Troutman Pepper Partner Christine Byrnes Named Rising Star of the Year at 2021 Wind Investment Awards
LOS ANGELES – Christine Byrnes, a partner at Troutman Pepper and a member of the firm’s Capital Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group, has been named Rising Star of the Year as part of the global 2021 Wind Investment Awards. Hosted by A Word About Wind and judged by a panel of industry leaders and experts, the awards celebrate top performers in the global onshore and offshore wind industry, incorporating innovation, financing, project development and asset management.
This year, more than 60 candidates were shortlisted for awards across 15 categories. On Byrnes’ award win, the judges said, “Christine is certainly a rising star in our industry. She has worked on a number of impressive and complex deals throughout her career, and her track record strongly speaks for itself.”
Byrnes represents clients in connection with the financing, development, acquisition and restructuring of complex structured finance transactions, with a primary focus on renewable energy projects. She also assists clients in the negotiation of tax equity partnership and lease investment structures and has negotiated financing and commercial agreements for both lenders and developers, including debt and equity financing documents, letter of credit facilities, and joint venture agreements.
From high-stakes, transformative deals to smaller investments, Troutman Pepper’s nationally recognized Capital Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group facilitates projects for investors, utilities, sponsors, private investment funds, lenders, developers, and other stakeholders. The team’s pragmatic approach combined with its extensive experience helps adeptly execute transactions.
The 2021 Wind Investment Awards ceremony was held virtually on May 20, in conjunction with the Financing Wind Europe conference. View all 2021 winners at https://www.windawards.com/winners.
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