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Allen & Overy is widely regarded as one of the best P3 legal advisors active in the United States today. Since 2006, Allen & Overy has acted as P3 counsel to infrastructure fund investors, developers, strategic and other equity sponsors, public agencies and lenders in public-private projects across all classes of infrastructure, including airport, rail, toll road, bridge, water and wastewater, parking and port landmark P3 projects.

This depth of experience of providing services to a number of stakeholders across a number of sectors, means that we have come across almost every possible situation involving PPP, outsourcing and privatization-type transactions, enabling us to provide our clients with an efficient and cost-effective service.

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What the Team is Known For

The firm is well known for acting on a large number of innovative PPP projects across the USA. It possesses substantial expertise across transportation, energy and social infrastructure sectors. The team offers market-leading representation to sponsors, lenders and public sector clients. Its capabilities include PPP financed projects including railways, highways, bridges as well as various social infrastructure. The firm is further noted for PPP work in South America and other developing markets. Its attorneys advise clients on both secondary trades in brownfield assets as well as greenfield project development matters. The firm possesses enviable expertise in the agency finance space and is frequently sought to assist with the most complex financing and development matters on behalf of export credit agencies, development finance institutions and multilateral agencies. The firm is well regarded for its strength in mining work across the globe.

Work Highlights

  • A&O Shearman advised Engine North America and AxInfa US in respect of their pursuit of the opportunity offered by Henry Ford Health to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a central utility plant and related infrastructure through a P3 contracting structure as part of the Detroit South Campus Project located in Detroit, Michigan.

Strengths

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The team are top professionals that can help navigate a complex transaction to a successful conclusion. They are commercial and a pleasure to work with.

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The firm was hyper responsive and extremely creative in addressing complex issues. A&O is a true partner commercially.

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A&O understand perfectly how to adapt to the dynamics and changes of the industry.

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Notable Practitioners

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Cynthia Urda Kassis
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Cynthia Urda Kassis
1
Band 1
Cynthia Urda Kassis is widely renowned for her expert representation of lenders and borrowers in international project finance across the mining sector.
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Jean Lee
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Jean Lee
1
Band 1
Jean Lee has considerable experience advising agency lenders, export credit agencies and other lenders on project financing and investment in the international market, including expertise in Latin America, Africa and Asia.
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Kent Rowey
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Kent Rowey
1
Band 1
Kent Rowey has a stellar reputation in the PPP market and is frequently sought after to handle the most complex of projects. He has particular knowledge of university-level power projects.

Kent is super knowledgeable about the space, really good at explaining things and is very effective as counsel.

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Sami Mir
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Sami Mir
1
Band 1
Sami Mir works with agencies operating across the Americas in the most sophisticated of agency-backed financings for large energy and infrastructure projects.

Sami is commercially-minded and looking to move a transaction forward.

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Paul Epstein
2
Paul Epstein
2
Band 2
Paul Epstein is equally adept at advising public bodies and lenders on the development and financing of PPP projects. He is particularly skilled at handling transportation sector projects.

Paul is very hardworking, creative and has done a fantastic job.

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Paul Astolfi
3
Paul Astolfi
3
Band 3
Paul Astolfi's practice sees him represent clients in a range of project financings in the renewable energy sector. He has experience across wind and solar assets.

Paul is skilled at distilling complex issues into digestible concepts, has superior drafting skills and understands the business side and advises accordingly.

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Jillian Ashley
4
Jillian Ashley
4
Band 4
Jillian Ashley handles the financing of a range of PPP projects including university utilities. She represents both developers and lenders.

Jillian provides good advice which is nicely actionable and commercially balanced against risk management.

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Cynthia Urda Kassis
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Cynthia Urda Kassis
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Band 1
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Kent Rowey
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Kent Rowey
2
Band 2
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Projects: Agency Financing
Jean Lee
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Jean Lee
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Band 1
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Sami Mir
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Sami Mir
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Band 1
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Projects: PPP
Kent Rowey
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Kent Rowey
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Band 1
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Paul Epstein
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Paul Epstein
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Band 2
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Jillian Ashley
4
Jillian Ashley
4
Band 4
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Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Paul Astolfi
3
Paul Astolfi
3
Band 3
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