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Anna R. Kimbrell

Partner

Kansas City
phone: 816.983.8358
fax: 816.983.8080

email: [email protected]

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“All of us at Swift Current Energy would not be where we are without Anna Kimbrell’s keen advice and steady counsel. And we’re excited for what’s still yet to come!”

Will Havemeyer, Co-Founder | Partner | Chief Legal Officer, Swift Current Energy

Overview

From start to finish, Anna guides clients through every phase of renewable energy projects.

As leader of the firm’s Energy & Natural Resources team, Anna primarily represents developers and owners in the acquisition, development, funding and financing of wind and solar projects across the country. Anna takes a holistic approach to wind and solar energy project development, representing clients from inception through operations or disposition.

She focuses half of her practice on project development, working with clients from early-stage greenfield efforts through permitting, site design, landowner engagement and local approvals to ready projects for construction and financing. The other half of her practice is devoted to transactional deal work, representing buyers, sellers and sponsors in the acquisition, sale, financing and investment of renewable energy projects.

Her comprehensive practice provides a unique perspective that allows her to anticipate future requirements and implement efficiencies to streamline the development process and ready the project for financing or sale. Likewise, her in-depth understanding of project development gives her an edge in negotiating purchase, sale and financing transactions and ensuring a practical and rational approach is taken.

“All of us at Swift Current Energy would not be where we are without Anna Kimbrell’s keen advice and steady counsel. And we’re excited for what’s still yet to come!”

Will Havemeyer, Co-Founder | Partner | Chief Legal Officer, Swift Current Energy

Industry

Energy & Natural Resources

Services

Energy Storage

ESG Strategy & Compliance

Hydrogen

Mergers & Acquisitions

Real Estate Investment

Solar Energy

Wind Energy

Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America®
- Real Estate Law, 2024 and 2025
Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer, 2023 and 2024
The Legal 500 United States
- Energy: Renewable/alternative power, Leading partner, 2024
- Energy: Renewable/alternative power, Recommended attorney, 2023
Missouri Lawyers Media, POWER List for Environmental and Energy Law, 2022 and 2023
Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, Energy & Resources, Rising Star, 2021-2023

Education

J.D., University of Kansas School of Law
M.B.A., University of Kansas School of Business
B.A., American University

Admissions

Missouri

Experience

Represented Swift Current Energy as project development counsel through development and sale of a 185 megawatt wind farm in Illinois.
Represented Liberty Utilities in purchase and tax equity financing of a 50 megawatt solar facility in Nevada.
Represented Tenaska as project development counsel from early-stage site control efforts through financing of a 242 megawatt wind farm in Missouri.
Represented Algonquin Power Co. in acquisition, development and tax equity financing of a 75 megawatt Great Bay Solar Project in Maryland.
Represented CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust in purchase of a subsea, midstream pipeline system and related onshore facilities in Louisiana for $245 million, including related leaseback transaction.
Advised developers and owners in early and mid-stage solar and wind project development in 49 states.
Represented many key renewable energy project lenders and tax equity investors as local counsel for real estate, permitting, and other state and local matters for projects throughout the country.
Represented South Central MCN, LLC (a subsidiary of GridLiance) with respect to its acquisition of Tri-County Electric Cooperative’s electric transmission facilities.
Led developer's counsel team for Swift Current in the closing of debt financing and a tax equity commitment for a 266 MW solar project located in Southeast Texas. The Husch Blackwell team assisted in the areas of real estate, environmental and permitting, and electric regulatory throughout the purchase, development, debt financing, and funding stages. The transaction was structured to reflect the new U.S. Inflation Reduction Act policy guidance.
Served as project development and local counsel to Arevon through the development and debt financing of 228 MW Posey Solar Project.
Represented Swift Current Energy in closing a tax equity investment from Google for the Double Black Diamond Solar project, an 800 MWdc (593 MWac) facility in Illinois expected to be the largest solar project east of the Mississippi River and the second-largest single-phase solar project in the U.S.

