Michael Pignato

Representative Tribal Lending and Commercial Gaming Transactions

• Counsel to administrative agent in connection with $500 million senior secured credit facility for expansion of a tribe’s gaming enterprise in California.
• Counsel to administrative agent in connection with $38 million senior secured credit facility for a tribal gaming authority in Washington.
• Counsel to lender in connection with a $36 million senior secured credit facility for a tribe in Oregon.
• Counsel to lender in connection with an $85 million senior secured credit facility for a tribe in Michigan, including a convertible tax-exempt loan facility.
• Counsel to tribal economic development enterprise in connection with $80 million senior secured credit facilities for tribal gaming operations in Washington.
• Counsel to administrative agent in connection with $75 million senior secured credit facilities for tribal gaming operations in Michigan.
• Counsel to tribe in connection with $200 million senior secured credit facilities, including a convertible tax-exempt loan facility, for tribal gaming operations and other governmental projects in California. 
• Counsel to administrative agent in connection with $70 million senior secured credit facilities, including a convertible tax exempt loan facility, for tribal gaming operations and other governmental projects for a tribal enterprise in California. 
• Counsel to administrative agent in connection with $85 million liquidity facility for a tribe in Alabama.
• Counsel to lender in connection with $50 million senior secured credit facilities for video terminal operator in Illinois.
• Counsel to administrative agent in connection with $105 million senior secured credit facilities for commercial gaming operations in Iowa and Illinois.
• Counsel to administrative agent in connection with $100 million senior secured credit facilities for commercial gaming operations in Iowa.
• Counsel to lender in connection with $15 million senior secured credit facilities for manufacturer and supplier of gaming equipment.

Representative Commercial Lending Transactions

• Counsel to administrative agent in connection with a $200 million senior secured working capital loan for a wine company.
• Counsel to administrative agent in connection with a $205 million senior secured credit facility for a wireless device retailer.
• Counsel to administrative agent in connection with a $125 million senior secured credit facility for a retail nurseries company.
• Counsel to administrative agent in connection with a $100 million senior secured credit facility for an agricultural products company. 
• Counsel to New York branch of foreign bank in connection with letter of credit facilities, cash management agreements and loan transactions.

Representative Energy and Project Finance Transactions

• Counsel to lender in connection with multiple project financings for renewable energy projects (solar, biomass, hydro, geothermal) located throughout the United States.
• Counsel to investor owned utility in connection with multiple build-to-transfer and construction-ready wind power projects located in Minnesota, North Dakota and Colorado (100 MW – 600 MW).
• Counsel to investor owned utility in connection with the acquisition of operating wind power projects in South Dakota (39 MW and 41 MW).
• Counsel to investor owned utility in connection with the acquisitions of operating biomass (50 MW) and multiple gas-fired generation facilities (80 MW – 300 MW).
• Outside general counsel to municipal power agency, including in connection with wholesale power contracts, facility construction agreements, power purchase agreements and other matters.
• Counsel to mining company in connection with $200 million project financing of precious metals mine in Nevada. 
• Counsel to mining company in connection with multiple financings for precious metals mine located in Nevada.