Ranking tables
Projects: PPP | Global
USA
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
- Ballard Spahr LLP
Band 4
- Bracewell LLP 8 Years Ranked
- Jones Day 3 Years Ranked
- Kaplan Kirsch LLP
Senior Statespeople
- Daniel A Mathews Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP15 Years Ranked
- Geoffrey S YaremaNossaman LLP
Band 1
Band 2
- Allan T Marks Milbank LLP16 Years Ranked
- Anita Girdhari Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP5 Years Ranked
- David Horner Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP5 Years Ranked
- David Narefsky Mayer Brown LLP10 Years Ranked
- Douglas B Buchanan KC Norton Rose Fulbright19 Years Ranked
- Douglas M Fried Norton Rose Fulbright15 Years Ranked
- John O'Neill Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP4 Years Ranked
- Michael E. Pikiel, Jr. Winston & Strawn LLP9 Years Ranked
- Paul Epstein A&O Shearman5 Years Ranked
- Stephanie Wagner Mayer Brown LLP8 Years Ranked
- Eric A S RichardsO'Melveny & Myers LLP
Band 3
- Brian L Sedlak Jones Day4 Years Ranked
- Roderick N. Devlin Nixon Peabody LLP12 Years Ranked
- Adam GiulianoKaplan Kirsch LLP
- Andrée BlaisNossaman LLP
- Andrew SmithAshurst
- Barney AllisonNossaman LLP
- Betty CeriniAshurst
- Corey BoockNossaman LLP
- Steve T. ParkBallard Spahr LLP
- Yukiko KojimaNossaman LLP
Band 4
- Fernando Rodriguez Marin Bracewell LLP10 Years Ranked
- Gregory Tan Paul Hastings LLP16 Years Ranked
- Jacob S. Falk Norton Rose Fulbright3 Years Ranked
- Jillian Ashley A&O Shearman3 Years Ranked
- Kenneth W Hansen Norton Rose Fulbright18 Years Ranked
- Mitchell D Holzrichter Mayer Brown LLP3 Years Ranked
- Nicolai J Sarad Bracewell LLP5 Years Ranked
- Toren Murphy Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP3 Years Ranked
- Anna HermelinAshurst
- Denise RaytisO'Melveny & Myers LLP
- Elizabeth DubeckO'Melveny & Myers LLP
- John SmolenBallard Spahr LLP
- Matthew RickardsAshurst
Up and Coming
- Jamie Head Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP1 Years Ranked
- Matthew Neuringer Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP3 Years Ranked
- Michael J Austin Jones Day3 Years Ranked
- Ryan Pedraza Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP1 Years Ranked
- Victoria Boyne Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP1 Years Ranked
- Brent ButzinNossaman LLP
- Elizabeth CousinsNossaman LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPProjects: PPP2024 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP represented Ferrovial Airports in its acquisition of 96% of The Carlyle Global Infrastructure Fund's 51% stake in the New Terminal One consortium, which will design, build and operate the new Terminal One at JFK International Airport in New York.1 Mayer Brown LLPProjects: PPP2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedMayer Brown LLP is best known as one of the leading PPP teams in the country. It offers superb representation to numerous public bodies as well as private sponsors and lenders. The team is highly capable across all major infrastructure areas including roads, ports, airports and general transit, as well as social infrastructure projects. The firm also provides clients with strong knowledge of the renewables and tax equity space, with particular strength in Latin America.1 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPProjects: PPP2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP offers clients a broad projects practice with particular strengths in PPP and renewable power developments. It takes a leading role representing sponsors and developers on complex PPP negotiations. The team is recognized for notable capability in transit and aviation PPPs. The firm is well versed in issues surrounding tax equity planning in the renewables space. It has possesses considerable prowess handling acquisitions and sales of single projects and portfolios. The firm is also active on conventional power development.
Band 2
2 A&O ShearmanProjects: PPP2024 | Band 2 | 25 Years RankedA&O Shearman is well known for acting on a large number of innovative PPP projects across the USA. It possesses substantial expertise across transportation, energy and social infrastructure sectors. The team offers market-leading representation to sponsors, lenders and public sector clients. Its capabilities include PPP financed projects including railways, highways, bridges as well as various social infrastructure. The firm is further noted for PPP work in South America and other developing markets. It's attorneys advise clients on both secondary trades in brownfield assets as well as greenfield project development matters. The firm 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. The firm is well regarded for its strength in mining work across the globe.2 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPProjects: PPP2024 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedHunton 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. It garners praise for its deep understanding of the tax code and knowledge of key federal actors. The firm appears on high-stakes conventional power facility development and financing, on which it acts for sponsor-side and lender-side clients. It offers additional strength representing clients in complex PPP transactions.2 Milbank LLPProjects: PPP2024 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedMilbank 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. The firm possesses strength across the full range of project financing and development, with particular skill representing big-name lenders. It has strength in Latin America, the USA and further afield. The team frequently provides advice to debt and equity investors, private sponsors and government lenders on sophisticated cross-border matters. The firm leverages its international expertise in mining and other sectors to represent development finance institutions, export credit agencies and multilateral development banks.2 Norton Rose FulbrightProjects: PPP2024 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedNorton Rose Fulbright has an extremely highly regarded LNG practice, with an impressive renewables offering to match. Its attorneys are active in conventional oil and gas projects, plus big-ticket LNG financing and developments, both domestically and abroad. The firm is well regarded for work in the PPP arena and is active on several transportation-focused projects for both bidders and investors. It can call on a global network of offices to assist on multijurisdictional deals. The team continues to assist clients on high-profile wind and solar project financings. The firm offers further strengths advising on the sale and acquisition of project companies, single projects and portfolios in the conventional and renewable power sectors.2 White & Case LLPProjects: PPP2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedWhite & Case LLP is routinely retained by lenders and sponsors on a wide variety of project financing and development. The team is particularly adept at managing large and diverse sets of interests in LNG, conventional oil and gas and power work. It is very well thought of on downstream oil and gas. The firm is active on international work, particularly in Latin American markets. It has additional capabilities in the acquisition and sale of wind and solar project assets and portfolios at varying stages of development. The firm possesses further strength in PPP work and world class agency finance expertise. The firm provides expert representation to top development banks and export credit agencies in project financings across the globe. It adeptly handles PPP financing of transport and social infrastructure.2 Winston & Strawn LLPProjects: PPP2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years RankedWinston & Strawn LLP is well regarded for its renewables project development, financing and transactional work. The team are 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.
Band 3
Band 4
4 Bracewell LLPProjects: PPP2024 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedBracewell LLP has a skilled oil and gas practice that is frequently seen on upstream and midstream asset development. One of its major strengths is gas and liquids pipeline finance and construction. The firm is also competent on downstream projects covering refineries and petrochemical facilities. The firm regularly handles the sale and acquisition of portfolios and single asset renewable energy projects. The firm has further capabilities in the PPP space handling projects such as schools, highways and higher education utilities.4 Jones DayProjects: PPP2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedJones Day offers notable capabilities across a range of PPP projects, with particular experience working with well-known clients in the higher education sector. The team has particular expertise in university utility systems.