Justin Goushas
Senior Associate
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
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Biography
Justin Goushas is a senior associate in the Washington, DC office and is a member of the project finance practice. Justin focuses his practice on the representation of public and private entities in a variety of domestic and international transactions. He works closely with multilateral agencies, commercial lenders, sponsors, borrowers, issuers and dealers on project financings and corporate and securities transactions with an emphasis on energy, infrastructure and natural resources.
Justin is listed as one of the key Norton Rose Fulbright Project Finance lawyers in Legal 500. He is "extremely hard working and does not buckle under pressure. Definitely future partner material and one to watch" (Legal 500, 2023).
Justin has previously lived and worked in Sydney, Australia. During his time in Australia, he was a member of our banking practice and worked on a number of renewable energy and mining projects as well as a multitude of international debt capital market transactions.
Professional experience
Collapse all- JD, George Washington University Law School, 2016
- BS, cum laude, Metropolitan State University of Denver, 2003
- District of Columbia Bar
- New York State Bar
- Represented a US government agency in connection with US$1.5 billion in guaranteed loans to Holtec Palisades, LLC for the financing of the repowering of an 800MW Nuclear Generating Station in Michigan.
- Represented a syndicate of lenders in connection with the project financing for the 111MWdc Gunsynd Solar Farm in Goondiwindi, South West Queensland, Australia.
- Represented the lenders on the project financing made available to Minera Tres Valles, a subsidiary of Sprott Resource Holdings, to finance the expansion of mining and the production of increased volumes of copper cathode at its mine in Chile.
- Represented the developer on the development and project financing of the 255MWp Sunraysia Solar Farm, near Balranald in Southern New South Wales, Australia. This transaction was awarded the Asia Pacific Solar Deal of the Year at the 2018 IJGlobal Awards.
- Represented the initial purchasers in connection with the US$1.25 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of senior secured notes by FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC (the Train 2 owner), to refinance a portion of the senior bank debt incurred for the purpose of development and construction of Train 2 of the Freeport LNG Project in Texas.
- Represented the purchasers in connection with separate private placements of additional senior secured notes issued under Section 4(a)(2) by FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC (the Train 2 owner) aggregating more than US$1.4 billion to further refinance a portion of the senior bank debt incurred for the purpose of development and construction of Train 2 of the Freeport LNG Project in Texas.
- Represented the initial purchasers in connection with the US$1.48 billion Section 4(a)(2) offering of senior secured notes by AES Southland Energy, LLC to finance a portion of the Southland repowering project in Southern California which consists of 1,284 MW of efficient combined cycle natural gas generation and a 110 MW of advanced battery-based energy storage. The Southland repowering project is one of the first project financings for battery-based energy storage.
- Represented a syndicate of lenders to Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. on approximately US$1.5 billion of senior secured credit facilities to provide a portion of the funds necessary to construct Train 6 of the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project in Louisiana.
- Represented a syndicate of lenders in connection with the approximately US$6 billion debt financing for the Train 3 Expansion of the Corpus Christi LNG Liquefaction Project in Texas, and the approximately US$1.2 billion letter of credit and working capital financing. This transaction was awarded the North American Oil and Gas Deal of the Year at the 2018 IJGlobal Awards.
- Represented a US government agency in connection with US$3.7 billion in guaranteed loans to Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, and Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia for the financing of the 4,550 MW Vogtle Nuclear Power Project in Georgia.
- Represented an international geothermal energy developer, in connection with the financing of its fourth plant at the Olkaria III Geothermal Power Project in Naivasha, Kenya.
- Represented a consortium of lenders in connection with the refinancing of the Palouse Wind project. The project, which generates enough clean, renewable energy to power approximately 30,000 customers, is a 105MW wind farm comprised of 58 1.8 MW Vestas wind turbines located in northern Whitman County, Washington. The refinancing included the sale of US$152 million of senior secured notes and a US$32.9 million senior secured letter of credit facility.
- Represented a syndicate of lenders in the financing of the Pin Oak Terminals project, a liquid fuel marine storage facility that is under development in Mount Airy, Louisiana. The project consists of an array of storage terminals, docks and related infrastructure that provide customers with complete optionality to offload, store, heat, blend and transfer petroleum liquids through rail, ship, pipeline and truck access. The financing involved a US$120 million debt facility, combined with a US$100 million equity investment by the Company’s Sponsors, Dauphine Midstream, LLC and Mercuria Energy Group Ltd.
- Australia and US deepen their relationship on critical minerals and renewables, Norton Rose Fulbright Energy transition newsletter, May 2023