Katherine M. Plachta
Associate
Katie Plachta assists clients with compliance and transactional matters as a member of Foley & Lardner’s Environmental Practice Group. She has experience working on permitting issues, endangered species issues, Superfund sites, solar project transactions, and business transactions.
Prior to joining Foley, Katie worked as a law clerk at the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Environmental Protection Unit and Midwest Environmental Advocates. She also served as a law fellow for the UW System’s Office of General Counsel where she prepared memoranda on constitutional issues in higher education and employment matters.
Foley Advises Lender Group on Dimension Energy's $657 Million Distributed Solar Financing
Foley & Lardner LLP advised the lending group in connection with Dimension Energy’s $657 million financing package to support the continued growth of its distributed energy platform.
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Foley & Lardner LLP represented First Citizens Bank as lead arranger and administrative agent in the $106 million financing for Nexamp, the largest fully integrated distributed generation and community solar provider in the United States.
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Foley & Lardner LLP advised the lending group behind Dimension Energy’s $650 million community solar project construction and term financing to support a 132MW portfolio of 25 community solar projects in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois.
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Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to IKI Manufacturing Co., the Wisconsin-based aerosol manufacturer and contract packager, in its sale to private equity firm Insight Equity Holdings.
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EPA’s New Strategy for Ozone and PM2.5 NAAQS Creates Temporary Window for Industrial Expansion and Development
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Foley Represents KeyBank as Sole Lender in $75M Lightshift Energy Project Finance Facility
Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to KeyBanc Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Cleveland based KeyCorp, for the $75 million credit facility to support Lightshift Energy’s expanding fleet of battery projects.