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Overview

Mashaal’s industry knowledge in energy and real estate helps clients build for the future.

Although she collaborates with clients in a variety of industries, Mashaal focuses on the renewable energy sector and appreciates working with some of the country’s largest and most innovative wind and solar developments. She’s fascinated by the legal issues and challenges inherent in today’s energy source shift, and she’s excited by the opportunity to help clients at the forefront of this transition.

Mashaal’s legal career began in the midst of the North Texas oil boom, where she quickly gained industry knowledge in both energy and real estate. She has extensive experience with drilling title opinions, and other title and survey issues, on behalf of oil and gas clients. Clients also appreciate her background of in-house work as a title specialist, and as a supervising attorney for the real estate division of a wireless and broadcast communications company. Mashaal led a team that closed more than 2,000 real estate transactions annually and conducted due diligence review of hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate assets.

With an eye for detail, Mashaal excels at the complexity of title and survey work. She’s known for her ability to look at a real estate title and identify potential problems, performing valuable cost-benefit analysis of legal risks versus business needs.

Industry

Services

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
    • Energy Law, 2024 and 2025
  • The Legal 500 United States
    • Recommended Attorney, 2023

Education

  • J.D., University of Houston Law Center
    • Houston Business and Tax Law Journal, senior articles editor
    • NYU Immigration Law Moot Court Competition, best respondent brief
  • B.A., University of Texas at Austin
    • Government

Admissions

  • Texas

Professional Memberships and Certifications

  • State Bar of Texas
Experience
  • Represented client in the development, debt financing, and tax equity financing of a 150 MWac (nameplate) solar photovoltaic project located in Lincoln County, Missouri.
  • Represented client in the acquisition, development, and debt financing of a (a) 300 MWAC (approximate) solar generation facility and (b) 200 MWAC / 400 MWhAC (approximate) battery energy storage facility in Hopkins County, Texas. (Pine Forest Solar I and Pine Forest Hybrid I)
  • Represented client in the acquisition and development of a 200 MWAC / 400 MWhAC (approximate) battery energy storage facility in Hopkins County, Texas. (Pine Forest Hybrid II)
  • Represented client in the development, debt financing, and refinancing of a (a) 60 MW / 120 MWh stand-alone storage project in Brewster County, Texas and (b)100 MW / 200 MWh stand-alone storage project in Pecos County, Texas.
  • Represented client in the development, debt financing, and refinancing of a portfolio of stand-alone battery storage projects in Texas.
  • Represented client in the development (in phases) of the Tidwell Prairie projects in Roberston County, Texas.
  • Represented client in the debt financing and tax equity financing of a 200 MWac/400MWh battery energy storage project located in Robertson County, Texas.
  • Represented client in development of a wind and solar project in Kiowa County, Texas.
  • Represented client in the development, debt financing, and refinancing of a 200 MW / 400 MWh stand-alone storage project in Harris County, Texas.
  • Represented client in the development, tax equity, and debt financing of a 325 MWDC solar energy generation project in Milam County, Texas.
  • Represent client with the development of a solar project in Brazoria County, Texas, which included drafting and reviewing accommodation agreements for fractured mineral ownership.
  • Represent client in the development, debt financing, and tax equity financing of a 100MWac/200MWh standalone battery energy storage system located in Pecos County, Texas.
  • Assisted with project development work for Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners for 18 months on Fighting Jays 476 MWdc solar project, originally developed by AP Solar Holdings, and assisted in CIP's tax equity financing of the project.
  • Assisted solar energy development company, Longroad Energy Partners, in developing one of Texas' largest solar projects, Prospero Solar, and in completing funding of the tax equity investment by Facebook.
  • Led team of attorneys that conducted real estate due diligence review for wireless communications company's asset protection program; team closed 2,124 transactions in one year.
  • Led real estate due diligence review for wireless communications company's acquisitions, including leading acquisition of $500 million portfolio of more than 500 cellular tower assets.
  • Led upstream land services projects, including title abstracting, and oil and gas mineral lease acquisition, with varying parameters and jurisdictional elements.
  • Managed team of over 30 field abstractors and in-house examiners responsible for abstracting leasehold title on behalf of major energy company developing a 1,200 lease gas storage unit.
  • Served as development counsel for Jupiter Power, a leading developer and operator of energy storage infrastructure, in its recently closed $286 million project financing to support the construction of two standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Webinar | December 2020
Building the Renewable Power Project Webinar Series - Emerging Energy Storage Issues

Building the Renewable Power Project Webinar Series

News Releases | November 07, 2022
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Outside the Office

Mashaal spends most of her free time with her husband, Shahan, and their young daughter, Sara. She also enjoys baking—especially in the fall, and especially pumpkin-flavored treats—and exploring the city of Austin.

In-House Counsel Experience
  • Supervising Attorney, Real Estate; American Tower; 2016-2019