Michael A. Müller

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Mike was an associate in the energy and project finance practice of an international law firm in Boston. He was previously an associate in the global finance and debt products practice of another international law firm in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before law school, he worked in the financial services industry in Boston.

• Represented Apex Power and Caithness Energy in connection with the development, construction and approximately $1.6 billion project financing of the Guernsey Power Station, an approximately 1850- megawatt, natural gas-fired, combined-cycle electric generation facility to be located in Guernsey County, Ohio
• Represented National Grid in its acquisition of Geronimo Energy, a developer of over 2,200 megawatts of wind and solar energy projects located in the Midwestern United States. In connection with the transaction, National Grid also entered into joint venture with Washington State Investment Board to acquire certain renewable energy projects developed and constructed by Geronimo Energy
• Represented South Jersey Industries in connection with the sale to DTE Energy Services of a thermal and cogeneration facility located in Atlantic City, New Jersey that provides electricity and hot and chilled water to both the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa and The Water Club
• Represented Ares EIF Management in connection with the development, construction and approximately $420 million private placement project financing of the Hill Top Energy Center, an approximately 620-megawatt, natural gas-fired, combined-cycle electric generation facility to be located in Greene County, Pennsylvania.  In connection with the transaction, also represented Ares EIF Management in connection with the partial sale of the Hill Top Energy Center to other equity participants
• Represented Gateway New London LLC in connection with bidding into a request for proposal and subsequently entering into a long-term agreement with the Connecticut Port Authority related to the operation of the State Pier in New London, Connecticut, and the related public-private partnership between Gateway New London LLC, Bay State Wind and the Connecticut Port Authority to redevelop the State Pier into an offshore wind assembly, staging and shipping terminal
• Represented a terminal and logistics infrastructure company in a $110 million portfolio financing secured by its shipping terminals and ancillary assets located in the eastern United States
• Represented Starwood Energy Group in the sale of the Horse Creek and Electra wind projects, two approximately-230-megawatt wind farms located in Haskell and Wilbarger counties, Texas to affiliates of Munich Re and Ardian
• Represented a terminal and logistics infrastructure company in its acquisition and acquisition financing of a full-service intermodal river terminal, warehousing facility and landfill located on the lower Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee
• Represented a terminal and logistics infrastructure company in its acquisition and acquisition financing of a dry and liquid bulk and breakbulk cargo shipping terminal located on the northeastern United States, which includes the physical terminal along with a fleet of commercial trucks, flatbeds, tugs and barges that ship cargo across the eastern United States
• Represented Ares EIF Management in the development, $350 million project financing and partial sale of the Birdsboro Power Project, an approximately 485-megawatt, natural gas-fired, combined-cycle electric generation facility in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. In connection with the transaction also represented Ares EIF Management in connection with the partial sale of the Birdsboro Power Project to other equity participants
• Represented Maxim Power Corp. in the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Maxim Power (USA), Inc., holding the entirety of its U.S. portfolio of five large generating facilities, following an auction process to a subsidiary of Hull Street Energy, LLC
• Represented LS Power in the sale by an LS Power affiliate of the 751 MW natural-gas-fired West Deptford Energy Station located in West Deptford Township, New Jersey to a group of investors that acquired ownership interests in the project through a subscription process
• Represented Ares EIF Management, LLC in the sale of the Berkshire Power Project, an approximately 250-megawatt, natural gas-fired, combined-cycle electric generation facility located in Agawam, Massachusetts to a subsidiary of Tenaska Energy, Inc
• Represented Clean Energy Future, LLC in the development and construction of an approximately 940 MW natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power generation facility to be located in the village of Lordstown, Ohio, with an enterprise value of approximately $980 million
• Represented Caithness Energy and Moxie Energy in connection with the development, construction and approximately $531 million project financing of a 1029 MW combined cycle natural gas-fired electric generation facility to be located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
• Represented Ares EIF Management in connection with the development, construction and sale of an approximately 755 MW combined cycle natural gas-fired electric generation facility to be located in Prince George’s County, Maryland
• Represented Ares EIF Management in connection with the development, construction and approximately $443 million private placement project financing of an approximately 318 MW combined cycle natural gas fired electric generation facility located in Otay Mesa, California.  This deal was named 2015 North American Power Bond Deal of the Year by IJGlobal
• Represented Moxie Energy in connection with the development, construction and approximately $627 million project financing of an 829 MW combined cycle natural gas-fired electric generation facility located in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and the subsequent sale of the project to Panda Power Funds
• Represented Moxie Energy in connection with the development, construction and approximately $651 million project financing of an 829 MW combined cycle natural gas-fired electric generation facility located in Bradford County, Pennsylvania and the subsequent sale of the project to Panda Power Funds
• Represented ArcLight Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition and financing of a 123 MW combined cycle natural gas-fired electric generation facility located in Ludington, Michigan
• Represented Atlantic Power Corporation and project company, Canadian Hills Wind, LLC, in the approximately $290 million construction financing of 298.45 MW wind power project located in Canadian County, Oklahoma
• Represented Atlantic Power Corporation in the acquisition and financing of a 155 MW natural gas-fired power generation facility located in Auburndale, Florida
• Represented Astoria Energy II LLC in connection with the development, construction and approximately $1.1 billion project financing of a 550 MW combined cycle natural gas-fired electric generation facility located in New York City. This deal was named 2009 Americas Power Deal of the Year by Project Finance International
• Represented Ares EIF Management and project company, Kleen Energy Systems LLC, in connection with project development and debt and equity transactions valued at more than $1.3 billion for the construction and long term financing 620 MW dual fuel fired electric generation project located in Middletown, Conn. This deal was named 2008 North American Single Asset Power Deal of the Year by Project Finance Magazine