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Projects: Power - USA - Nationwide

3
Band 3

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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Notable Practitioners

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Robert Eberhardt
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Robert Eberhardt
1
Band 1
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.

Rohit Chaudhry
1
Rohit Chaudhry
1
Band 1
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.
Tatiana Monastyrskaya
2
Tatiana Monastyrskaya
2
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.

Kelann Stirling
3
Kelann Stirling
3
Band 3
Kelann Stirling's project financing experience covers an array of assets from the refinancing of gas-fired plants to virtual PPAs for renewable energy offtake to recapitalization of oil and gas assets.

Kelann is very attentive and overall a great lawyer.

Kristin Mendoza
3
Kristin Mendoza
3
Band 3
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.

Michael Masri
4
Michael Masri
4
Band 4
Michael Masri is commended for his expertise in renewable tax credits for large solar and wind projects.
Roald Nashi
4
Roald Nashi
4
Band 4
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.

Sam Kamyans
4
Sam Kamyans
4
Band 4
Sam Kamyans handles tax equity financing of energy infrastructure with a particular focus on renewable energy assets.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Rohit Chaudhry
1
Rohit Chaudhry
1
Band 1
Tatiana Monastyrskaya
2
Tatiana Monastyrskaya
2
Band 2
Kelann Stirling
3
Kelann Stirling
3
Band 3
Roald Nashi
4
Roald Nashi
4
Band 4
Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional

Kristin Mendoza
3
Kristin Mendoza
3
Band 3
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy

Robert Eberhardt
1
Robert Eberhardt
1
Band 1
Rohit Chaudhry
1
Rohit Chaudhry
1
Band 1
Michael Masri
4
Michael Masri
4
Band 4
Sam Kamyans
4
Sam Kamyans
4
Band 4