Justin S. Lee
Associate
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Related services and key industries
Biography
Justin is an associate based in the Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on representing sponsors, investors and lenders in project finance transactions, with a particular emphasis on the renewable energy and clean technology sectors.
Justin's experience includes supporting clients in the development, acquisition, sale and finance (debt and tax equity) of utility-scale and distributed renewable energy projects (solar, energy storage, wind and hydrogen).
Professional experience
Collapse all- JD, Indiana University Bloomington
- BA, Psychology, University of California, Riverside
- California State Bar
- Represented the sole lender in a mezzanine term loan facility of US $400 million in connection with a development pipeline of over 140 utility-scale renewable energy projects
- Represented the sponsor in the tax equity financing and subsequent fundings of approximately US $317 million in capital contributions in connection with a utility-scale solar project and utility-scale solar plus storage project
- Represented the syndicate of lenders in a pre-NTP, construction bridge loan facility of approximately US $285 million in connection with a portfolio of three co-located solar projects with an aggregate capacity of over 900 MW
- Represented the sole lender in a mezzanine financing of approximately US $200 million in connection with a renewable energy portfolio of over 70 solar and solar plus storage projects
- Represented the sole lender in a debt financing of US $114 million, comprising of construction-to-term, ITC bridge and letter of credit facilities, in connection with a 48 MW solar project
- Represented a joint venture of two prominent sponsors in a term loan refinancing of approximately US $94 million in relation to a 250 MW wind farm project
- Represented a syndicate of lenders in a debt financing of approximately US $93 million, comprising of construction-to-term, ITC bridge and letter of credit facilities, in connection with a 50 MW solar project
- Represented the sole lender in a construction and tax equity bridge financing of US $93 million in connection with a portfolio of three solar projects located across Illinois
- Represented the sponsor in a debt financing of approximately US $70 million for two, fully merchant, stand-alone battery energy storage projects totaling 320 MWh of capacity
- Represented the lender in a short-term development loan facility of US $30 million for a collateral pool of over 140 projects
- Represented a major developer in the acquisition of a 1,365 MW portfolio (including 14 wind and solar projects) for US $1.5 billion
- Represented a national pension fund (focused on the clean energy sector) in the acquisition, and acquisition financing of approximately US $1 billion, of a minority interest in a 2.2 GW portfolio of 28 operating solar facilities and battery storage projects
- Represented a developer in the acquisition and diligence of a 320 MW portfolio of solar projects for US $225 million
- Represented a developer in the sale of a 79 MW portfolio of solar projects for US $106 million
- Represented the exiting tax equity investor in the disposition of its Class A membership interests for approximately US $43 million
- Represented a prominent renewable energy fund in negotiating a joint venture arrangement focusing on the development of a project portfolio pipeline of over 2 GW
- Represented the sponsor in the negotiation of a master battery procurement arrangement for a planned project pipeline of approximately 4 GWh and an accompanying initial purchase order of approximately US $84 million and long term services agreement in connection with a 314 MWh battery storage project
- Represented the sponsor in the negotiation of the balance of plant and installation agreements (including the high voltage facilities) for a 200 MW solar project
- Represented a major utility in the development and construction of a portfolio of battery energy storage projects totaling in 500 MWh
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Korean American Bar Association