Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Global Guide 2024 : USA
Band 2
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Our group's particular strength lies within our deep experience in project development and project finance; the negotiation and documentation of power purchase and tolling agreements; and asset sales and acquisitions for renewable energy clients. Of our more than 70 lawyers who handle energy matters, nearly all routinely work on renewable/alternative energy projects.
Throughout its more than 35-year history, Winston’s energy practice has been at the forefront of several major industry developments, including our work on private sector deals, finance, and tax matters. We have been leaders in the emergence of the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors serving as active participants in the renewable energy and environmental attribute markets. With corporate and industrial consumers representing an increasingly significant component of the renewable energy market, Winston has uniquely positioned itself to provide the necessary experience, capabilities, and integrated platform to properly and successfully structure both direct assess and virtual private sector transactions. Our full-service energy practice represents all the legal disciplines that impact energy companies, including project development, acquisitions and dispositions, finance, regulatory, tax, environmental, labor and employment, real estate, litigation, and bankruptcy. Winston’s ability to tackle all aspects of energy-related matters distinguishes us as a broad and integrated energy platform.
Chambers Review
Winston & Strawn LLP is well regarded for its renewables project development, financing and transactional work. The team are equally strong on wind and solar generation matters. The firm actively represents lenders, investors and developers in the USA with a full-service approach catering to the growing corporate and industrial presence in the sector. The firm has further capabilities handling PPP-backed infrastructure projects, particularly in the transportation sector.
Work Highlights
- Winston & Strawn LLP represented DNT Asset Trust, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, on a USD290 million tax-exempt loan in connection with the I-285/I-20 East Interchange project.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Winston & Strawn can take complex issues and boil them down to pragmatic solutions."
"Winston & Strawn can take complex issues and boil them down to pragmatic solutions."
Notable Practitioners
Richard Shutran has substantial experience acting for public and private companies and investors across a range of finance and transactional matters, with particular strengths in the sale and acquisition of renewables projects.
"Rich has a very good perspective and commercial awareness, including in complex situations."
Laurae Rossi is widely renowned for representing lenders in the debt financing of renewable energy infrastructure.
"Laurae's ability to manage incredible complexity with machine-like efficiency is truly awe-inspiring."
Jonathan Birenbaum has experience handling a range of energy sector transactions, including the acquisition and sale of existing and development-stage conventional and renewable energy assets.
Michael Pikiel is experienced in representing both developers and investors on large-scale infrastructure projects, including those in the transportation sector.
"Mike has very good industry knowledge and an ability to find pragmatic solutions."
Richard Puttré is a projects expert commended for his financing, development and transactional practice. He is active on significant projects throughout Latin America.
Ranked Lawyers at
Winston & Strawn LLP
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Members
Provided by Winston & Strawn LLP
Joseph Karp
Laurae Rossi
Clients
Provided by Winston & Strawn LLP
Apex Clean Energy Holdings
E.ON Climate & Renewables North America
EDF Renewable Energy
First Reserve
First Solar
Invenergy LLC
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)
NextEra
Pattern Energy
Wells Fargo
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