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Lucas Whited

Senior Associate

Kansas City
phone: 816.983.8284
fax: 816.983.8080

email: [email protected]

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Overview

As a corporate attorney, Lucas works closely with energy sector clients to identify creative, customized solutions.

Lucas is a corporate attorney counseling those in the energy sector – including renewable wind and solar farms – on their most critical transactions. Renewable energy project sponsors are among the clients who value Lucas’ eye for detail in handling end-to-end transactions. As part of the Energy & Natural Resources team, Lucas guides clients on:

Legal entity formation
Structured, private equity and other financing
Restructuring
Mergers and acquisitions
Corporate governance

Lucas aims to serve as a business partner to clients as well as a legal advisor, helping them map out long-term business goals with each transaction. Lucas works closely with clients and the firm’s coast-to-coast legal team to find creative, cost-effective and customized solutions that not only solve a client’s immediate legal issue but envision future growth and goals.

Industry

Energy & Natural Resources

Services

Corporate

Energy Storage

Mergers & Acquisitions

Securities & Corporate Governance

Solar Energy

Wind Energy

Recognition

Missouri Bar Pro Bono Wall of Fame, 2021

Education

J.D., University of Iowa College of Law
B.S., Texas Christian University

Admissions

Missouri
Delaware
U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
New York

Professional Memberships and Certifications

Delaware State Bar Association

Experience

Represented special purpose acquisition company Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. in its de-SPAC merger into a subsidiary of The Lion Electric Company, a manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles.
Represented special purpose acquisition company Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II in its de-SPAC PIPE financing and business combination with Embark Trucks Inc., an autonomous trucking software company.
Advised special committee of board of directors of various clients in acquisition or sale of energy-related projects, including petroleum production plants and renewable energy facilities.
Leading team's corporate local counsel work for a global green energy company in connection with the world's largest renewable energy storage hub, located in Utah, which will produce utility-scale green hydrogen from renewable energy sources, store the hydrogen in underground salt dome caverns, and deliver the hydrogen to a 840 MW hydrogen-capable gas turbine combined cycle power plant that will eventually run on 100% green hydrogen by 2045.
Assisted renewable energy fund in $43 million acquisition of a portfolio of operational renewable energy projects capable of producing 18.2 MW.
Worked on several joint venture and joint development agreements for clients, including in the textiles and natural resource extraction industries.
Represented clients and served as transaction leader in numerous buy-side and sell-side merger/acquisition transactions in industries, including renewable energy, agricultural, financial services and manufacturing.
Counseled the ownership group of a professional sports organization on a restructuring of its subsidiaries.
Assisted a national self-storage client in completing its roll-up mergers with several recently acquired competitors.
Represented national minerals production company as lead associate in an approximately $45 million investment in a fire retardant manufacturing company.
Represented national sewer sanitation and maintenance company as lead associate in an approximately $28 million strategic acquisition of a competing business.
Represented bank client as lead associate in its strategic acquisition of an established broker dealer specializing in public finance underwriting.

Blog | June 23, 2023

Addressing its Lack of Land, Israel Requires New Buildings to Include Rooftop Solar Panels

Blog | June 09, 2022

Federal Government Hoping to Increase Placement of Renewable Energy Projects on Public Land

News Releases | November 10, 2021

Husch Blackwell Guides Northern Genesis 2 in Closing Embark Transaction

Media Mentions | June 28, 2021

The American Lawyer: Deal Watch: 11 Billion-Plus Deals, Lots of IPOs as M&A Continues Extraordinary Run (log-in required)

News Releases | June 24, 2021

Husch Blackwell Represents Northern Genesis in Embark Trucks Merger

This latest transaction marks the third major de-SPAC transaction that Husch Blackwell has handled in the first half of 2021.

Media Mentions | June 23, 2021

Law360: Latham, Husch Blackwell Rep Embark Trucks' $4B SPAC Deal (log-in required)

Media Mentions | June 23, 2021

Reuters: Latham, Husch Blackwell steer self-driving truck tech firm's SPAC tie-up

News Releases | May 07, 2021

Husch Blackwell Closes Northern Genesis Combination with Lion Electric

Outside the Office

Lucas and his wife enjoy traveling the world. At home, he cheers on the Iowa Hawkeyes and follows the Arsenal Football Club.

Community Leadership

Lucas has donated his time, talents and legal skills to numerous nonprofits.

Lucas has volunteered with several nonprofits – such as soup kitchens, community gardens and housing repair organizations that keep families in their homes. Lucas also works with nonprofits in an advisory role on a pro bono basis – advising them on volunteer waivers, nonprofit status, board functions and other critical elements that help these organizations continue to help others.