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What the Team is Known For

Kirkland & Ellis has a robust oil and gas practice focusing on lender-side representations across the upstream and midstream sectors. It possesses expertise spanning a broad array of structured finance solutions to meet clients' development and acquisition goals. The firm offers further strength in the financing of traditional power assets. It has a strong group of attorneys handling complex financing in the renewable energy space, including solar, battery storage and on and offshore wind assets.

Work Highlights

  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Aypa Power in its $550 million portfolio debt and tax equity financing for the construction and operations of its utility-scale energy storage and hybrid renewable energy projects.

Strengths

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Kirkland and Ellis is very responsive and they will always meet expectations in terms of deadlines.

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I have found the Kirkland team extremely helpful, very insightful and give excellent advice.

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Notable Practitioners

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Robert Eberhardt
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Robert Eberhardt has a strong track record of handling financing and hedging agreements involving solar, wind and other energy projects.

Robert is a uniquely excellent lawyer in that he understands all the parts of complicated transactions.

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Rohit Chaudhry
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Rohit Chaudhry has an impressive track record representing lenders in sophisticated financing arrangements for projects in the oil and gas and renewables sectors. He provides adroit counsel on both smaller distributed asset developments and large utility-scale projects.
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Tatiana Monastyrskaya
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Band 2
Tatiana Monastyrskaya has notable expertise in energy project finance and development, with a particular focus on oil pipelines.

Tatiana's business acumen is a strength, I've always been impressed with her ability to navigate complex transactions and how to push processes forward.

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Kristin Mendoza
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Kristin Mendoza focuses her practice handling M&A in the energy space. She is particularly skilled at navigating the acquisition of and investment in companies with a significant renewable energy portfolio.

Kristin is incredibly technically proficient and fun to work with.

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Adam Griffin
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Band 4

Adam Griffin's projects practice covers debt and tax equity financings of renewable energy assets including battery storage and solar.

Adam is very practical in his guidance to advocate a path forward. He is a strong attorney and knows the law, subject area and the market well.

Adam delivers unique and creative solutions to issues on extremely tight timelines and does so with a smile on his face, backed by a sharp wit and sense of humor that cuts through tension.

Adam is solution-orientated in trying to meet the needs of the client and the counterparty. He's very practical in his guidance to advocate a path forward. He knows the subject area and market well.

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Michael Masri
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Band 4
Michael Masri is commended for his expertise in renewable tax credits for large solar and wind projects.
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Roald Nashi
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Roald Nashi has wide-ranging project financing experience and regularly represents clients with interests in LNG, solar, pipeline and traditional power projects.

Roald is the crème de la crème of lawyers in terms of intellectual ability. He has a good knack for helping frame things for both sides in thoughtful way.

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Sam Kamyans
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Sam Kamyans handles tax equity financing of energy infrastructure with a particular focus on renewable energy assets.
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Rohit Chaudhry
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Tatiana Monastyrskaya
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Band 2
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Roald Nashi
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Band 4
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Kristin Mendoza
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Robert Eberhardt
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Band 1
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Rohit Chaudhry
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Band 1
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Adam Griffin
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Band 4
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Michael Masri
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Sam Kamyans
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