WASHINGTON, Oct. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Energy and infrastructure lawyer Henry Ginn, who advises clients on renewable energy transactions, works at Hunton, D.C., where he began much of his legal career. He rejoined the law firm of Andrews Kurth as a partner. Ten years ago.
Jin represents financial institutions, development banks, and project developers in the development, construction, financing, acquisition, and sale of energy and infrastructure assets, with a focus on renewable technologies. We also regularly engage with clients in connection with early development activities, drafting and negotiating key transaction agreements, and structuring complex commercial transactions utilizing a variety of tax credit financing structures.
“Demand for renewable energy trading continues to grow given government incentives focused on the energy transition,” said Jeffrey P. Schroeder, head of energy and infrastructure practice at Hunton Andrews Kurth. Ta. “Henry’s work aligns with our strategic focus on providing best-in-class services to customers in the energy sector and complements and adds depth to our existing renewable finance business. Our Friend We are delighted to have him and his colleagues back with us.”
His notable works prior to joining the firm include:
Represented a major development company in the transfer of tax credits from an operating portfolio of wind and solar energy assets located throughout North America. Represented a major financial institution as a tax equity investor in multiple distributed generation financings, including a portfolio of commercial and residential solar power and battery storage systems. Represented a private equity firm in connection with the acquisition of a controlling interest in two separate portfolios of operating wind and solar power assets. Represented project developers and financial institutions in various transactions involving the acquisition, development, and financing of utility-scale wind, solar, and geothermal projects throughout North America.
Upon graduating from law school in 2013, Jin joined Hunton Andrews Cruz’s Energy and Infrastructure practice. As an associate, he actively participated in the firm’s pro bono program and was selected to represent the firm as a Pathfinder on the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity.
He then joined Electricity France (EDF) Renewable Energy Distribution Solutions as a Senior Advisor and in 2020 was hired by another leading international law firm. Jin earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland and his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law.
Mr. Jin returns to the company as it continues to expand its global energy business. This includes the recent addition of energy and infrastructure partner Christian Bradshaw in Tokyo. In September, the firm welcomed energy project finance partners Aisha Waheed and Seifi Khan Khandemir to London.
Other key hires over the past year include London-based corporate energy partner Philip Mace, energy and infrastructure disputes partner Maurice Kenton and David Hesse, and general counsel Edward Hamilton. and Special Counsel Simon Schooling, who together are key members of the firm’s international arbitration team.
About Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Energy and Infrastructure Team
Hunton Andrews Kurth’s global energy and infrastructure lawyers help clients bring the world’s largest and most complex projects to market. Our team provides advice on the development and financing of capital-intensive projects from concept to completion. We represent sponsors, lenders, investors, governments and other project participants active in nearly every sector of the energy and infrastructure industry. Our project lawyers have handled transactions in more than 75 countries, with market-leading strengths in project finance, agency finance, commercial nuclear power generation, U.S. energy tax credits, undersea fiber optic networks, and utility capital markets, among others. I have
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Henry Zinn, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP
