Senayt Rahwa
Partner
Foley & Lardner LLP

 

Description of field of expertise

Senayt G. Rahwa’s practice focuses on advising clients in complex structured finance deals, with a primary concentration on solar, wind, and energy storage transactions. She works extensively with clients in the energy industry, counseling developers and investors in the acquisition, sale, and financing of renewable energy facilities.

More recently, in the wake of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, Senayt has focused on helping clients navigate the various novel pathways for transferability of tax credits and in the fourth quarter of 2023 successfully closed nearly US$500 million in tax credit sales to third-parties from partnership-flip transactions (officially now known as “T-Flips”).

Prior to joining Foley, Senayt was an associate in the general counsel’s office of Sol Systems LLC, where she advised the company on legal issues regarding the development, construction, financing, and ownership of energy projects. Senayt began her legal career in the D.C. office of an AmLaw 100 firm, where she was co-leader of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Team and represented major financial institutions, developers, and community development entities leveraging NMTC financing to support community revitalization efforts nationwide.