Projects

Broad projects practice, able to assist clients across the full gamut of energy project finance and development matters. Active for both lenders and sponsors on a wide range of domestic and international energy projects. Well regarded for its strength in mining work across the globe. Assists both borrowers and traditional and alternative financiers in financing matters throughout the Americas and Africa. Adept at areas as diverse as gas power station financing and transportation matters in the PPP space. Also recognized for downstream oil and gas facility financing.

Clients say: "They are commercially minded and focus on getting the transaction done."

Interviewees report: "They are a very experienced team that knows how to manage complex transactions."

Advised the US Department of Transportation on a secured loan for the development of the SR 400 Express Lanes Project in Atlanta, Georgia.

Advised Oil Search in its exercise of a $450 million option to double its investment in the Nanushuk field in Alaska’s North Slope, while concurrently transacting to align project interests with Repsol E&P USA.

Represented Investec Bank as Administrative Agent and lender, providing $540 million of senior secured credit facilities to Stonepeak New England Power to finance the operation of a combined 1,635 MW portfolio of oil and natural gas-fired power plants in Massachusetts and Maine.

Advised Nevada Copper Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Nevada Copper Inc., in the structuring, negotiating and closing of a recently completed $378 million project financing package for the Pumpkin Hollow underground copper mining project.

Advised the lenders, mandated lead arrangers, issuing banks and agency finance party in connection with the $542 million senior secured financing of a 641 MW portfolio of three wind and two solar projects.

Cynthia Urda Kassis is widely renowned for her expert representation of lenders and borrowers in international project finance across the mining sector.
"She is a leader in her field. She has a real depth of knowledge of legal issues in the space, is very responsive and very pragmatic." "She is a legend."

David Ullman is an associate to watch in the PPP space, he has experience assisting public and private sector clients with infrastructure development and financing. He primarily focuses on projects in the transport sector.

Hugh Tucker is noted for his robust oil and gas sector practice advising clients on development, finance, M&A and joint venture matters.

Paul Epstein is equally adept at advising public bodies and lenders on the development and financing of PPP projects. He is particularly skilled at handling transportation sector projects.