Lyndon is a corporate attorney who focuses his practice on project finance and capital markets for domestic and international companies. He works with clients in a variety of industries, including energy & sustainability, manufacturing, transportation, and aviation.
Lyndon has extensive experience with project finance, high-yield bonds, project bonds, and restructuring and bankruptcy financing. His practice also encompasses asset-backed financing for aircraft leasing companies and a broad range of convertible bond financings.
Prior to joining Mintz, Lyndon was an associate in the Capital Markets Practice of an international law firm.
Lyndon received his JD from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
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Energy & Sustainability Connections Newsletter — December 2024
December 2, 2024 | Article | By Thomas R. Burton, III, Sahir Surmeli, Lyndon Plothow
Energy & Sustainability Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events.
Energy & Sustainability Connections Newsletter — June 2024
June 3, 2024 | Article | By Thomas R. Burton, III, Sahir Surmeli, Lyndon Plothow
This issue of Energy & Sustainability Connections includes features on Treasury Department guidance on round two of the §48C Advanced Energy Tax Credit Program and geothermal energy company Quaise Energy, plus energy policy news from Washington, litigation updates, a roundup of recent M&A activity, and information on upcoming industry events.
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Mintz Advises US Department of Energy on $1.67B Loan Guarantee to Montana Renewables
January 21, 2025
Mintz represented the US Department of Energy (DoE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) in the closing of a $1.67 billion loan guarantee to Montana Renewables, LLC, the largest sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer in North America.
Mintz represented the US Department of Energy (DoE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) in the closing of a $1.45 billion loan guarantee to Hanwha Q Cells Georgia, Inc. (QCells), a leading North American crystalline silicon solar manufacturer.
Mintz represented the US Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office in its conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $1.44 billion to Montana Renewables, LLC. Montana Renewables is an unrestricted subsidiary of Calumet (NASDAQ: CLMT). The deal team was led by Project Development & Finance Chair Ayaz Shaikh, Paul Dickerson, Kris Kirkwood, and Lyndon Plothow.
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Mintz represented the US Department of Energy (DoE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) in the closing of a $1.67 billion loan guarantee to Montana Renewables, LLC, the largest sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer in North America.
Mintz represented the US Department of Energy (DoE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) in the closing of a $1.45 billion loan guarantee to Hanwha Q Cells Georgia, Inc. (QCells), a leading North American crystalline silicon solar manufacturer.