Articles | November 17, 2023

Anna Kimbrell, Lizzy McEntire Author Article for Law360 on Enterprise Zone Tax Relief For Missouri Solar Projects

Blog | October 30, 2023

Missouri Solar Developers Without Clear Direction on Property Tax Abatement Through Enhanced Enterprise Zones

Articles | June 23, 2023

Anna Kimbrell, Lizzy McEntire Author Article for Law360 on Chapter 100 Incentives Offering Relief For Missouri Solar Projects

Blog | May 18, 2023

Missouri Solar Developers Explore Chapter 100 Incentives After Supreme Court Ruling

Podcast | July 26, 2022

The SOapbox Series: Anna Kimbrell

Blog | July 01, 2021

IRS Extends Continuity Safe Harbor for ITC and PTC Projects

News Releases | August 27, 2024

Husch Blackwell Represents Swift Current Energy in Securing Tax Equity Investment from Google

News Releases | August 15, 2024

Best Lawyers in America® Places More than 250 Husch Blackwell Lawyers in 2025 Rankings

Media Mentions | June 27, 2024

Bloomberg Law: Anna Kimbrell Comments on Big Law and Solar Power

News Releases | June 12, 2024

Legal 500 Recognizes 16 Husch Blackwell Practices, Shortlists Two Others in 2024 Guide

Media Mentions | May 08, 2024

Texas Lawyer: Energy Partners Make Big Law Moves in Texas (log-in required)

News Releases | May 01, 2024

Husch Blackwell Enhances Energy Practice with Addition of Partner Carrie Collier-Brown in Texas

News Releases | April 09, 2024

Husch Blackwell Assists Arevon Energy in Closing Financing of 228 MW Solar Project in Southern Indiana

Media Mentions | April 01, 2024

KU School of Law: KU Law wins back-to-back national transactional law competitions

News Releases | March 26, 2024

Husch Blackwell Assists Swift Current in Bringing 260 MW Solar Project Online in Texas

News Releases | February 22, 2024

Thomson Reuters Recognized 21 Husch Blackwell Attorneys as "Stand-Out Lawyers"

News Releases | February 14, 2024

Husch Blackwell Expands Energy & Environmental Practice with Two New Partners

Media Mentions | February 02, 2024

Anna Kimbrell Discusses Challenges in Redeveloping Fossil Fuel Sites for Clean Energy Projects with Law360 (log-in required)

News Releases | November 09, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media Names Three Husch Blackwell Partners to 2023 Environmental and Energy Law POWER List

News Releases | September 14, 2023

Austin-Based Brenda Barrett Joins Husch Blackwell as a Partner

News Releases | August 17, 2023

Best Lawyers in America® Places More than 230 Husch Blackwell Lawyers in 2024 Rankings

News Releases | August 10, 2023

Husch Blackwell Represents Swift Current Energy in $779 Million Solar Project Financing

News Releases | June 12, 2023

The Legal 500 Recognizes 14 Husch Blackwell Practices in 2023 Rankings

News Releases | May 11, 2023

Partner Richard Bonnifield Joins Husch Blackwell's Energy Regulation Team

News Releases | May 03, 2023

Husch Blackwell Assists Swift Current in Closing Financing of 266 MW Solar Project in Southeast Texas

News Releases | March 31, 2023

Thomson Reuters Recognized 19 Husch Blackwell Attorneys as "Stand-Out Lawyers"

Media Mentions | March 17, 2023

Anna Kimbrell Discusses Lending Lesson For Clean Energy Developers with Law360 (log-in required)

News Releases | November 28, 2022

Missouri Lawyers Media Names Three Husch Blackwell Attorneys to 2022 Environmental and Energy Law POWER List

Media Mentions | November 28, 2022

Missouri Lawyers Media: POWER List - Environmental and Energy Law: Anna Kimbrell (log-in required)

News Releases | November 14, 2022

Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to 2022 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars

Media Mentions | February 14, 2022

Missouri Lawyers Media: Some new partners now help lead their firms

News Releases | January 12, 2022

Husch Blackwell Welcomes New Generation of Partners in Recent Leadership Moves

Media Mentions | January 03, 2022

Law360: 6 Energy Project Finance Trends To Watch In 2022 (log-in required)

News Releases | November 15, 2021

Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2021 Names Husch Blackwell Attorneys

News Releases | December 19, 2019

Husch Blackwell Welcomes 22 New Partners

Nearly 60 percent of the firm's 2020 partnership class is comprised of women.

Outside the Office

Anna enjoys unwinding with her son and traveling with her family. She devotes her free time to activities that allow her to slow down and relax. She practices yoga and is an avid gardener.

Community Leadership

Anna volunteers with her alma mater, the University of Kansas School of Law, serving as a one-on-one mentor to current students. She also coaches the school's Transactional LawMeet competition teams.