About

Provided by Winston Taylor LLP

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

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Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy - USA - Nationwide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Winston Taylor is well regarded for its renewables project development, financing and transactional work. The team is 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 Taylor represented the lenders and underwriters supporting one of the shortlisted bidders for the proposed project to design, build, finance and maintain the I-285 East Express Lanes Project being procured by the Georgia Department of Transportation.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Laurae Rossi
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Laurae Rossi
1
Band 1
Laurae Rossi is widely renowned for representing lenders in the debt financing of renewable energy infrastructure.

Laurae Rossi is an excellent lawyer and provides strong guidance.

Jonathan Birenbaum
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Jonathan Birenbaum
2
Band 2
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 provides superior customer service together with legal advice that is commercially sound.

Michael E. Pikiel, Jr.
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Michael E. Pikiel, Jr.
2
Band 2

Michael Pikiel is experienced in representing both developers and investors on large-scale infrastructure projects, including those in the transportation sector.

Michael Pikiel is a stellar lawyer.

U
Hao Huang
U
Up and Coming

Hao Huang's practice is primarily focused on the financing of renewable energy developments. She frequently advises her clients on large wind and solar projects.

Hao Huang's accuracy level and thoroughness are top-notch.

Ranked Lawyers at
Winston Taylor LLP

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USA - Nationwide

Projects: PPP

Michael E. Pikiel, Jr.
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Michael E. Pikiel, Jr.
2
Band 2
Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional

Jonathan Birenbaum
2
Jonathan Birenbaum
2
Band 2
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy

Laurae Rossi
1
Laurae Rossi
1
Band 1
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Hao Huang
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Up and Coming

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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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