Christopher (Chris) Gladbach is the global co-head of the firm’s Energy & Project Finance Group. He counsels clients on energy mergers and acquisitions (M&A), project development, tax equity, private credit, and project finance transactions.

Chris works with energy clients in structuring complex equity and debt investments. He advises both buyers and sellers in the power sector on M&A, joint ventures, and the development of large-scale energy projects.

Chris leads a task force focused on private credit lending to energy platforms and portfolios. He represents market-leading private credit funds, private equity funds, and institutional investors in portfolio and platform lending and equity transactions and understands the unique challenges and opportunities these clients face.

Chris is recognized nationally for his work in the energy sector. He frequently speaks and writes on topics related to M&A, private equity, and institutional investments in power assets.

As a member of the Corporate Department, Debra focuses her practice on renewable energy transactions, general corporate matters, franchising, licensing and distribution matters, as well as other business growth strategies.

Debra’s corporate practice includes counseling clients, both publicly and privately held, on transactions related to capital formation, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, brand extension programs, joint ventures and strategic alliances in a variety of industries. She has extensive experience advising clients on renewable energy transactions, including the structuring, development and financing of renewable projects throughout North America and Europe. Debra has served as counsel for major investment banking clients, large developers, sponsors, utilities, and other lenders and investors in the development, implementation, acquisition, structuring and financing of renewable assets, including the negotiation of acquisition and financing documents (including tax equity and back leverage), strategic investments, PPAs, EPCs, and various agreements related to state and local incentives and renewable energy credits.

Debra also counsels clients on distribution, franchise and dealer relations, terminations, transfers and regulatory compliance. Her experience includes mergers and acquisitions involving franchise systems, development of domestic and international franchise strategies, preparation of franchise and license agreements and related disclosure materials, advising on compliance programs and distributor consolidation matters, as well as franchisee and dealer terminations. She has worked with hundreds of franchisors and suppliers in a wide variety of industries, including energy, food service, retail, beverage (alcohol and non-alcohol), hospitality, automobile rental, convenience store, sports and entertainment, cosmetology, healthcare, real estate, industrial goods, clothiers, cosmetics, and residential and light commercial services.

Debra has served as pro bono counsel to the National Association of Women Business Owners, coordinates the Firm’s staffing of, and regularly volunteers at the D.C. Bar’s Landlord Tenant Resource Center, and has provided pro bono legal assistance to multiple charitable organizations, including FAIR Girls, No One Left Behind, UNITAS, the Human Rights Campaign and the Northern Virginia Coalition.

Advises on project finance, project development, and tax equity transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors, with a focus on renewables

Represents tax equity investors, sponsors, developers, borrowers, lenders, and preferred equity investors in financing complex energy and infrastructure projects

Structures and negotiates secured and unsecured loan facilities, joint ventures, and tax equity investment structures

Advises on tax credit transfers for solar, storage, fuel cell, and manufacturing projects

Philip (Phil) Tingle represents energy companies such as utilities, independent power producers, developers and financial institutions on a wide range of energy tax-related matters. He is the global co-head of the Firm’s Energy & Project Finance Group.

Phil continues to be leader with respect to the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”) and the related incentives, tax credits and technologies.  Phil provides advice regularly regarding all aspects of renewable-energy projects, including advice related to prevailing wage and apprentice, energy community adders, domestic content, project tax credit qualification, tax equity structures, financings, acquisitions and dispositions, restructurings and workouts. He has extensive experience with all technologies including wind (sections 45 and 45Y), solar (sections 48 and 48E), storage (sections 48 and 48E), nuclear (section 45U), renewable natural gas (sections 48 and 45Z), manufacturing (sections 45X and 48C), hydrogen (section 45V), carbon sequestration (section 45Q) and EV (sections 30B, 30C, 30D, 45W and 48C).  Phil continues to work with client selling and buying federal and state tax credits and working with clients with the direct pay provisions pursuant to the IRA.

In addition to the IRA related work, Phil regularly works on contribution in aid of construction, normalization, grants and other energy related topics. In addition, he is experienced in partnership taxation and works extensively on corporate and consolidated tax issues.