Olivia Mao

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Additional Languages: Mandarin Chinese

Olivia is a project finance attorney with a focus on renewable energy projects. She has focused her practice on representing lenders, investors, project sponsors and developers in connection with due diligence, financing, acquisition and sale of renewable energy projects.

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Transferable Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Tax Credits: Considerations for Tax Credit Bridge Lenders
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Olivia advises clients on a wide variety of project finance transactions. With a focus on renewable energy, she has experience working with tax equity investments and other equity investments in the clean energy space; purchase and sale of clean energy projects; project-level and back-leverage loan transactions; and sale leaseback transactions. Olivia is skilled in preparing and negotiating major transaction documents, including loan documents, security documents, tax equity investment documents, interparty agreements, and intercreditor agreements.

Olivia also has extensive experience in a wide range of domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, including general corporate works, mergers and acquisitions, commercial and capital market transactions, and securities law compliance.

  • Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch: Project Finance Law (2026)
Overview

Olivia advises clients on a wide variety of project finance transactions. With a focus on renewable energy, she has experience working with tax equity investments and other equity investments in the clean energy space; purchase and sale of clean energy projects; project-level and back-leverage loan transactions; and sale leaseback transactions. Olivia is skilled in preparing and negotiating major transaction documents, including loan documents, security documents, tax equity investment documents, interparty agreements, and intercreditor agreements.

Olivia also has extensive experience in a wide range of domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, including general corporate works, mergers and acquisitions, commercial and capital market transactions, and securities law compliance.

Insights

Articles + Publications

Transferable Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Tax Credits: Considerations for Tax Credit Bridge Lenders

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Troutman Pepper Advises Hull Street Energy in Multiple Matters

Firm News

Troutman Pepper Advises Vesper Energy in Magnetar-Funded Management Buyout

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Awards
  • Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch: Project Finance Law (2026)

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Education

  • Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, J.D.
  • Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, LL.M., Student Representative, I.P. Legal Forum; Award for Excellent Oral Advocacy Competition
  • Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, B.A.

Bar Admissions

  • New York

Court Admissions

  • New York State Courts

Languages

  • Mandarin Chinese