Energy: Electricity (Transactional) | USA

Latham & Watkins LLP is a distinguished international firm, renowned for the leading role it plays in both oil and gas and power transactional matters. Regularly acts on sophisticated deals for corporate, financial and sovereign industry participants. Also provides both electricity and oil and gas clients with a committed regulatory offering. Represents clients adeptly at FERC and before other energy regulatory bodies.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates is a distinguished power practice. Represents US and global energy market participants, including public and private companies, private equity firms, investment banks and governmental entities. Particularly esteemed for big-ticket utility M&A deals. Also brings expert capability in holding company reorganizations, asset auctions and joint ventures.

Baker Botts L.L.P. is a very well-regarded energy firm with strength across transactional, regulatory and litigation settings. Frequently retained by oil and gas, power and investor clients who are active in energy matters. Strong in oil and gas acquisitions and sales, with particular expertise in the MLP market. Provides regulatory advice and FERC representation on pipeline and rate issues. Noted for particular abilities in FERC rulemakings. Also active in the power space, assisting traditional power, renewable energy and utility clients on a range of transactions.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is a strong energy practice with capabilities across both power and oil and gas matters. Leads and arranges financing for big-ticket power transactions, with particular strength in the wind and solar spaces. Also recognized for its capabilities in the power regulatory space covering rate, rulemaking and enforcement proceedings before FERC. Further recognized for substantial strength in the oil and gas transactional space, regularly acting on upstream, midstream and downstream matters.

Kirkland & Ellis is a rapidly developing team highlighted for its ability to handle complex transactions and capital markets matters across both the power and oil and gas sectors. Able to offer support in M&A, joint ventures, PPAs and structured financings. Clients include private equity funds, utilities, pipelines and power marketers. Adept at assisting with all aspects of transactions, including due diligence investigations, contract negotiations and license transfers.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is well regarded for its representation of private equity houses, banks and other financial institutions on electricity portfolio transactions. Possesses experience dealing with complex tax arrangements and acquisition financings. Notably strong in the areas of private fund formation and bond transactions. Areas of focus include transmission, renewable energy matters and issues related to power utilities.

White & Case LLP is a well-regarded electricity group, highly capable of handling complex portfolio transactions for utility, IPP and private equity investors. Noted for work in multijurisdictional M&A and distressed sales. Offers substantial knowledge of power market structures and developing market rules. Particular strength in renewable power transactions, such as those involving wind farms and solar power plants.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is a market-leading and impressively broad-based group with recognized ability across the full range of energy sectors. Best known as one of the strongest and deepest nuclear regulatory teams in the country, frequently handling the largest and most complex of matters for utilities. Offers clients a strong regulatory power practice with extensive capabilities in compliance and enforcement matters before FERC. Also noted for expertise in regulatory matters for oil and gas clients and extensive administrative and appellate litigation capabilities. Supplements its sector-spanning regulatory expertise with broad capabilities in the acquisition, sale and financing of conventional and renewable power assets.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is highly regarded for work on sophisticated M&A transactions in the power space both domestically and abroad. Retained by a wide range of clients including IPPs, utilities, private equity firms and banks. Active on hydroelectric and wind power generation deals. Also offers a well-regarded mining practice that assists clients with cross-border mergers and financings. Additional capital markets capabilities support its comprehensive industry practice.

ArentFox Schiff LLP is notable for representing utilities and independent power producers in a range of transactions. Offers expert support in corporate structuring and financing matters. Experienced across both the traditional and renewable generation sectors.

Bracewell LLP is a leading firm with highly impressive expertise across the energy arena, particularly esteemed for its ability within the oil and gas regulatory space.Offers excellent capability in FERC and CFTC investigations, as well as representation of pipeline clients in FERC rate, tariff and jurisdictional matters. Also able to assist large utility clients, transmission owners and private equity investors on regulatory power matters, along with electric cooperatives and municipal utilities. Frequently seen on big-ticket transactions in both the power and the oil and gas space, handling matters for clients ranging from electric utilities and merchant transmission owners to upstream exploration companies and refineries.

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is known for representing clients on power regulatory matters including FERC compliance and litigation and NERC issues. Possesses the ability to advise on the financial instrument side of energy work and has experience working with the CFTC. Particularly noted for handling matters for clients in the renewable energy space. Also sought after for its expertise in power transactions.

Mayer Brown LLP represents insurers, financial service clients and portfolio companies in M&A and equity financing transactions. Noted for expertise in joint ventures and high-value offerings.

McGuireWoods LLP possesses significant strengths across regulatory work in the power space. Maintains a robust FERC enforcement practice that counts many of the leading utilities as clients. Noted for work on regulatory compliance and market manipulation litigation. Also offers a highly knowledgeable regional transmission organization team that focuses on representing clients on market structure and rate issues. Particular strength in relation to cost allocation and compensation issues. Further recognized for advising on power sector transactions and wider corporate strategy for public utilities, independent power producers and investors.

Norton Rose Fulbright has a strong energy practice that is noted for representation of strategic and financial buyers and sellers, private equity investors and leveraged buyout groups across a range of power transactions. Highly regarded for cross-border work, drawing on support from an international network of offices.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP adeptly handles a variety of transactions for clients in the power industry, including the purchase and sale of assets as well as joint ventures and other agreements. Noted for developing transactional capabilities in the natural gas and LNG space. Offers further expertise in regulatory authorization and other proceedings before FERC and the DOE in regulatory proceedings connected with the siting and construction of LNG production, liquefaction and export facilities.

Sidley Austin LLP offers clients broad expertise in the energy space covering transactional, regulatory and litigation work. Particularly well thought of in the oil and gas space with capability across upstream, midstream and downstream matters. Represents clients before FERC on regulatory approvals, enforcement and rate issues. Offers additional strength in power regulation and litigation, assisting clients participating in the generation, transmission and distribution and trading of electricity. Also offers capabilities in transactional matters for electricity clients.

Vinson & Elkins LLP is a Houston-based powerhouse in the energy space, particularly excelling in oil and gas transactions and regulatory work. Continues to have a fantastic reputation for its work in upstream transactions and represents a fine choice of counsel for LNG matters. Offers leading representation in the midstream space, with expertise in matters including presidential permit applications and rate cases. Also noted for advising power and renewable clients on large-scale transactional matters. With its strong international presence, clients are offered exceptional expertise in various energy-producing regions around the world. Draws on additional competencies in tax, environmental compliance and project finance, to assist players in both the oil and gas and electricity sectors.