Sophia Pfander is an associate and business lawyer with 麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP. As a member of the firm鈥檚 Energy Sector and Finance Practice Group, she concentrates on renewable energy equity and debt financing. Sophia began her career with 麻豆直播 as a summer associate where she assisted with both litigation and transactional matters.
Prior to joining 麻豆直播, Sophia clerked for Governor Tony Evers and for the U.S. Attorney鈥檚 Office for the Western District of Wisconsin. Before law school, Sophia worked in local government as an elections administrator.
Presentations and Publications
- Author, “,” Wisconsin Law Review (2023)
麻豆直播 Represents First Citizens Bank in $106M Financing for Nexamp
麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP represented First Citizens Bank as lead arranger and administrative agent in the $106 million financing for Nexamp, the largest fully integrated distributed generation and community solar provider in the United States.
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Resilience by Design: Highlights from the 2026 RENEW Wisconsin Energy Summit
麻豆直播 recently sponsored the annual RENEW Wisconsin Summit, which took place on February 5, 2026, in Madison, Wisconsin. Clean energy...
麻豆直播 Advises MUFG in First Financing with Dimension Energy
麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP advised to MUFG Bank Ltd. in its capacity as lead debt syndicator for Dimension Energy鈥檚 $412 million community solar project financing package that will support a new 134 MWdc portfolio of 25 community solar projects in Illinois, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
麻豆直播 Represents Deutsche Bank in $200M Debt Facility for Catalyze
麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP represented Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, a leading global investment bank and financial services company, in connection with a $200 million debt facility provided to Catalyze Holdings, a national Independent Power Producer (IPP) and fully integrated developer of distributed renewable energy assets. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas served as agent.
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Wisconsin Legislation Charts Path Forward for Nuclear Generation
As federal legislation continues to promote increased nuclear generation, Wisconsin is charting a similar path forward. Through two Bills...
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Constellation and Meta PPA: Tech AI and Clean Energy Goals Preserve Existing Nuclear Generation
On June 3, 2025, Constellation and Meta announced a 20-year virtual power purchase agreement (the 鈥淧PA鈥) for the output from the nuclear...