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Todd E. Alexander

Partner

Practice Description

Todd Alexander’s practice includes representing developers of and lenders to biofuel, biomass and clean coal facilities and independent power projects. He has participated in limited recourse financings in the United States, Latin America, Asia and Africa. He has also represented both the sellers and purchasers of ownership interests in several power projects and ethanol facilities.

Representative Matters

  • Representing Global Energy in connection with Lima Energy 540 MW IGCC plant and 75,000 MMBtu per day of synthetic natural gas facility.
  • Representing Ligfuel, Inc. in connection with a 100,000 barrels-per-day coal-to-liquids facility in Louisiana.
  • Representing Terrabon in connection with the development of several waste-to-gasoline projects.
  • Representing Mascoma Corporation in connection with the development of a cellulosic ethanol facility in Michigan.
  • Representing a lender in connection with the financing of 174 MW of wind turbines.
  • Representing an equity investor in connection with the development of multiple wood pellet facilities in the U.S.
  • Representing an equity investor in connection with a 50 MW biomass project in Honduras.
  • Representing Baard Energy in connection with a 35,000 barrels-per-day coal-to-liquids facility in the Midwest.
  • Representing Sino Global International in connection with a 2,000 MW IGCC power plant and water treatment facility in Dubai.
  • Representing the developer of several integrated palm oil plantations in Western Africa.
  • Representing a U.S. utility in connection with the development of an SNG facility. 
  • Representing Primafuel in connection with the development of a bulk storage terminal for biofuels at the Port of Sacramento. 
  • Represented Bujagali Energy Limited as developer of an $880 million, 250 megawatt hydroelectric project in Uganda.
  • Represented North American Development Bank as senior lender to Global Alternative Fuels in connection with the financing of a biodiesel facility in El Paso, Texas.
  • Represented Arkalon Energy in connection with the development of a 110 million gallon ethanol facility.
  • Represented an equity investor in connection with the development of a landfill gas to pipeline quality gas project in Ohio.
  • Represented Citi Private Ventures in connection with its investment in GreatPoint Energy.
  • Represented WestLB as arranger for the expansion financing of a biodiesel facility in Texas.
  • Represented Biofuel Energy in connection with the development of two 115 million gallon ethanol facilities.
  • Represented WestLB as arranger for the financing of three 100 million gallon ethanol facilities to be located in Ohio, Indiana and Nebraska.
  • Represented Abengoa Bioenergy Corporation in connection with the $90 million, Term B loan financing of an 88 million gallon ethanol facility in Ravenna, Nebraska.
  • Represented WestLB as arranger for the financing of a 113 million gallon ethanol facility in Oregon.
  • Represented Indiana Corn Products as the developer of an 88 million gallon ethanol facility in Putnam County, Indiana.
  • Represented Organic Fuels in connection with the development of a 30 million gallon biodiesel facility at the Port of Houston.
  • Represented The Panda Group as developer of a 100 million gallon ethanol facility in Hereford, Texas.
  • Represented Jamaica Energy Partners in connection with the expansion of its existing power barge.
  • Represented El Paso Corporation in connection with the financing of a 380-mile gas pipeline in the United States.
  • Represented CMS/Endesa in a joint venture in connection with the financing by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of a 1,165 km pipeline and a 740 megawatt power plant in Argentina and Chile.
  • Represented El Paso Corporation in connection with the financing by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), IFC and BNDES of a 928 megawatt power project in Brazil.
  • Represented EGE Haina in connection with the financing by export credit agencies of its 150 megawatt power barge in the Dominican Republic.
  • Represented the owner in connection with the financing by IFC of a 110 megawatt power project in Bangladesh.
  • Represented a consortium led by Alcoa in connection with the development of a 1,450 megawatt hydroelectric project in Brazil.

Honors

Mr. Alexander is listed in Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2007-2008) for project finance, The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2009) for project finance, in the Legal 500 (2008) for project finance, in Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Project Finance Lawyers (2008), in "The New York Area's Best Lawyers" by New York Magazine (2008), in Madison Who's Who and in “Top Project Finance Lawyers in Texas” by H Texas Magazine.

Publications


Mr. Alexander is a regular contributor to Chadbourne’s Project Finance NewsWire, published bimonthly.


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Practice Areas

Project Finance

Finance

Private Funds

Climate Change

Industries

Biofuels

Energy

Multilateral and Bilateral Agencies

Oil, Gas and LNG

Renewable Energy

Nanotechnologies

Regions

United States

Canada

North America

Middle East and North Africa

Education

  • University of Illinois, B.S., 1991
  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1994

Professional Background

  • Approved as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), 1991

Admissions

2001

District of Columbia

1995

New York

Languages

English