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Overview

Drew helps clients creatively solve problems and capture opportunities.

Drew has experience representing clients in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring transactions, negotiating joint ventures and partnerships, and financing transactions. With a focus on the energy industry, he helps clients in the acquisition, development, and financing of wind and solar projects as well as other energy assets.

In addition, Drew has advised private equity firms in structuring, negotiating and managing investments in companies across a broad range of industries.

Drew’s ability to analyze and strategize transactions creatively and pragmatically is appreciated by clients of all sizes and stages of growth. He works closely with each client to provide transactions that not only meet legal requirements but foresee future growth and individual business goals.

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Recognition

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
    • Corporate Law, 2022-2025
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2023-2025

Education

  • J.D., University of Kansas School of Law
    • Order of the Coif
    • University of Kansas Law Review, staff member, 2010-2011
  • M.B.A., University of Kansas School of Business
  • B.A., University of Kansas
    • Political Science
    • with distinction
  • B.S., University of Kansas
    • Management and Leadership
    • with distinction

Admissions

  • Missouri
Experience
  • Represented Liberty Utilities and its subsidiary The Empire District Electric Company, a regulated utility, in the negotiation of a development joint venture, build-transfer acquisition, construction financing, and tax equity financing of the 150 MW Kings Point and 150 MW North Fork Ridge wind generation facilities in Missouri.
  • Represented Liberty Utilities and its subsidiary The Empire District Electric Company, a regulated utility, in the negotiation of a development joint venture, build-transfer acquisition, construction financing, and tax equity financing of the 301 MW Neosho Ridge wind generation facility in Kansas.
  • Represented private equity funds in the acquisition or sale of dozens of portfolio companies in many different industries.
  • Represented a solar developer in the acquisition of two 200 MW solar projects in Texas.
  • Represented Algonquin Power in the tax equity financing of the 492-megawatt Maverick Creek Wind Project in Texas and the 202-megawatt Sugar Creek Wind Project in Illinois.
  • Represented a solar developer in the negotiation of an acquisition and joint venture of a 20 MW solar project in Wisconsin.
  • Represented a client in the acquisition of four educational programs for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $150 million.
  • Represented Novelis Inc. in the sale of a 50% interest in a rolled aluminum manufacturing plant in Ulsan, South Korea for $315 million and the negotiation of the related joint venture.
  • Represented Novelis Inc. in the acquisition of rolled aluminum manufacturing plant assets in Sierre, Switzerland for €200 million and the negotiation of the related service joint venture.
  • Represented a client in purchase and leaseback of a subsea, midstream pipeline system and related onshore facilities in Louisiana for $245 million.
  • Represented a client in the acquisition of an interstate natural gas pipeline company for $125 million.
Webinar | February 2021
Building the Renewable Power Project Webinar Series - Project Structuring 101

Building the Renewable Power Project Webinar Series