Dustin L. Crawford
Associate
Email: dlcrawford@mercerthompson.com
Direct Dial: 404.577.4260
Fax: 404.577.4206
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Dustin Crawford is an associate in the law firm of Mercer Thompson LLC. He focuses his practice on representing both regulated and non-regulated infrastructure and energy companies in all aspects of corporate and project finance and in the development, acquisition, sale, ownership and operation of power generation projects, including renewable energy and other clean technology projects.
Practice Areas
- Utility Corporate and Project Finance
- Clean Technology Project Development and Finance
- Renewable Energy
- Climate Change
- International
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Securities and Corporate Governance
- Joint Ventures
- Nuclear Energy Finance and Regulation
- Federal Government Loan Guarantees
Education
- Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2010, Notes and Comments Editor of the Emory Law Journal Vol. 58-59
- Auburn University, B.A. in Philosophy, magna cum laude, 2006
Professional Experience
- Associate, Mercer Thompson LLC, February 2011 to present
Representative Transactions
- Associate to lead counsel in negotiating and documenting revolving corporate credit facilities of $1.2 billion on behalf of Wisconsin Energy Corporation and regulated operating subsidiaries.
- Associate to lead counsel to the developer of an advanced nuclear generating facility in connection with the first DOE loan guarantee for a nuclear power project under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
- Associate to lead counsel to major utility in settling substantial monetary claims arising out of disputes under a power purchase agreement
- Associate to lead counsel advising major power companies in the bidding process for the California Renewable Auction Mechanism, a market-based procurement mechanism for renewable distributed generation projects up to 20 MW on the system side of the meter
- Associate to lead counsel in the development of the Northwest Florida Renewable Energy Center biomass gasification project, a first-of-its-kind nominal 55MW facility that will generate electric energy by combusting synthetic gas derived from the gasification of biomass-based feedstocks.
- Associate to lead counsel in the potential acquisition of one or more solar renewable energy projects in multiple Western states.
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 2010
Bar Activities and Legal Associations
- State Bar of Georgia