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Amber M. Peterson

I enjoy meeting a new challenge every day.

Contact: P /612.604.6448E /[email protected]

Education

University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 2019

• Member, Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

North Dakota State University, B.S., Political Science, summa cum laude, 2016

Bar Admissions

Minnesota, 2019

My Approach

I represent investors, syndicators, sponsors, and buyers in the development of, and investment in, renewable energy projects focusing on project finance and tax. My work spans technologies such as utility-scale solar and energy storage, distributed generation solar farms, renewable natural gas, EV infrastructure, combined heat and power, wind, and advanced manufacturing. On these transactions, I work with clients to be an extension of their team and find avenues forward in the transaction that they might not have otherwise found. The renewable energy market is a rapidly growing sector where you see repeat players, including sponsors, attorneys, lenders, and capital providers, and I aim to participate in deals where the parties are ready to do business together again. The space is not “win or lose,” and I work to ensure every side leaves feeling that they’ve made a good deal.

Outside of my professional career, I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling, and doing anything active – playing tennis, biking, hiking, and surfing.

Practice Areas

Practicing Tax Credit Financing & Syndication

My Experience

My practice focuses on advising clients on the optimal structuring of renewable energy transactions, with tailored guidance on tax equity, tax credit transfers, and sponsor equity arrangements. I lead the drafting and negotiation of key transaction documents, including tax partnership agreements, membership interest purchase agreements, sponsor guaranties, and intercreditor agreements. My approach to project underwriting is customized for each transaction, with flexibility based on transaction size to ensure adaptability throughout the process. My goal is to ensure that each transaction is well-structured, legally compliant, and was executed through collaboration among all stakeholders.

Representative Matters

• Tax credit investor’s counsel in a Texas ERCOT battery storage project utilizing sponsor equity, debt, and tax equity
• Tax credit syndicator’s counsel in a fuel cell tax equity investment
• Tax credit buyer’s counsel in a 45X advanced manufacturing tax credit purchase
• Tax credit buyer’s counsel in a New York City combined heat and power tax credit purchase
• Tax credit investor’s counsel in a 13.1 MW portfolio of Oregon and Minnesota community solar garden projects
• Counsel to tax credit investor in a four project Connecticut ZREC portfolio
• Counsel to tax credit buyer in a multi-state EV charging tax credit purchase utilizing the 30C tax credit
• Tax credit investor’s counsel in a $55 MM investment in a portfolio of Illinois Adjustable Block Program and Maryland community solar pilot program projects
• Tax credit investor’s counsel in a 6.1 MW portfolio of Rhode Island Renewable Energy Growth and community solar projects
• Tax credit buyer’s counsel in a landfill natural gas tax credit purchase
• Tax credit investor’s counsel in a portfolio of projects in the Massachusetts SMART program and rooftop projects in the Los Angeles Solar Incentive Program
• Counsel to tax credit investor in a 12.84 MW project in Oregon
• Tax credit investor’s counsel in a $12.77 MM investment in a portfolio of Vermont, Massachusetts, and Minnesota projects
• Tax credit investor’s counsel in a 17-project mixed ground mount and rooftop portfolio located in Massachusetts

Practicing Renewable Energy Development & Construction

Representative Matters

• Developer’s counsel in a rooftop solar portfolio
• Sponsor equity counsel on an Ohio utility scale solar project
• Counsel to equipment supplier in its negotiation of its master supply agreement for battery storage equipment
• Developer’s counsel in a Colorado community solar project
• Contractor’s counsel on joint venture agreement for development and construction of MN community solar garden projects
• Counsel to developer on negotiation of ten “solar-as-a-service” agreements with Midwestern educational institutions

Also experienced in

Real Estate Development & Transactions

Energy Real Estate

Honors & Awards

MSBA North Star Lawyers

Pro Bono Service, 2019