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Megan Chung
Megan Chung
Megan Lawhorne
Associate
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Practices
Energy Private Equity
Energy Transition
Global Projects
Infrastructure
Mergers and Acquisitions
Project Development
Industries
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)
Energy
Hydrogen
LNG
Power
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Practices
Energy Private Equity
Energy Transition
Global Projects
Infrastructure
Mergers and Acquisitions
Project Development
Industries
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)
Energy
Hydrogen
LNG
Power

Overview

Megan Lawhorne is a member of the firm's Global Projects Department focusing her practice on energy project development and transactions. Ms. Lawhorne represents private and public companies in a broad range of corporate and transactional matters in the energy sector, particularly energy project development in the liquefied natural gas (LNG), energy transition and clean hydrogen/ammonia industries.

Before joining Baker Botts, Ms. Lawhorne worked at NextEra Energy, Inc. as a legal intern and corporate governance associate.

Admissions & Affiliations

  • District of Columbia Bar
  • Florida Bar

Education

  • J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law 2020
    magna cum laude
    Order of the Coif
    Research Editor, Florida Law Review
    CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Energy Law & Policy
  • B.A., Business Management, University of Florida 2017

Experience

Project Development

  • Sempra Energy's development and expansion of Cameron LNG export facilities, including developing tolling and joint venture arrangements
  • Sempra Energy's development of Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 project
  • Fortune 100 retailer's negotiation of several C&I PPAs for rooftop solar assets
  • Major Automotive Company's development of hydrogen fueling infrastructure, including fueling stations for FCEVs, and hydrogen fuel supply arrangements
  • Leading Mineral-based and Material Solutions Provider's long-term supply agreement from a shared manufacturing facility and various facilities
  • Sustainable Aviation Fuel Producer's long-term sale agreements of sustainable aviation fuel and associated environmental attributes to major domestic airline carriers
  • Fortune 100 retailer's negotiation of license agreements for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations on retail premises
  • Regulated utility's procurement of several stand-alone battery energy storage systems
  • Spanish energy conglomerate's purchase of Tier 1 solar modules for various utility-scale projects in the U.S.
  • Fortune 100 company's purchase of rooftop solar energy for several of its East Coast store locations
  • Several renewable energy developers in the purchase of Tier 1 solar modules for various utility-scale projects in the U.S.
  • Private equity fund's structuring of a joint venture arrangement for the development and acquisition of solar power project

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • bp North America in its agreement to purchase EDF Energy Services
  • Private equity fund's purchase of a LNG liquefaction facility in Florida
  • BKV-BPP Power's purchase of the Temple I generation facility in Texas
  • Private equity fund's purchase of Foundation Solar Partners
  • Private equity fund's purchase of 31 hydroelectric projects in the U.S.
  • The AES Corporation in the structuring of a 10-year strategic alliance with Google to accelerate the growth and adoption of clean energy
  • Representing a leading private equity firm's acquisition of a large-scale developer of landfill gas to RNG projects
  • Public energy company's acquisition of a private company with 10 GW of development-stage and operating solar power projects
  • Public energy company's acquisition of development-stage solar power projects with an aggregate output of 820 MW