Lloyd J. MacNeil, a leading adviser in renewable energy and emerging energy technologies, has joined Troutman Pepper’s nationally recognized Capital Projects + Infrastructure Practice in Los Angeles as a partner. MacNeil, who has more than 20 years of legal counsel experience in the senior project finance, corporate, and commercial arenas, joins from McDermott Will & Emery.
MacNeil represents developers, sponsors, investors and lenders of capital and infrastructure projects, advising clients throughout the arc of development, construction, operation, financing, and purchase and sale. He also advises commercial and industrial clients on energy portfolio services and energy efficiency solutions.
“Lloyd is highly respected throughout the energy industry and brings extensive skills and experience for our clients,” said John Leonti, chair of the firm’s Regulatory & Finance Department. “We are focused on expanding in the regions that matter most to our clients, and for the energy and renewables sector, California is chief among them.”
“We are excited to welcome Lloyd to our Los Angeles office – he is widely respected in the legal community, and we are looking forward to working with him here in California,” said Tambry Lynette Bradford, managing partner of the firm’s Los Angeles office.
MacNeil previously served as general counsel for Edison Energy, a portfolio of energy companies held by Edison International. He earned his LLB and bachelor’s degree from Dalhousie University in Novia Scotia, Canada.