of the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service.

Prior to practicing law, John founded an information management company based in Austin, Texas. He is also a veteran of the Texas Army National Guard.

Concentrations:

Taxation

Corporate

Finance

Transactions

Investment management

Financial institutions

Transportation and infrastructure

Public private partnerships (P3)

Economic development and government incentives

Professional Memberships

Member, New York Bar Association, 1998-2021

Member, DC Bar Association 2012-2021

Member, Texas State Bar

Publications

Listed, Chambers USA, Renewables & Alternative Energy, 2018-2022

Listed, Chambers Global, Renewables & Alternative Energy, 2018-2022

Personal

LL.M., Taxation, New York University School of Law

J.D., Washington and Lee University School of Law

B.A., The University of Texas at Austin