Elisabeth Yandell McNeil focuses on energy and infrastructure transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and investments in wind, solar, biomass, and other energy projects and services. She also advises clients on transactions involving clean energy and energy efficiency technologies.
Elisabeth represents a diverse range of U.S. and international clients in the energy sector. Her work encompasses various aspects of corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, with a particular emphasis on renewable energy projects. She has experience handling transactions related to wind, solar, and biomass energy, as well as energy storage and distributed resources.
In addition to her transactional work, Elisabeth advises on matters of corporate governance and emerging growth and venture capital in the energy industry. Her practice also extends to energy finance and the evolving field of sustainability in renewable energy.
Concentrations
•Renewable energy project and portfolio transactions
•Carbon dioxide removals and other sustainability transactions
•Diligence and risk analysis in renewable and sustainability M&A
•Corporate structuring and strategy
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
•Corporate Law, 2021-2026
•Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2023-2026
•Energy Law, 2026
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Energy Transactions: Electric Power, 2024
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Washington Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2016-2021