Kristin Mendoza

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 3

Energy: Electricity (Transactional)

USA - Nationwide

3 Years Ranked

Band 3

Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional

USA - Nationwide

3 Years Ranked

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Global 2025

About

Provided by Kristin Mendoza

USA

Practice Areas

Kristin L. Mendoza is an M&A/private equity partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Kristin advises private equity firms and strategic investors in connection with domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, growth equity investments, and other complex equity holder arrangements, reorganizations and other general corporate matters, focusing in the energy and infrastructure sector. She regularly represents leading private equity infrastructure and impact funds, including ArcLight Capital Partners, BlackRock Global Infrastructure Funds, TPG Rise and Rise Climate Funds, JP Morgan Asset Management - Infrastructure Investments Fund and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.

Personal

University of London, LL.M., 2009; Columbia Law School, J.D., 2008, Parker School Recognition of Achievement in Comparative and International Law; Harvard University, A.M., 2004; Yale College, B.A., 2001

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the USA

Energy: Electricity (Transactional) - USA - Nationwide

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Kristin Mendoza's transactional practice covers the complex A&D of electric generating assets as well as mergers in the space.

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Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional - USA - Nationwide

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Kristin Mendoza focuses her practice handling M&A in the energy space. She is particularly skilled at navigating the acquisition of and investment in companies with a significant renewable energy portfolio.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Kristin is substantively sharp, responsive, proactive, organized and can be depended on to manage complex transactions. She is a subject matter expert on energy and infrastructure transactions.

Energy: Electricity (Transactional) respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Kristin is incredibly technically proficient and fun to work with.

Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Kristin is substantively sharp, responsive, proactive, organized and can be depended on to manage complex transactions. She is a subject matter expert on energy and infrastructure transactions.

Energy: Electricity (Transactional) respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Kristin is incredibly technically proficient and fun to work with.

Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

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Kristin Mendoza

USA Guide 2025

Energy: Electricity (Transactional) + 1 more ranking

About

Practice Areas

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Chambers Review

Chambers Guide to the USA

Energy: Electricity (Transactional) - USA - Nationwide

Individual Editorial

Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional - USA - Nationwide

Individual Editorial

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