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What the Team is Known For

Latham & Watkins LLP is an internationally renowned projects group, esteemed for its representation of lenders and sponsors. The firm is hugely respected for midstream and downstream work in the oil and gas space. It is a leading practice on the development of renewable energy assets in the USA. The team has an exceptional capability for advising on projects involving gas-fired power plants and transmission lines. In the LNG space, it routinely acts for industry giants.

Work Highlights

  • Latham & Watkins LLP advised Terra-Gen, a renewable energy developer, in the project financing and tax equity financing for the second phase of the Edwards Sanborn Solar Project in Kern County, California.

Strengths

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"Latham is well plugged into the market across the board."

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"From partner to associate they are a strong team with the requisite experience, who ask the right questions and produce a high quality of work."

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"The team excel in complex project financings."

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Notable Practitioners

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Eli M Katz
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Eli M Katz
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Eli Katz is a rapidly growing presence in the renewables space with considerable abilities in complex tax equity project financing. He provides expert representation to lenders, underwriters, sponsors and borrowers.
"Eli conveys complex things in easy to understand way."
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Ethan M. Schultz
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Ethan M. Schultz
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Ethan Schultz has a wealth of experience representing project developers and private equity funds in the acquisition and sale of large scale wind and solar project portfolios. He also advises on traditional generation A&D for projects at various stages of development.
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Jeffrey Greenberg
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Jeffrey Greenberg
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Jeffrey Greenberg has an impressive sector-crossing practice, offering expertise in the development, finance, sale and acquisition of single projects and portfolios in the LNG, renewables and conventional power markets.
"Jeffery is responsive and thoughtful and commercial."
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Trina Chandler
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Trina Chandler
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Trina Chandler has impressive expertise in energy sector M&A. She has particular strengths in advising on the acquisition and sale of conventional and renewable power generation assets or stakes in projects under development.
"Trina is a first rate power and renewables lawyer who provides highly relevant and thoughtful advice in a timely manner."
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Daniel Sinaiko
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Daniel Sinaiko
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Daniel Sinaiko advises on the financing of solar projects through tax equity and other finance structures.
"Daniel is a high quality lawyer."
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Jason Webber
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Jason Webber
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Jason Webber offers expert representation in project finance and development across the LNG and oil and gas sectors. He acts for both lenders and borrowers.
"Jason has the ability to bring unique solutions to bespoke projects."
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Matthew Henegar
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Matthew Henegar
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Matthew Henegar is a highly regarded project finance lawyer with a practice encompassing the financing and development of renewables, oil and gas and LNG projects.
"Matthew Heneger is very intelligent, responsive and in terms of strategy, he's elite."
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Warren H Lilien
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Warren H Lilien
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Warren Lilien has a wealth of experience handling project financing for conventional power projects.
"Warren is super user-friendly, thoughtful, very commercial and hyper-experienced."
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Chirag Dedania
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Chirag Dedania
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Chirag Dedania is noted for his work across a wide range of project financings in the LNG, oil and gas and power sectors.
"We consistently find Chirag to be responsive and thoughtful."
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Christopher Peponis
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Christopher Peponis
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Christopher Peponis is noted for his capabilities in the financing of energy projects, with a particular expertise in LNG assets.
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Christopher Cross
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Christopher Cross
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Christopher Cross has capabilities spanning domestic and international project finance with noted expertise advising on projects in the oil and gas space. He has particular strength in Latin America and Asia.
"Christopher is very easy to work with, responsive, thinks ten steps ahead of the process and anticipates structural and commercial issues. Has a broad commercial perspective."
"Christopher is very skillful at navigating tricky and challenging situations."
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Kelly Cataldo
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Kelly Cataldo
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Kelly Cataldo focuses her practice on the financing of energy projects with experience across battery storage and solar assets.
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Omar Nazif
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Omar Nazif
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Omar Nazif is routinely called upon by developers and financial institutions for his expertise in the project financing of wind, solar and battery storage projects.
"Omar is a terrific lawyer."
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Paul J Hunt
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Paul J Hunt
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Paul Hunt has a robust renewables practice advising on financings for wind and solar projects. He has expertise spanning debt, tax equity and other financing arrangements.
"Paul understands his client base and their niche's very well. He understands the concerns at hand and he goes the extra mile."
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Ranked Lawyers at
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Jeffrey Greenberg
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Jeffrey Greenberg
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Matthew Henegar
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Matthew Henegar
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Warren H Lilien
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Warren H Lilien
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Chirag Dedania
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Chirag Dedania
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Jason Webber
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Jason Webber
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Christopher Cross
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Christopher Cross
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Projects: LNG
Jason Webber
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Jason Webber
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Christopher Peponis
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Christopher Peponis
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Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional
Ethan M. Schultz
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Ethan M. Schultz
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Trina Chandler
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Trina Chandler
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Daniel Sinaiko
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Daniel Sinaiko
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Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Eli M Katz
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Eli M Katz
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Daniel Sinaiko
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Daniel Sinaiko
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Kelly Cataldo
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Kelly Cataldo
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Matthew Henegar
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Matthew Henegar
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Omar Nazif
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Omar Nazif
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Paul J Hunt
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Paul J Hunt
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