Band 4
Band 4
About
Provided by Lauren A. Collins
Practice Areas
Lauren Collins focuses on tax matters related to project finance, with an emphasis on renewable energy and infrastructure assets. Lauren has represented clients in the financing, disposition, acquisition, and development of renewable energy and energy transition projects, including solar, wind, energy storage, hydrogen, carbon sequestration, fuel cell, biogas, RNG, and manufacturing facilities, among others. She has considerable experience utilizing a variety of structures to finance these assets and has helped develop some of the most complex and cutting-edge renewable energy financing transactions in the U.S., including numerous first-of-its-kind deals.
In the course of her practice, Lauren represents Fortune 50 companies, investors, utilities, sponsors, and developers in the renewable energy space and has advised clients more broadly in connection with various federal and state tax matters. Her experience includes tax equity, tax credit finance and sales, M&A, reorganizations and bankruptcy, project finance, and structured finance.
Personal
University of Southern California Gould School of Law, J.D., 2010 (Southern California Law Review, Senior Content Editor)
New York University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2011
University of California – San Diego, B.A. Political Science with honors, 2007
Chambers Review
USA
Lauren Collins focuses her practice in the renewable energy sector, regularly handling the tax equity aspects of project financings.
Lauren Collins of Vinson & Elkins LLP is an up-and-coming tax attorney who regularly handles tax matters related to transactions. She specializes in work in the renewables sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lauren is outstanding, both technically and commercially. She is able to deliver complex solutions across in a perfect manner to make the deal stronger."
"She's responsive and has a commercial outlook."
"Lauren is hard-working, commercial and dedicated to her clients. She stays on the cutting edge of all regulatory and market changes in the space, and is always creative and thoughtful in her analysis."
"Lauren is great at explaining complex legal topics and recommending options."
"Lauren is outstanding, both technically and commercially. She is able to deliver complex solutions across in a perfect manner to make the deal stronger."
"She's responsive and has a commercial outlook."
"Lauren is hard-working, commercial and dedicated to her clients. She stays on the cutting edge of all regulatory and market changes in the space, and is always creative and thoughtful in her analysis."
"Lauren is great at explaining complex legal topics and recommending options."
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