Skip to main content

Nixon Peabody LLP

  • People
  • Capabilities
  • Insights
  • About
Trending Topics
    • People
    • Capabilities
    • Insights
    • About
    • Locations
    • Events
    • Careers
    • Alumni
    Practices

    View All

    • Affordable Housing
    • Community Development Finance
    • Corporate & Finance
    • Cybersecurity & Privacy
    • Entertainment & Media
    • Environmental
    • Franchising & Distribution
    • Government Investigations & White Collar Defense
    • Healthcare
    • Intellectual Property
    • International Services
    • Labor, Employment, and Benefits
    • Litigation
    • Private Wealth & Advisory
    • Project Finance
    • Public Finance
    • Real Estate
    • Regulatory & Government Relations
    Industries

    View All

    • Aviation
    • Cannabis
    • Consumer
    • Energy
    • Financial Services
    • Healthcare
    • Higher Education
    • Infrastructure
    • Manufacturing
    • Nonprofit Organizations
    • Real Estate
    • Sports & Stadiums
    • Technology
    Value-Added Services

    View All

    • Alternative Fee Arrangements

      Developing innovative pricing structures and alternative fee agreement models that deliver additional value for our clients.

    • Continuing Education

      Advancing professional knowledge and offering credits for attorneys, staff and other professionals.

    • Crisis Advisory

      Helping clients respond correctly when a crisis occurs.

    • DEI Strategic Services

      Providing our clients with legal, strategic, and practical advice to make transformational changes in their organizations.

    • eDiscovery

      Leveraging law and technology to deliver sound solutions.

    • Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

      We help clients create positive return on investments in people, products, and the planet.

    • Global Services

      Delivering seamless service through partnerships across the globe.

    • Innovation

      Leveraging leading-edge technology to guide change and create seamless, collaborative experiences for clients and attorneys.

    • IPED

      Industry-leading conferences focused on affordable housing, tax credits, and more.

    • Legal Project Management

      Providing actionable information to support strategic decision-making.

    • Legally Green

      Teaming with clients to advance sustainable projects, mitigate the effects of climate change, and protect our planet.

    • Nixon Peabody Trust Company

      Offering a range of investment management and fiduciary services.

    • NP Capital Connector

      Bringing together companies and investors for tomorrow’s new deals.

    • NP Second Opinion

      Offering fresh insights on cases that are delayed, over budget, or off-target from the desired resolution.

    • NP Trial

      Courtroom-ready lawyers who can resolve disputes early on clients’ terms or prevail at trial before a judge or jury.

    • Social Impact

      Creating positive impact in our communities through increasing equity, access, and opportunity.

    • Women in Dealmaking

      We provide strategic counsel on complex corporate transactions and unite dynamic women in the dealmaking arena.

    1. Home
    2. People
    3. Scott R. Singer

      People
    1. Home
    2. People
    3. Scott R. Singer

      People

    Scott R. Singer

    Partner


    • New York City
    • Office+1 212.940.3182
      Mobile+1 917.886.5967
    • ssinger@nixonpeabody.com
    • Download vCard
    • LinkedIn Profile

    Introduction

    Scott Singer focuses on project finance and public-private partnerships. He has been actively involved with domestic and international infrastructure projects in a variety of industries, including energy, waste management, water and wastewater, transportation, healthcare, education, and sports and entertainment. Mr. Singer has represented numerous developers, lenders, and governmental entities in the development, contracting, and financing of complex projects.

    Practice Areas

    Project FinancePublic FinanceWater & Wastewater ManagementEnergy Project FinancePublic-Private Partnerships (P3)InfrastructureEconomic Development BondsMuseums & FoundationsStadiums, Arenas & Convention CentersTransportation Facilities

