XANTHE LARSEN
Partner
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Xanthe Larsen serves as partner in Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP's Washington, D.C. office. Ms. Larsen’s practice focuses on domestic and international project finance and infrastructure development financings, mergers, acquisitions and other corporate transactions in the electric and renewable energy, oil and gas, mining and project development industries and general corporate transactions both in the United States and abroad.
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- New York
- Utah
Representative Experience
- Acquisition of American nuclear facilities for a U.S. public company.
- Negotiation of wind power purchase agreements for a U.S. public company.
- Financing of an acquisition of a coal mine for a U.S. public company.
- $1.3 billion sale and leaseback of a 779 MW coal-fired generating facility.
- Project development and financing of a major copper and cobalt mining project in central Africa.
- Financing and construction of a $900 million upgrade of an oil refinery in Morocco involving SACE, the Italian export credit agency; African Development Bank; Proparco; international commercial lending institutions; Moroccan lending institutions; and hedge providers.
- Financing of a $750 million cold water port terminal for the storage of crude in Russia, which involved U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) financing.
- Financial restructuring of a major electric energy project in Argentina after the devaluing of the Argentine peso.
- Financial restructuring of a major power project in Colombia, including the renegotiation of certain loans held by OPIC and the U.S. Export Import Bank (Ex-Im).
- Development and financing of a refinery transforming waste oil into usable lubricants.
- Acquisitions and dispositions for a leading international construction-related services and project development company.
Publications & Presentations
- "Climate Change Regulation: Preparing for Regulation and Capitalizing on Current Opportunities," CLE presentation (April 14, 2009).
- "Environmental Warranties in a Carbon Conscious World," Strafford webcast (January 6, 2009).
Press Release
Skilled Energy Washington, D.C. Attorneys Join Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell — 3/16/2009
Events
Climate Change Regulation
Professional History
- Partner, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
- Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Community Leadership
- Executive Committee, Public Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan
- Board of Directors, Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area
- Board of Directors, SUSTAIN
Education
- J.D., with honors, University of Utah College of Law, 1997
- M.B.A., with honors, University of Utah
- B.S., cum laude, University of Utah, 1993
- B.A., cum laude, University of Utah, 1993
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