Peter K. Floyd

Peter Floyd focuses on energy, economic development and public finance transactions and regulatory matters. He is co-leader of the firm’s Government and Economic Incentives Practice Team. For several years, Peter has been listed in Georgia Trend’s “Legal Elite” and Super Lawyers magazines’ Georgia “Rising Star” lists, and is now ranked in Chambers USA.

Energy and Utility (E&U)
Peter represents clients in E&U (e.g., electric and gas (traditional and renewable), telecom, solid waste, water and sewer) (a) transactions, including purchases, sales and services (wholesale, retail and distributed generation), transportation, transmission, distribution, hedging, co-ownership, management and joint use; (b) regulatory matters (compliance, disputes and program development), including Ga. PSC; and (c) dispute resolution.

Incentivized Development
Peter represents clients in incentivized development transactions, including tax abatements and credits, grants, public-private partnerships (PPP), infrastructure and commodity discounts and other incentives.

Public Finance
Peter represents clients in taxable and tax-exempt financings of all sizes, including handling municipal, swap, tax and securities issues.

Community Development and Government Contracting
Peter represents clients in negotiating and managing complex intergovernmental and PPP relationships, including the incorporation of special government entities, contracting, governance, regulations, authority and special entity general counsel and project finance, development, construction, operation and management.

Good to know

Areas of Practice 1) Government & Economic Incentives, 2) Public Finance, 3) Corporate & Finance, 4) Government Contracts, 5) Communications Policy, 6) Municipal Assets in Distress (MAD) Task Force, 7) Privacy & Data Security, 8) Legislative & Public Policy and 9) Construction
Law School Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 2000
Admitted Year 1997
Education Georgia State University, B.I.S., 1997
Bar Member / Association Georgia State Bar Association
Most recent firm Alston & Bird LLP
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