Global USA Projects: PPP

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is very well thought of in the PPP arena for road, airport and infrastructure projects. Highly regarded for expertise in the USA and in South America. Noted skills include the initial bidding process and refinancing. Also active on ECA work.

Mayer Brown LLP is best known as one of the leading PPP teams in the country. Offers superb representation to numerous public bodies as well as private sponsors and lenders. Highly capable across all major infrastructure areas including roads, ports, airports and general transit, as well as social infrastructure projects. Also provides clients with strong knowledge of the renewables and tax equity space, with particular strength in Latin America.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP offers clients a broad projects practice with particular strengths in PPP and renewable power developments. Takes a leading role representing sponsors and developers on complex PPP negotiations. Recognized for notable capability in transit and aviation PPPs. Well versed in issues surrounding tax equity planning in the renewables space. Possesses considerable prowess handling acquisitions and sales of single projects and portfolios. Also active on conventional power development.

Allen & Overy LLP is well known for acting on a large number of innovative PPP projects across the USA. Possesses substantial expertise across transportation, energy and social infrastructure sectors. Offers market-leading representation to sponsors, lenders and public sector clients. Further noted for PPP work in South America and other developing markets. Advises clients on both secondary trades in brownfield assets as well as greenfield project development matters. Possesses enviable expertise in the agency finance space and is frequently sought to assist with the most complex financing and development matters on behalf of export credit agencies, development finance institutions and multilateral agencies.

Milbank LLP is one of the strongest and most focused projects firms operating in the USA today, frequently advising on some of the most complex and innovative project financings. Possesses strength across the full range of project financing and development, with particular skill representing big-name lenders. Strength in Latin America, the USA and further afield remains a consistent theme with this team. Frequently provides advice to debt and equity investors, private sponsors and government lenders on sophisticated cross-border matters. Leverages its international expertise in mining and other sectors to represent development finance institutions, export credit agencies and multilateral development banks.

Norton Rose Fulbright has an extremely highly regarded LNG practice, with an impressive renewables offering to match. Active in conventional oil and gas projects, plus big-ticket LNG financing and developments, both domestically and abroad. Well regarded for work in the PPP arena and active on several transportation-focused projects for both bidders and investors. Able to call on a global network of offices to assist on multijurisdictional deals. Continues to assist clients on high-profile wind and solar project financings. Offers further strengths advising on the sale and acquisition of project companies, single projects and portfolios in the conventional and renewable power sectors.

White & Case LLP is routinely retained by lenders and sponsors on a wide variety of project financing and development. Particularly adept at managing large and diverse sets of interests in LNG, conventional oil and gas and power work. Very well thought of on downstream oil and gas. Active on international work, particularly in Latin American markets. Additional capabilities in the acquisition and sale of wind and solar project assets and portfolios at varying stages of development. Possesses further strength in PPP work both domestically and abroad.

Winston & Strawn LLP is well regarded for renewables project development, financing and transactional work. Equally strong on wind and solar generation matters. 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. Further capabilities handling PPP-backed infrastructure projects, particularly in the transportation sector.

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is highly respected for its work on tax equity matters in the renewables space, where the team frequently represents large financial institutions. Garners praise for its deep understanding of the tax code and knowledge of key federal actors. Appears on high-stakes conventional power facility development and financing, on which it acts for sponsor-side and lender-side clients. Adept at representing clients in project-related capital markets and A&D transactions. Successfully developing additional strength in PPP work.

Shearman & Sterling LLP has a broad projects practice, able to assist clients across the full gamut of energy project finance and development matters. Active for both lenders and sponsors on a wide range of domestic and international energy projects. Well regarded for its strength in mining work across the globe. Assists both borrowers and traditional and alternative financiers in financing matters throughout the Americas and Africa. Adept at areas as diverse as gas power station financing and transportation matters in the PPP space. Also recognized for downstream oil and gas facility financing.

Bracewell LLP has a skilled oil and gas practice that is frequently seen on upstream and midstream asset development. Gas and liquids pipeline finance and construction is a major strength. Additionally competent on downstream projects covering refineries and petrochemical facilities. Active on conventional power and energy storage development for sponsors and lenders. Further capabilities in the PPP space handling projects such as schools, highways and higher education utilities.

Jones Day offers notable capabilities across a range of PPP projects, with particular experience working with well-known clients in the higher education sector. Also appear as financing counsel in a range of large-scale transportation and infrastructure PPP projects.