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Achraf Farraj

Associate
San Diego
  • 12670 High Bluff Drive
  • San Diego, CA 92130
  • USA
Profile Experience

Achraf Farraj focuses his practice on real estate and project development and finance transactions in the renewable energy and hospitality industries, specifically with:

  • Energy project development and financing, including solar, wind and natural gas projects
  • Hospitality and gaming construction development and financing
  • Real estate acquisition and financing

Mr. Farraj’s transactions include advising:

  • Wynn Resorts, in connection with the financing of the Wynn Everett resort in Massachusetts 
  • Energy Capital Partners, in connection with the acquisition of a portfolio of waste-to-energy facilities
  • Sovereign Bank, in connection with the financing of the LS Power solar project known as “Arlington Valley” 
  • A major bank in connection with the refinancing of credit facilities for the Sugarhouse casino in Philadelphia
  • Warner Gaming, LLC, in connection with the financing, development and construction of a hotel and casino in Sioux City, Iowa

In law school, Mr. Farraj served as an editor of the Human Rights Law Review and was recognized as a James Kent Scholar.

Mr. Farraj was awarded the Jane Marks Murphy Prize for his advocacy on behalf of low-income recipients of public assistance.

Thought Leadership
  • Co-author, “SEC Provides Guidance on When Conflict Minerals are ‘Necessary’ for a Product,” Latham’s Clean Energy Law Report, 2012
  • Author, "Refugees and the Biometric Future: The Impact of Biometrics on Refugees and Asylum Seekers," 42 Colum. Hum. Rts. L. Rev. 891, 2011

Qualifications and Education

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