Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
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We bring decades of experience across the full spectrum of U.S. and non-U.S. infrastructure projects. Our service platform is structured around an integrated team of practitioners that have extensive experience in finance, acquisitions and dispositions, construction, commercial agreements (including EPC), environmental law, federal and state regulation, litigation, tax, and leasing and real estate, among other areas, to support every aspect of an infrastructure project. Few firms in today’s market can match our full-service approach.
Throughout its more than 40-year history, Winston’s energy practice has been at the forefront of several major industry developments. 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.
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 Kiewit Development Company in connection with a proposed project to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the proposed new central utility plant for Henry Ford Health System as part of its new approximately $3 billion Detroit South Campus.
Strengths
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"The team are very technical and capable of working through complex transactions."
"The team are very technical and capable of working through complex transactions."
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.
Laurae Rossi is widely renowned for representing lenders in the debt financing of renewable energy infrastructure.
"Laurae toes the line very well with being commercial to get a deal done as well as protecting her client."
"Laurae is an exceptional lawyer."
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.
"Jonathan is so client-focused and is great at anticipating business issues."
Michael Pikiel is experienced in representing both developers and investors on large scale infrastructure projects, including those in the transportation sector.
"Michael is very commercial and technical."
Daniel Shapiro is recognized for his expertise and skill in PPP infrastructure projects.
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AxInfra US LP
Barclays Capital, Inc.
Enel Chile S.A.
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
ING Capital LLC
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)
John Laing Investments Ltd.
Kiewit Development Company
Meridiam Infrastructure
NextEra
Oak View Group
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