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Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Latham & Watkins LLP is a distinguished international firm, renowned for the leading role it plays in both oil and gas and power transactional matters. It regularly acts on sophisticated deals for corporate, financial and sovereign industry participants. The firm also provides both electricity and oil and gas clients with a committed regulatory offering. It represents clients adeptly at FERC and before other energy regulatory bodies too.

Work Highlights

  • Latham & Watkins LLP advised Vistra Corporation in its acquisition of seven modern natural gas-fired power plants from Lotus Infrastructure Partners, totaling approximately 2,600 MW of capacity.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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David Kurzweil
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David Kurzweil
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David Kurzweil offers considerable transactional expertise at the single asset and portfolio level alongside advising on commercial agreements supporting project financing.
Patrick Nevins
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Patrick Nevins
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Patrick Nevins is adept at advising pipeline owners, joint venture operators and project developers on FERC and other regulatory approvals as well as handling proceedings concerning tariffs and rate design.

Patrick's business sense is unmatched. He is commercially savvy and thinks five steps ahead.

Natasha Gianvecchio
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Natasha Gianvecchio
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Natasha Gianvecchio is an accomplished regulatory attorney who possesses strengths across litigation and transactional matters in the electricity sector.

She has excellent judgment and client service.

Natasha brings an unparalleled level of sophistication to every matter, combining deep subject-matter expertise with a strong understanding of the broader commercial landscape.

David Owen
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David Owen
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David Owen focuses his M&A practice on representing investors and owners of electricity generating assets.
Justin T. Stolte
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Justin T. Stolte
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Justin Stolte has considerable expertise in upstream and midstream oil and gas transactions, including high value strategic M&A.

Michael King
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Michael King
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Michael King's practice spans the upstream and midstream spaces, with experience advising on acquisitions and sales of assets as well as joint ventures and commercial agreements.
Chris Heasley
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Chris Heasley
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Chris Heasley demonstrates significant capabilities in the oil and gas space. He often assists in the purchase and acquisition of upstream and midstream interests, alongside handling joint venture transactions.

Chris was fantastic and his approach was thoughtful.

Tyler Brown
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Tyler Brown
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Tyler Brown has experience handling approvals for transactions and project development as well as a broad range of power market matters, including rulemaking and cost allocation.

He gives very clear guidance on very complicated issues.

Nick Dhesi
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Nick Dhesi
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Nick Dhesi has a broad practice which includes representing clients in acquisitions in the oil and gas space.

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USA - Nationwide

Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)

Natasha Gianvecchio
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Natasha Gianvecchio
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Band 2
Tyler Brown
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Tyler Brown
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Band 4
Energy: Electricity (Transactional)

David Kurzweil
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David Kurzweil
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David Owen
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David Owen
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Band 3
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)

Patrick Nevins
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Patrick Nevins
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Band 1
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)

Justin T. Stolte
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Justin T. Stolte
3
Band 3
Michael King
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Michael King
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Band 3
Chris Heasley
4
Chris Heasley
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Band 4
Nick Dhesi
5
Nick Dhesi
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Band 5