Ali K. Burner

Biography

Ali Burner advises clients in the energy and electric power sector related to regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions, structured finance, trade finance, receivables finance, commercial lending, and inventory lending. Her practice focuses on trading transactions in the wholesale and retail energy markets, and on assisting energy companies and asset owners with the development, exploration, production, acquisition, and divestiture of renewable assets, crude oil, and natural gas. In addition, she represents financial services and technology companies in a variety of international and domestic borrowing base facilities, revolving and term credit facilities, bilateral facilities, and securitizations.

Ali has experience preparing and negotiating energy services agreements, asset purchase agreements, receivables purchase agreements, credit agreements, security agreements, pledge agreements, guaranty agreements, parent agreements, letters of credit, mineral deeds, surface deeds, seismic data license agreements, drilling contracts, deeds of trust, confidentiality agreements, officers’ certificates and resolutions, forbearance agreements, and legal opinions. She has also handled a variety of financings for commercial real estate transactions.

Prior to Jackson Walker, Ali practiced at an international law firm and served as a law clerk in the Environmental Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Texas.

Education

B.A., cum laude, Washington and Lee University
J.D., with honors, University of North Carolina School of Law

• North Carolina Law Review, Symposium Editor and Staff Member
• Graduate School Honor Council, Court Member

Bar Admissions

Texas