    Industries

    InfrastructureRenewable EnergySports & StadiumsNonprofit Organizations

    /Representative experience

    • Stadium projects—Represented New York City on the development, financing, and refinancing of baseball stadiums for the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. The initial financings were jointly named by the Bond Buyer as Deal of the Year, and the Yankee Stadium financing was named Project Finance Magazine’s North American Leisure Deal of the Year.
    • NJ Renewable natural gas—Represented the developer on the development and financing of a food waste-to-renewable natural gas (RNG) project in New Jersey. The project is expected to process food waste from the New York City metropolitan area and was awarded the 2024 Energy Vision Leadership Award as one of the nation’s largest food waste-to-RNG projects.
    • Renewable natural gas—Represent several developers and lenders on the development, financing, construction, and operation of facilities across the United States that process organic waste and generate renewable natural gas.
    • US Department of Energy—Represent the US Department of Energy on the financing of energy projects.
    • New York Green Bank—Represent the Green Bank with respect to the financing of renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects, as well as the development of RFP materials.
    • Multistate charter school portfolio financings—Represented investment bankers on several financings involving portfolios of charter schools throughout the United States.
    • College housing—Represented investment bankers on social infrastructure projects throughout the United States involving private entities financing, constructing, and operating housing projects for colleges
    • Water acquisition—Represented a private equity firm on the acquisition of the United States water business of an international water company The acquired business serves water and wastewater clients in many states throughout the country.
    • Goethals Bridge—Represented financing parties in connection with the financing of the Goethals Bridge P3 Project. The replacement bridge connects New York and New Jersey. This project was named P3 Bulletin’s Grand Prix Winner and Best Road/Bridge/Tunnel Project of the Year.
    • Energy acquisition—Represented an energy company on its acquisition of two energy facilities in Florida.
    • Methanol facility—Represented investment bank in connection with the financing of a $1.75 billion methanol facility in Texas.
    • Fertilizer project—Represented investment bank on a project financing for a $1.8 billion nitrogen-based fertilizer production plant in Iowa. This project was named by Smith’s Research & Gradings as Deal of the Year and by Project Finance Magazine as North American Petrochemicals Deal of the Year.
    • Paper recycling facilities—Represented investment bankers in connection with the financing of multiple paper recycling facilities throughout the United States. 
    • Proton cancer treatment facilities—Represented various clients on project financings for proton cancer treatment facilities in Georgia, New Jersey, Maryland, and Washington. Proton therapy is a form of radiation therapy that uses accelerated particles (protons) to treat cancerous tumors.
    • Seawater desalination facility—Represented contractor and operator on the development and financing of a large-scale seawater desalination project
    • Water projects—Represented a developer with respect to several water and wastewater public private partnership transactions.
       

    /In the news

    • The Bond Buyer

      California sugarcane-to-ethanol plant verified green bond sale

      This article on the $575 million in bonds for California Ethanol + Power, which will fund the construction of the Sugar Valley Energy alternative fuel and energy plant to convert sugarcane into ethanol mentions NP as disclosure counsel. The NP team includes Los Angeles partners Dan Deaton and Angelica Valencia and New York City partner Scott Singer, all of the Project Finance & Public Finance group.
      June 3, 2021
    • Law360

      Time to express interest in federal water infrastructure loans

      San Francisco energy and environmental partner Alison Torbitt, New York City project finance partner Scott Singer and Rochester senior environmental health engineer Libby Ford co-wrote this article outlining an EPA loan program for new water infrastructure projects.
      April 29, 2018

    /Admitted to practice

    New York

    /Education

    Brooklyn College, B.A.
    Fordham University School of Law, J.D.

    /Recognition

    • Selected, through a peer-review survey, for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®
    • Recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by the publishers of the New York Super Lawyers magazine

    Professionals in the Practice Area

    View All
    • Roderick N. Devlin

      Partner
      • New York City
      • Office:+1 212.940.3737
      • rdevlin@nixonpeabody.com
      Roderick N. Devlin
    • Virginia Wong

      Partner / Practice Group Leader, Project Finance & Public Finance
      • New York City
      • Office:+1 212.940.3028
      • vwong@nixonpeabody.com
      Virginia Wong
    • Katherine C. Baynes

      Partner
      • Rochester
      • Office:+1 585.263.1231
      • kbaynes@nixonpeabody.com
      Katherine C. Baynes
    • Ernest W. Chung

      Counsel
      • New York City
      • Office:+1 212.940.3006
      • echung@nixonpeabody.com
      Ernest W. Chung
    • Barry Carrigan

      Partner
      • Rochester
      • Office:+1 585.263.1591
      • bcarrigan@nixonpeabody.com
      Barry Carrigan
    View All

    Subscribe to stay informed of the latest legal news, alerts, and business trends.Subscribe

    • People
    • Capabilities
    • Insights
    • About
    • Locations
    • Events
    • Careers
    • Alumni
    • Cookie Preferences
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Accessibility Statement
    • Statement of Client Rights
    • Purchase Order Terms & Conditions
    • Nixon Peabody International LLC
    • PAL
    © 2025 Nixon Peabody. All rights reserved