Biography
Michael is an associate in the Project Development and Finance Group based in Houston. His practice focuses on the development, financing, joint venture, investment and commercial arrangements for domestic and international energy projects. He has worked on transactions across a variety of asset classes, including solar, battery storage, geothermal, critical minerals, LNG, FPSO and midstream, upstream and offshore oil & gas.
Experience
Renewable energy
Representation of the bank lenders on a US$757 million construction-to-term back-leverage and uncommitted tax credit bridge financing of the 400 MWh+ Athos battery storage project in California being developed by SB Energy.
Representation of a private credit lender on a novel US$600 million secured warehouse financing in support of a community solar portfolio in the US, including construction-to-term and tax monetization bridge loans in the form of tax equity and committed and uncommitted tax credit transfers.
Representation of a bank lender on a US$100 million mezzanine financing to Scale Microgrids in support of the Bridgeport fuel cell CHP and thermal loop project in Connecticut and community solar, behind-the-meter solar plus storage and microgrid projects in the US.
Energy transition
Representation of Fervo Energy on a US$421 million construction-to-term and tax credit bridge financing for Phase I of its 500 MW Cape Station next-generation geothermal power project in Utah.
Representation of Oxy on its joint venture with BHE Renewables for the demonstration and deployment of TerraLithium direct lithium extraction technologies at the 345 MW Imperial Valley geothermal complex in California.
Representation of the Republic of El Salvador on a US$1 billion debt-for-nature swap to refinance its sovereign debt and unluck conservation funds to protect the Rio Lempa river. This was named "Sovereign Sustainable Deal of the Year" by LatinFinance 2026, "Latin America Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year" by IJGlobal 2025, "Sustainability Bond of the Year – Sovereign" by Environmental Finance 2025, "ESG Finance Deal of the Year" by Latin Lawyer 2025 and "Restructuring Standout Case Study" by Financial Times 2025.
Conventional energy
Representation of Calpine on its joint venture with Cheniere for the acquisition and 207 MW upgrade of the 432 MW Gregory combine cycle power plant in Texas.
Representation of Chevron on the implementation of the Aseng gas monetization project in Equatorial Guinea, including negotiating gas processing and LNG tolling agreements, LNG marketing arrangements, agreements with the Government of Equatorial Guinea, and upstream development and transportation agreements for the gas processing and LNG plants.
Representation of ExxonMobil on its US$2.35 billion acquisition of the FPSO One Guyana that will operate in the Yellowtail development off the coast of Guyana.
Tax monetization
Representation of a major US healthcare provider, major US oil & gas company and US HVAC company on a US$340 million purchase of investment tax credits generated from 640 MW solar project in Texas.
Representation of a major US healthcare provider on a US$250 million purchase of investment tax credits generated by subsidiary of a residential solar developer in the US.
Representation of a major US healthcare provider on a US$226 million purchase of investment tax credits generated by a residential solar portfolio in the US.