Jeff Rector is an associate in the Energy and Finance practice groups in the firm's Del Mar office.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Rector brings years of experience working for project developers, lenders and contractors on limited recourse financings of complex projects. He primarily represents clients in connection with the development and financing of distributed generation projects, centralized power projects, mining, water, and other infrastructure projects. Mr. Rector specializes in first of a kind transactions where the financiability of a project depends on governmental participation or policy support.

Experience

Recent representative transactions include advising

· The project sponsors in connection with the sale-leaseback financing of a portfolio of distributed generation solar facilities located in Hawaii.

· The lender under a master credit facility for the financing of solar hot water heating systems in connection with Louisiana state solar tax credits.

· The Export Credit Agency lenders to a proposed US$5 billion expansion project financing of a petrochemical complex located in Saudi Arabia.

· Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) in a multi-year representation in connection with the proposed three billion dollar financing of housing, to be structured in accordance with the Military Housing Privatization Initiative, and related water (potable and waste) and power infrastructure in support of the relocation of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to the Territory of Guam, U.S.A.

· JBIC and a consortium of commercial banks as lenders to the project company in Central Java Power, a 2,000 MW power plant project under development in Indonesia.

· Google Inc. in its acquisition of and tax equity investment in a 69 MW portfolio of solar power projects in California.

· JBIC, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance, and a consortium of commercial banks in the US$1.1 billion project finance loan for the development of the Caserones copper mine in Chile. (Project Finance International Americas Mining Deal of the Year 2011)

· Hongsa Power Company Limited in connection with the US$2.7 billion project financing for a 1,878-MW Power Plant Project in the Lao People's Democratic Republic that exports a majority of its power to Thailand under a power purchase agreement with Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand. (Project Finance Magazine Asia-Pacific Power Deal of the Year 2010)

· A consortium of Japanese investors in their negotiations for the investment in a nuclear power project under development in the United States.

· Calpine Corporation in their negotiations with a leading EPC contractor for the EPC Agreement for the turn-key construction of a 600 MW gas fired power plant in California.

· A leading financier of renewable energy projects for the debt and tax equity financing of a portfolio of solar power projects in California, including negotiation of tax equity financing agreements and review of PPA and EPC Agreements.

· A state-owned utility in its negotiation of a CDM Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreement (ERPA) with a developer and broker of tradable carbon credits.

· The developer of distributed photovoltaic solar projects in its negotiations of PPAs with various commercial and government purchasers located in California and other western states.

· A leading solar power project developer in their long-term strategic supply agreement with a Chinese supplier.

· The Export-Import Bank of Korea, JBIC and commercial banks on the financing of the US$850 million Cirebon Power Project, a 660 MW power plant located in Indonesia.

· The developer of a 1200 MW power project in northern Vietnam in its negotiation of a BOT Agreement, PPA, EPC Agreement and Fuel Supply Agreement.

· The developer of a 1200 MW power project in southern Vietnam in its negotiation of a Government Guarantee and Undertakings Agreement, PPA, and EPC Agreement.

· JBIC (and co-financing banks) for the US$2.3 billion project financing of the 2 x 660 MW unit power project expansion of Tanjung Jati B. (IFLR Asia Project Finance Deal of the Year 2008)

· The export credit agency lender group in connection with the financing of the US$4.7 billion liquid natural gas facility in Yemen (Yemen LNG) and related facilities. (Infrastructure Journal Global Deal of the Year 2008; Project Finance Middle East Oil & Gas Deal of the Year 2008)

· The developer of a 50 MW wind farm in Mongolia.

Honors

· Jeff was recognized as a notable Projects and Energy Expert (Japan Experts Based Abroad) in the 2013 edition of Chambers Global and an "Up and Coming" attorney in the 2012 edition of Chambers Asia Pacific.

Articles

· Perspectives from Northeast Asia, Project Finance International (PFI Yearbook 2013), January 2013

· Caserones - Copper Co-Operation, Project Finance International, January 2012

· FIT for Purpose (Japan's Feed in Tariff), Project Finance International, October 2011

· Bilateral Emission Offset Mechanisms Might Eclipse CDM, Electric Light & Power, April 2011

· A Review of the Economic Substance Doctrine, Stanford Journal of Law, Business and Finance, Autumn 2004

· The IPP Investment Experience in Malaysia, Stanford University Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #46, 2005

Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog Articles

· "Can California Cap and Trade if Brussels Stumbles?" April 29, 2013

Speeches

· "Termination for Convenience and Project Financing," Structuring Renewable Energy Deals in a DoD Contracting Environment, April 8, 2013