Michael A. Müller

Partner

Boston Phone +1.617.341.7739 Fax +1.617.341.7701

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Michael A. Müller focuses his work on project finance, commercial finance, energy, and secured and unsecured lending transactions. He represents lenders, investment funds, developers, and equity investors in all phases of the development, financing, construction, operation, acquisition and disposition of energy and infrastructure projects. Michael also represents clients in general commercial lending and corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, real estate financings, asset backed financings, and syndicated and structured financings.

Michael’s diverse project financing experience includes work on projects involving natural gas, nuclear, ethanol, wind, solar, and other electrical generation and infrastructure projects. Michael negotiates and drafts development agreements, financing agreements, and construction and project contracts including engineering, procurement, and construction; power purchase agreements; operations and maintenance agreements; long-term service agreements; and fuel storage, supply, and transportation agreements.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Michael 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 at Deutsche Asset Management and Investors Bank & Trust in Boston.

selected representations

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 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, Moxie Energy, and project company, Moxie Freedom LLC, 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 Group and project company, Keys Energy Center LLC, 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 Group and project company, Pio Pico Energy Center, in connection with the development, construction and approximately $443 million private placement project financing of an approximately 305 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 and project company, Moxie Patriot LLC, 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.
Represented Moxie Energy and project company, Moxie Liberty LLC, 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.
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 Group (formerly Energy Investors Funds) 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.