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Eli Hunt is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Corporate Department and Co-Head of the Firm’s Energy and Infrastructure Practice. Eli represents public and private companies, including infrastructure and private equity funds, in connection with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reorganizations and other transactional and corporate matters. With a focus on energy and infrastructure, he has represented U.S. and non-U.S. companies in a wide range of industries and sectors, including power and electricity, renewables, energy transition, digital infrastructure, oil and gas, transportation, logistics, manufacturing, technology, healthcare, retail and services. Eli is recognized as a notable practitioner by IFLR1000 and was named among Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” for 2024, 2025 and 2026, among Crain’s New York Business “Notable M&A Dealmakers” for 2025, a 2021 “Dealmaker of the Year” by The American Lawyer and an “MVP” in Energy for 2020 by Law360.

Career

Joined Firm, 2018.

Professional Memberships

New York City Bar Association

Personal

B.A., University of Rochester, 1999; J.D., New York University School of Law, 2002.

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Energy: Electricity (Transactional) - USA

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Band 3
Individual Editorial
Eli Hunt is cohead of the energy and infrastructure practice. His impressive transactional practice sees him act for major private equity investors in addition to investor-owned utilities.

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