Michael D. Robson

• Represented institutional investors in connection with an approximately $316 million secured debt financing with respect to a 160MW data center located in Pennsylvania which is leased to a multi-national technology company.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with $565 million secured debt financing with respect to a 45MW data center located in Texas which is leased to a leading software company.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with $120 million secured debt financing with respect to a portfolio of distributed antennae systems which are leased to various offtakers.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with an approximately C$45.2 million secured debt financing with respect to an 8MW data center with an offtake by a leading software company.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with $359.7 million secured acquisition debt financing in connection with the purchase by the sponsor of local gas distribution assets in Louisiana.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with $808 million secured acquisition debt financing in connection with the purchase by the sponsor of local gas distribution assets in Louisiana and Mississippi.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with $466 million secured debt financing backed by military housing located at several U.S. Army bases.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with a secured debt financing backed by a Service Concession Agreement and Management of Student Housing for the operation, maintenance and management of student housing at a national university located in the Midwest.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with $138.5 million monetization of payments due under a lease agreement with a major telecommunications company with respect to broadband service channels serving a major city in the western United States.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with a $22 million secured acquisition financing debt in connection with the purchase by the sponsor of equity interests in and to a project company which owns a transmission lien and related facilities in Indiana.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with a $46.5 million secured financing backed by rental payments due under a master equipment lease agreement with a major retailer operating throughout the United States.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with $720 million of senior secured notes of a logistics company which focuses on providing multi-model bulk containers.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with a $68.693 million senior secured financing backed by a concession agreement and thermal services agreement which financed a concession fee, the installation of energy system improvements and the operation and maintenance of the utility plant located on the hospital’s main campus.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with a $42.5 million senior secured financing backed by a concession agreement and thermal services agreement which financed a concession fee, the installation of energy system improvements and the operation and maintenance of the utility plant located on the hospital’s main campus.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with a US$29.6 million senior secured notes in a private placement financing for sewer water heat recovery system at a multi-function civic center in Denver, Colorado, which included credit support through a bespoke contribution agreement from the City of Denver and Colorado State University.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with multiple issuances of senior secured notes aggregating in excess of $1 billion with respect to a monetization of portfolio(s) of offtake contracts relating to perimeter fences.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with $300 million secured debt financing with respect to a land bank portfolio to a major construction company.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with secured financings of approximately $133 million with respect to the development of a landfill gas to pipeline grade quality renewable natural gas facility (and related expansion thereof) located in Pennsylvania. Upon completion, the facility is expected to be the largest RNG project in the world.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with $250 million senior secured notes issued in connection with a public-private partnership (P3) involving parking at a leading midwestern university.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with $90 million senior secured notes in a private placement financing for a Long-Term Concession and Operating Agreement for the operation, maintenance, control and improvement of the campus utility system of a major university in the northeast.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with US$90 million in senior secured notes and US$246 million in short and long‑term credit facilities with respect to the financing of the redevelopment of the William H. Gray III 30th Street Station located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with approximately $362 million secured green bond financing with respect to a portfolio of 20 solar projects totaling approximately 575 MW located in the Southeast and California.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with $750 million secured debt financing with respect to the acquisition of a portfolio of 13 hydroelectric projects totaling approximately 400 MW located in the Northeast, including one of the largest conventional hydroelectric stations in the Northeast.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with $263 million senior secured notes issued in connection with a public-private partnership (P3) involving the acquisition of a long-term concession for the operation of the Northwest Parkway, a toll road located near Denver. This transaction was recognized as the North American M&A Deal of the Year Award at the annual IJGlobal Americas Awards in 2018.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with $140 million secured debt financing with respect to a portfolio of 46 hydroelectric projects totaling approximately 133 MW located across 10 states in four power markets.
• Acted as counsel to debt investors in connection with an approximately $660 million construction financing of a public-private partnership (P3) with respect to the University of California’s Merced Redevelopment project. This transaction was recognized as the North American Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year award at the annual IJGlobal Americas Awards in 2017.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with a US $941.5 million, €50 million and SEK1.52 billion cross-border private placement secured debt financing for one of the largest electricity distribution system operators in Scandinavia.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with £314 million cross-border private placement secured debt financing for the operator of a high speed rail line operating in Europe.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with US $75 million and €260 million secured debt cross-border private placement debt financing for a Finnish electricity distribution company.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors with respect to $140 million senior secured notes related to 13 hydroelectric facilities located in New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.°
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors with respect to $236.5 million senior secured notes secured by two 200MW peak generating facilities and contracts-for-differences entered into with a northeastern utility.°
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors with respect to a cross-border private placement of €450 million and $40 million senior notes of a passenger rail operator in Europe with the notes being secured by rolling stock located in multiple jurisdictions within Europe and guaranteed by the parent of the operator.°
• Acted as counsel to a major energy company in an approximately $190 million synthetic lease financing of its corporate headquarters.°
• Acted as counsel to a Midwestern utility in the acquisition of an approximately 600MW combined cycle generating facility, which transaction was structured as the purchase of the equity interest of the owner of the facility.°
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors with respect to $540 million senior secured notes in connection with financing a participant’s interest in a 900MW coal-fired power plant, secured in part by a power purchase agreement entered into with a southeastern electric cooperative, and credit enhanced by a guarantee of payment by the investment grade parent during the construction period.°

• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in a €253.6 million lease financing of a distribution facility of a major supermarket in the Netherlands.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $167 million build to suit construction to permanent lease financing of a medical office building to be located in California for a regional healthcare network.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in a $250 million lease financing of an office campus for a leading technology company located in California.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $2.4 billion build to suit construction to permanent lease financing of an industrial electro‑voltaic battery manufacturing facility to be located in Arizona for a large global battery manufacturer.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in a $209 million build to suit construction financing of a research and development center for a large health care company located in the midwestern United States.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $79.5 million build to suit construction financing of an operational training center for a utility located in the Pacific Northwest.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in a $201.4 million build to suit construction to permanent lease financing of a shiplift and related improvements.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $892 million credit tenant loan build to suit construction to permanent financing of a headquarters building located in Cleveland for a large manufacturer.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $525 million credit tenant loan financing of the corporate headquarters and two (2) regional office campuses for a large construction company.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in a $587 million credit tenant loan financing of a 28-property portfolio of retail grocery stores of a major U.S. grocery chain.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $79.4 million credit tenant loan build to suit construction to permanent financing of a mixed-use, office/industrial building for a utility company in Pennsylvania.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $221.5 million lease financing of tenant improvements to be leased to a major law firm.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $122 million credit tenant loan build to suit construction to permanent financing of a headquarters building located in Minneapolis, MN for a large insurance company.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in a $61.8 million credit tenant loan build to suit construction to permanent financing of a class A office building for a utility company located in the Pacific Northwest.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in a $44.1 million credit tenant loan build to suit construction to permanent financing of a class A office building for a utility company located in the Pacific Northwest.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in a $115 million credit tenant loan financing of a headquarters of a family-owned midwestern gas station chain.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in a $70 million credit tenant loan financing of a children’s hospital in Pennsylvania for a regional university.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $750 million credit tenant loan build to suit construction to permanent financing of a headquarters building located in Charlotte, NC for a large utility in the southeastern U.S.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $43 million credit tenant loan financing of an office building in Pennsylvania for a regional healthcare network.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $33 million credit tenant loan build to suit construction to permanent financing of a medical office building to be located in Alabama for a regional health system. This transaction involved a lease‑leaseback structure.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in $36 million credit tenant loan financing of a headquarters building for a health and bioscience company in New York.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $50 million credit tenant loan financing of an office building to a public hospital and health care system in New York.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $56 million credit tenant loan build to suit construction to permanent financing of student housing facilities and pharmacy school on the campus of an eastern University.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $195 million credit tenant loan build to suit construction to permanent financing of a medical office building in the County of Riverside, California.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $150 million credit tenant loan build to suit construction to permanent financing of an industrial warehouse and distribution center in Lacey, WA for a large home improvements retailer.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $33.4 million credit tenant loan financing with respect to the construction of apartments and retail space and related improvements for a major university in the southwest United States.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in an approximately $89.5 million financing with respect to the construction of student housing facilities on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors with respect to $84 million credit tenant loan build to suit construction to permanent financing of the expansion of a state medical school campus.°

• Acted as counsel to Class I railroad in connection with the Chicago to St. Louis high speed rail infrastructure project.
• Acted as counsel to Class I railroad in connection with a lease financing of $652 million of locomotives.°
• Acted as counsel to a Class I railroad in the acquisition, construction, and development of a major intermodal facility.°
• Acted as counsel to the lessee in the leveraged lease financing program of locomotives and rolling stock with public debt and privately placed equity for one of the largest U.S. railroads.°
• Acted as counsel to the lessee in the financing of two separate corporate aircraft.°
• Acted as counsel to the lessee in refinancings of the debt portion of leveraged lease financings of locomotives and rolling stock with private debt for two of the largest U.S. railroads.°
• Acted as counsel to institutional debt investors in a private placement of senior notes secured by marine vessels with a parent guaranty.°

• Represented institutional investors in connection with $25 million senior notes secured by certain pledged stadium revenues with respect to sports arena in Los Angeles.
• Represented institutional investors in connection with approximately $227.5 million secured financing of an Indian Tribe located in California secured by a gaming casino.
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in approximately $200 million senior notes secured by certain pledged stadium revenues with respect to a sports arena in Massachusetts.°
• Acted as counsel to institutional investors in approximately $190 million senior notes secured by certain pledged stadium revenues with respect to an NFL franchise.°

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Robson prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

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• Member, Illinois Bar Association
• Member, Chicago Bar Association
• American College of Investment Counsel
  • Vice President, 2025-Present
  • Treasurer, 2023-2025
  • Board of Trustees 2020-Present
  • Co-Chair, Fall 2020 Forum