Janson Mao

Janson Mao

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Janson Mao

  • Jan-son | Pronouns: he/him
  • Experienced commercial transactions and legal professional specializing in project finance, project development and M&A transactions in the renewable energy industry
  • Associate General Counsel, 8minute Solar Energy; managed all legal matters across an 18+ GW utility-scale solar and battery storage development pipeline, led closings of project finance and project sale transactions, corporate debt facility and corporate equity capital raise, and supported execution and compliance across the full suite of project development contracts, including PPA, EPC, O&M and equipment procurement contracts
  • Corporate Counsel, Cypress Creek Renewables; led closings of debt, tax equity and M&A transactions across a diverse portfolio of utility-scale solar and community solar projects
  • Over a decade of finance and M&A experience at major international law firms, including representing developers, lenders and tax equity investors in the Project Finance Group at Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP and Chadbourne & Parke LLP, as well as representing large institutional clients at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
  • BA, Yale University; JD, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

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