Jeff Salinger
Partner
Overview
Jeff Salinger is a New York environmental attorney and member of Holland & Knight's Regulatory Practice Group. Mr. Salinger advises companies, investors, financial institutions, real estate companies, lenders and developers on complex environmental issues affecting high-value transactions and business operations. With more than 25 years of experience, he helps clients identify and manage environmental risk while advancing strategic business objectives.
Mr. Salinger is widely recognized for his work on environmental aspects of private equity, corporate, finance and real estate transactions. He has served as lead environmental counsel in hundreds of securities offerings, advising issuers and underwriters on environmental diligence, disclosure and risk allocation. Clients also turn to him for guidance on environmental compliance, environmental, health and safety (EHS) matters, climate-related disclosures, contaminated property issues and emerging contaminants, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In addition, he represents clients in environmental disputes and counsels organizations responding to environmental emergencies and other high-stakes incidents.
Mr. Salinger is known for combining deep technical knowledge with practical business judgment. Chambers USA notes that he "manages environmental due diligence for real estate deals and securities transactions." Clients describe him as "commercially savvy, with a deep and wide range of knowledge and experience" and praise his ability to provide "sound business judgment and move deals along." Others comment that Mr. Salinger "is tenacious in finding answers to tough questions" and describe him as "terrific, commercial and smart," highlighting his skill in advocating for his clients with "authority and passion."
In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Salinger served for 13 years on the Council on the Environment of New York City after being appointed by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2003.
Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Salinger was an attorney at a global law firm in its New York City office and previously led another international law firm's environmental practice for more than a decade. Earlier in his career, Mr. Salinger practiced environmental law at a large regional law firm in Massachusetts.
Representative Experience
- Represented Continental AG in environmental matters associated with its acquisition of the automotive parts division of Motorola
- Represented ST Assembly Test Services Ltd. in connection with environmental matters relating to its merger with California-based ChipPAC Inc.
- Represented BE Aerospace in connection with environmental matters relating to its US$310 million acquisition of TSI Group Inc.
- Advised American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. on environmental issues associated with the acquisition of Metaldyne Performance Group Inc.
- Advised Borealis Infrastructure on environmental issues associated with the acquisition of a 49 percent equity shareholding in a portfolio of wind farm assets in the U.S. from EDP Renováveis ING Capital
- Advised Blue Pearl Mining concerning environmental issues arising in connection with the borrowing of US$402 million from UBS to purchase the Thompson Creek Metals Company
- Advised BE Aerospace regarding environmental matters associated with the US$400 million acquisition of UFC Aerospace
- Advised DaimlerChrysler AG on environmental matters related to the sale of an 80.1 percent interest in Chrysler Holding LLC to Cerberus Capital Management LP
- Advised Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Royal Bank of Canada, Barclays and Macquarie Capital on environmental matters related to financings for the US$2.2 billion acquisition of 3,950-megawatt generation resources by Helix Generation LLC from TransCanada Corporation
- Advised the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in connection with environmental matters relating to the US$175 million financing for the acquisition of Pine Branch Coal Sales by Blackhawk Mining
- Advised the lead arrangers on environmental matters for the US$6.75 billion senior unsecured bridge financing for TXU Energy and the US$4.5 billion senior unsecured bridge financing for TXU Corp., in connection with the acquisition of TXU Corp. by an investor group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Texas Pacific Group and an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co.
- Represented the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) connection with environmental matters relating to the issuance of a US$197 million loan guarantee to SoloPower Inc. in support of the construction and operation of solar module manufacturing facilities in Portland, Oregon, and San Jose, California
- Represented DOE in connection with environmental matters relating to its conditional commitment of a US$350 million loan guarantee to Great Basin Transmission LLC to develop the One Nevada Transmission Line
- Advised Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc. on environmental issues relating to a US$230 million financing to the mini-mill steel producer Steel Dynamics Inc.
- Represented the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., GE Capital EFS Financing Inc., Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (New York branch), ING Capital LLC, Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (New York branch) and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank in connection with environmental issues relating to senior secured credit facilities worth US$715 million for Gridiron Funding LLC, a subsidiary of LS Power
- Represented Citigroup, as arranger, as well as the note purchasers concerning environmental matters raised by the financing of four California solar projects owned by subsidiaries of Consolidated Edison
- Advised Citicorp North America, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding concerning environmental matters relating to the US$345 million construction financing of LS Power's 738-megawatt, natural gas-fired, combined-cycle electric generating facility in West Deptford Township, New Jersey
- Advised American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., as borrower, and American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. with respect to environmental issues associated with the US$2.55 billion financing relating to the acquisition of Metaldyne Performance Group Inc.
- Advised Jefferies Finance concerning environmental matters relating to a US$300 million facility for Emerald Performance Materials
- Represented Deere & Company regarding environmental disclosure and preparation of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and sustainability reports
- Advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities LLC and MUFG Securities Americas in connection with environmental issues relating to the Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of US$2.9 billion senior notes of Cenovus Energy Inc.
- Represented underwriters in connection with environmental issues associated with The Boeing Company's US$300 million senior notes offerings due in 2022, 2027 and 2047
- Advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as joint book-running managers, along with Fifth Third Securities Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as co-managers, on environmental matters related to Steel Dynamics Inc.'s Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $400 million senior notes due 2026
- Advised BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC on environmental matters related to Atmos Energy Corporation's offering of US$500 million senior notes due 2027
- Advised Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities LLC in connection with environmental disclosures associated with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of US$750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.5 percent senior notes due 2025 of Cott Holdings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cott Corporation
- Represented underwriters in connection with environmental matters associated with Merit Medical Systems Inc.'s offering of 5.175 million shares of common stock
- Advised Citigroup in connection with environmental issues concerning a US$500 million shelf takedown of ONEOK Inc.'s 4 percent notes due 2027
Credentials
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- University of Michigan, B.A., with honors
- New York
- American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
- New York Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- The Legal 500, Leading Partners, Environment: Transactional, 2024-2025; Environment: Regulatory, 2024-2025; Environment: Transactional, 2023
- Chambers USA – America's Leading Business Lawyers guide, New York Environment: Mainly Transactional (Band 1), 2017; New York Environment: Mainly Transactional (Band 2), 2018-2019, 2023-2026; New York Environment: Mainly Transactional (Band 3), 2007-2016, 2020-2021; Healthcare: Life Sciences, 2022
- New York Super Lawyers magazine, Top-Rated Environmental Lawyer, 2007, 2012-2019, 2024-2026