HAGAI ZAIFMAN is a leading practitioner in the renewable energy and energy transition tax space. He advises developers, sponsors, leading private equity and strategic investors, and lenders in connection with wind, solar, battery storage, clean hydrogen, fuel cell, biogas, carbon capture, and other alternative energy projects, as well as conventional power generation facilities.

Hagai has extensive experience structuring, planning, and negotiating infrastructure and renewable energy transactions, with particular emphasis on tax equity financing through flip partnerships and leases, projects’ development, repowering transactions and dispositions, including advising on the qualification for, and monetization of the various available clean energy tax credits, such as the IRC Section 45 production tax credits (PTC), IRC Section 48 investment tax credits (ITC), IRC Section 45Q carbon capture and sequestration tax credits, IRC section 45V clean hydrogen tax credits, and other renewable energy tax incentives and credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).


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Hagai Zaifman

Partner
Sidley
New York

Practice Area: Tax & Energy; Project Finance and Infrastructure

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"I believe that exceptional client service stars with understanding the client's business and what success looks like from the client's perspective. The renewable energy industry is shaped by constant legislative, regulatory and market changes, and as such clients need a trusted partner who understands their business' objectives and helps them navigate this evolving landscape. I strive to be such a trusted partner to my clients – one who not only provides excellent technical legal advice, but also delivers strategic advice that is commercial, practical, and proactive, providing my clients with clarify amid uncertainty and helping them navigate complex issues with confidence."

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HAGAI ZAIFMAN is a leading practitioner in the renewable energy and energy transition tax space. He advises developers, sponsors, leading private equity and strategic investors, and lenders in connection with wind, solar, battery storage, clean hydrogen, fuel cell, biogas, carbon capture, and other alternative energy projects, as well as conventional power generation facilities.

Hagai has extensive experience structuring, planning, and negotiating infrastructure and renewable energy transactions, with particular emphasis on tax equity financing through flip partnerships and leases, projects’ development, repowering transactions and dispositions, including advising on the qualification for, and monetization of the various available clean energy tax credits, such as the IRC Section 45 production tax credits (PTC), IRC Section 48 investment tax credits (ITC), IRC Section 45Q carbon capture and sequestration tax credits, IRC section 45V clean hydrogen tax credits, and other renewable energy tax incentives and credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

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+1-212-839-5754

Hagai Zaifman

Partner
Sidley
New York

Practice Area: Tax & Energy; Project Finance and Infrastructure

M&A All-Star

ALL-STAR BIOGRAPHY

HAGAI ZAIFMAN is a leading practitioner in the renewable energy and energy transition tax space. He advises developers, sponsors, leading private equity and strategic investors, and lenders in connection with wind, solar, battery storage, clean hydrogen, fuel cell, biogas, carbon capture, and other alternative energy projects, as well as conventional power generation facilities.

Hagai has extensive experience structuring, planning, and negotiating infrastructure and renewable energy transactions, with particular emphasis on tax equity financing through flip partnerships and leases, projects’ development, repowering transactions and dispositions, including advising on the qualification for, and monetization of the various available clean energy tax credits, such as the IRC Section 45 production tax credits (PTC), IRC Section 48 investment tax credits (ITC), IRC Section 45Q carbon capture and sequestration tax credits, IRC section 45V clean hydrogen tax credits, and other renewable energy tax incentives and credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

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