Department profile
O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Projects: PPP

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O'Melveny & Myers LLP

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Projects: PPP - USA - Nationwide

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

O'Melveny & Myers LLP offers clients a strong bench of capable project finance and development attorneys with a wide range of skills. The firm wins praise for its work as bidders' counsel on big-ticket PPP offerings, particularly in the airport and infrastructure space. It is further able to provide comprehensive support to equity investors, financiers, sponsors and hedge providers in the projects space.

Work Highlights

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  • O'Melveny & Myers LLP represented JFK Millennium Partners in its development and operation of a USD4.2 billion passenger terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Strengths

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  • The team at O'Melveny & Myers deal with complexity with grace and can break down complex issues into understandable items. It is always accessible and extremely responsive.

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  • O'Melveny is meticulous in their work. The team is strategic and thoughtful in structuring the deal and really is extraordinary.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeopleJunaid H Chida
    Senior StatespeopleJunaid H Chida

    Junaid H Chida

    Junaid Chida has a wealth of experience acting for developers, financial institutions and tax equity investors on project financings in the renewables sector.
  • Band 2Eric A S Richards
    Band 2Eric A S Richards

    Eric A S Richards

    Eric Richards maintains his position as a go-to PPP lawyer for the redevelopment, improvement and expansion of airport terminals.
    • Eric's breadth of experience and knowledge of the subject matter are plainly obvious. What sets Eric apart is his willingness to get into the weeds of a client's business to understand the challenges and concerns that are specific to each client.

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    • Eric is intelligent, innovative and unfailingly courteous, yet always confident and assertive when it matters.

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    • Eric Richards is a phenomenal transactional lawyer.

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    • Eric always makes extremely complex matters look easy. He has an extremely strategic mind and excels on very complex matters that need finesse.

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  • Band 3Denise Raytis
    Band 3Denise Raytis

    Denise Raytis

    Denise Raytis is a growing presence in transportation PPP projects with experience representing both developers and lenders.
    • Denise is very service-focused. She consistently provides practical and insightful counsel, and her ability to be proactive in thinking about potential future issues, obstacles and problems isespecially highly valued.

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    • Denise possesses a wealth of knowledge, experience and know-how in analyzing and addressing complex matters and can be relied on to deliver high-quality solutions and strategies.

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    • Denise Raytis is responsive and very detail-oriented in a sophisticated area of the law.

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    • Denise is an excellent lawyer who has an eye for the nuance of complicated issues.

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  • Band 3Elizabeth Dubeck
    Band 3Elizabeth Dubeck

    Elizabeth Dubeck

    Elizabeth Dubeck has experience assisting with the financing and development of a broad array of PPP projects, with a particular focus on the transportation sector.
    • Elizabeth possesses a wealth of knowledge, experience and know-how in analyzing and addressing complex matters and can be relied on to deliver high-quality solutions and strategies.

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    • Elizabeth is able to identify and explain issues on the most complicated deals and still offer practical and strategic advice to help navigate the transaction and achieve the commercial goals.

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    • Elizabeth Dubeck's positive attitude, transparent openness and willingness to go above and beyond to identify, prepare for and address needs is exemplary.

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    • Elizabeth Dubeck was extremely diligent and detail-orientated, and she knows how to get a complex case closed.

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    • Elizabeth demonstrates a deep understanding of her clients’ goals and consistently pursues them with determination.

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  • Band 4Harout Dimijian
    Band 4Harout Dimijian

    Harout Dimijian

    Harout Dimijian regularly assists clients with complex public infrastructure projects. He has experience across a range of developments in the transportation sector as well as with other social infrastructure.

    • Harout is great to work with and very committed to client service.

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    • Harout is diligent, hard-working and able to interpret complex issues and render effective counsel.

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    • Harout Dimijian shines through for his balanced profile and outstanding client service, and is able to advise on all facets of public-private partnerships.

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    • Harout combines attention to detail with a warm, approachable demeanor, consistently delivering high-quality work.

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Ranked Individuals at O'Melveny & Myers LLP (5)

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