Alex D. Pearson

Alex Pearson is an associate in the Corporate practice group and is a member of the Energy Industry Group. Alex advises renewable energy sponsors and developers in project finance matters as well as issues concerning the acquisition, development, and sale of renewable energy projects. Alex regularly advises on structuring of and negotiates construction, bridge and term debt facilities, letter of credit facilities, and tax equity investments.

Before joining Stoel Rives, Alex was a summer associate with the firm; a legal intern with the Office of Program Research, Washington State Legislature; and a paralegal and legal assistant.

Education

University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 2018, with honors; Editor-in Chief, Washington Law Review; Legal Writing Fellow

Whitman College, B.A., English Literature, 2012, with honors; Member, Order of Waiilatpu, Honor Society

Admissions

Washington

• Assisted in representation of the sponsor of the initial issuance of $520,121,045 of senior secured notes in a private placement financing of six renewable energy projects totaling a nameplate capacity of 895 MW.
• Assisted in representation of the sponsor of the initial issuance of $402,215,456.62 of senior secured notes in a private placement financing of five renewable energy projects totaling a nameplate capacity of 804 MW.
• Represented the sponsor and its affiliates in the construction debt financing and partnership flip tax equity financing of a 16 MW portfolio of community solar and utility scale solar and battery energy storage projects located in New York and California.
• Representation of a renewable energy developer in a $31 million equipment loan facility to finance the purchase of equipment for solar and battery energy storage renewable energy projects.
• Assisted in representation of the sponsor of refinancing and upsizing of a $915,000,000 revolving credit facility backing a portfolio of over 7 GWs of operating, utility scale renewable energy projects.
• Represented the sponsor in the tax equity financing of augmentation work on a 100 MW battery energy storage project located in California.
• Represented the sponsor and its affiliates in the construction and term debt financing and inverted lease tax equity financing of a 28 MW portfolio of community solar and utility scale solar projects located in New York and California.
• Represented the sponsor and its affiliates in the construction and term debt financing and inverted lease tax equity financing of a 21 MW portfolio of community solar, residential and utility scale solar projects located in Maine, California and North Carolina.
• Represented the sponsor and its affiliates in the tax equity financing of a 81 MW solar project located in Nebraska.
• Represented the sponsor and its affiliates in the tax equity financing of a 200 MW solar project located in Louisiana.
• Represented the sponsor and its affiliates in the construction and term debt financing and inverted lease tax equity financing of a 31 MW portfolio of community solar, residential and utility scale solar projects located in Maine, California and North Carolina.
• Represented the sponsor and its affiliates in the tax equity financing of a 100 MW AC solar project located in Arizona.
• Represented the sponsor and its affiliate in the back-leverage term debt refinancing of 100 MW stand-alone battery storage project.
• Represented the sponsor and its affiliates in the construction and back-leverage term debt financing and partnership-flip tax equity financing of a 200 MW AC portfolio of solar projects located in Arizona.
• Represented the sponsor and its affiliates in the construction and back-leverage term debt financing and partnership-flip tax equity financing of a 117 MW AC portfolio of solar projects located in California and Utah.
• Representation of a renewable energy developer in a $25 million equipment loan to finance the purchase of solar PV modules, collateralized by the equipment.
• Represented the sponsor and its affiliates in the construction and term debt financing and inverted lease tax equity financing of an 11.6 MW DC portfolio of community solar, residential, and C&I solar projects located in New York and Massachusetts.
• Represented the sponsor and its affiliates in the construction and term debt financing and inverted lease tax equity financing of an 18.8 MW DC portfolio of community solar, residential, and C&I projects located in Maine.
• Representation of a renewable energy developer in an $11.4 million equipment loan to finance the purchase of “safe harbored” solar PV modules and racking, collateralized by the equipment and a pledge of development stage projects.
• Represented the sponsor and its affiliates in the construction and term debt financing and inverted lease tax equity financing of an 11 MW DC portfolio of solar projects located in North Carolina and North Carolina.
• Represented the sponsor and its affiliates in the construction and term debt financing and inverted lease tax equity financing of a 12.2 MW DC portfolio of solar projects located in South Carolina and California.
• Represented the developer in connection with a $55 million working capital facility secured by a portfolio of operating solar projects.
• Represented the sponsor and its affiliates in the construction and back-leverage term debt financing and partnership-flip tax equity financing of a 120 MW AC portfolio of solar projects located in California.
• Assisted in representation of the sponsor and its affiliates in the term debt financing and partnership-flip tax equity financing of a 7.54 MW DC solar project located in California.
• Assisted in representation of the sponsor and its affiliates in the construction and term debt financing and inverted lease tax equity financing of a 6.51 MW DC portfolio of solar projects located in Minnesota and California.
• Assisted in representation of the sponsor and its affiliates in the back-leverage term debt financing and partnership-flip tax equity financing of a 34.2 MW DC portfolio of solar projects located in California and New York.

• Included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America (Corporate Law, Project Finance Law), 2023–present
• CALI Excellence for the Future Award—Mergers & Acquisitions, Fundamentals of Health Law
• Recipient of the Washington State Society of Healthcare Attorneys Kristin Miles Memorial Student Scholarship, 2016