Events
Vinson & Elkins Sponsoring and Speaking at the SEIA Finance, Tax, and Buyers Seminar
Vinson & Elkins is sponsoring the SEIA Finance, Tax, and Buyers Seminar, taking place June 23 – 24 in New …
June 23, 2026
June 23, 2026 • 1-minute read
Overview
Ben’s practice focuses on tax matters related to asset finance, with an emphasis on renewable energy, zero carbon, and infrastructure assets. Ben has experience utilizing a variety of structures in the finance, disposition, acquisition, and development of clean energy projects including solar, wind, energy storage, carbon sequestration, and hydrogen. Ben also advises clients more broadly in connection with tax issues related to capital markets and derivative products, M&A and private equity, and reorganization and bankruptcy.
Swift Current in the construction debt and tax equity financing of a 195 MW solar project in Texas
Tax equity investor in its investment in a 65 MW solar project in North Carolina
Major financial institution in an approximately $100 million tax equity investment in a 200 MW solar energy generation facility located in Randolph County, Indiana. The project will be operated by a market leading global renewable energy developer and its affiliates, and will sell power and environmental attributes to an electricity supply cooperative pursuant to a long-term power purchase agreement
Wells Fargo in their tax equity investment to construct the 145 MW Aragonne Mesa Wind Project and to repower the 90 MW Aragonne Wind Project, both in Guadalupe County, New Mexico
Financial sponsor in partnership flip tax equity financing in respect of a portfolio of C&I solar photovoltaic (PV) projects
Financial sponsor in the sale leaseback financing of a portfolio of commercial and industrial (C&I) solar photovoltaic projects in Minnesota
Tax equity investor in its approximately $320 million commitment to a portfolio of two solar projects in Arizona and Virginia totaling 355 MW and including 100 MW of storage, representing one of the first tax equity financings of a battery energy storage asset for this investor
Apollo Global Management in connection with its $175 million strategic investment in Summit Ridge Energy, a leading owner-operator of community solar assets
Credentials
Education
- Loyola Law School, J.D. cum laude, 2018 (Los Angeles Law Review, Production Editor; Order of the Coif; Winner, Student Writing Competition, Tax Notes)
- University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A. Economics and Accounting, 2014
Admissions
- California
Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” (Los Angeles): Tax Law, 2026 and 2027
Insights
Client Alerts
5% Safe Harbor Resurrected for Wind and Solar (At Least for Now)
On Saturday, June 6, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (the “District Court”) vacated Internal Revenue …
June 8, 2026
June 8, 2026 • 2-minute read
Articles
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 introduced the Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit under section 48E of the Code[1] (the …
May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026 • 5-minute read
Client Alerts
Material Assistance Guidance Released, Leaving Taxpayers Wanting More
On February 12, 2026, the Treasury Department (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) released IRS Notice 2026-15 …
February 13, 2026
February 13, 2026 • 5-minute read
Client Alerts
Treasury Issues Proposed Regulations on 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit
On December 14, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) providing additional guidance to taxpayers on the advanced manufacturing production credit (the “AMP Credit”) available under section 45X of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
December 18, 2023 • V&E Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Update
December 18, 2023 • 9-minute read
