Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy | USA

Latham & Watkins LLP is an internationally renowned projects group, esteemed for its representation of lenders and sponsors. The firm is hugely respected for midstream and downstream work in the oil and gas space. It is a leading practice on the development of renewable energy assets in the USA. The team has an exceptional capability for advising on projects involving gas-fired power plants and transmission lines. In the LNG space, it routinely acts for industry giants.

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. 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.

Norton Rose Fulbright is a powerhouse in the project financing and development space with an impressing offering across a range of asset classes. 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.

Orrick, 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.

The firm 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. Its 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.

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. 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.

Vinson & Elkins LLP is a Texas-based powerhouse highly regarded for its focus on the energy industry. The team is well known for its superb representation of the most significant oil and gas multinationals and energy-focused private equity funds. It has talented project counsel that understand the market, regulatory landscape and industry inside out. The team acts on behalf of developers, governments, lenders, borrowers and suppliers. It's strengths include the development of downstream oil and gas processing plants, LNG facilities and hydroelectric facilities. The firm also has market-leading capabilities in the acquisition and sale of single projects and portfolios in the conventional and renewable power sectors. It is further recognized for considerable strength in renewable energy projects across all asset classes.

Winston & 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.

Kirkland & Ellis has a robust oil and gas practice focusing on lender-side representations across the upstream and midstream sectors. It possesses expertise spanning a broad array of structured finance solutions to meet clients' development and acquisition goals. The firm offers further strength in the financing of traditional power assets. It has a strong group of attorneys handling complex financing in the renewable energy space, including solar, battery storage and on and offshore wind assets. The firm has additional capabilities in the LNG space.

Mayer 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.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is a rapidly expanding practice with notable capabilities to advise on sophisticated project development and financing matters, including tax equity structuring, in the renewables space. The firm is equally capable of acting for investors, developers and owners on both utility-scale and distributed solar and wind projects.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates has a highly regarded projects group offering clients a broad projects practice that has equal experience representing lenders and developers. The team is active on conventional power, midstream and downstream oil and gas, and renewables project development. It is also noted for expertise in the development of electric transmission line projects. The firm provides clients with key financing and M&A advice and support from an international network of offices. It is frequently involved in projects across the USA, Europe and Africa. The firm has additional strength in the LNG sector.

Stoel Rives LLP has a talented sponsor-side practice that focuses on renewable project development with expertise in solar and wind developments. It offers further knowledge of alternative energy projects including algae, geothermal and biomass facilities. The team is active on power purchase agreements, financings, turbine supply agreements and construction matters. The firm possesses a good understanding of the tax structures surrounding renewable projects. It offers cross-border capabilities, representing clients on project development and financing matters in Europe, South America and Africa.

Amis, Patel & Brewer, LLP is an impressive boutique focusing on projects and transactional services in the renewables and alternative energy sector. It offers expertise encompassing the financing, development and structuring as well as acquisition and sale of power generation infrastructure. The firm is capable of handling matters involving commercial, industrial and utility-scale solar and wind assets as well as energy storage solutions.

Foley & Lardner LLP's expertise handling project development and A&D makes it a strong choice for clients active in the renewable energy space. The team shows particular expertise in acting for some of the largest solar energy companies. It offers tax support and extensive regulatory experience. The team ably advises clients on evolving technologies in the alternative energy market. 

McDermott Will & Emery LLP offers adroit handling of project financings in the renewable sector, notably including new offshore wind developments in the US. The firm demonstrates an impressive client roster across developers, utilities and financing parties including banks and private equity funds. It offers additional strength in the A&D of renewable energy assets.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is well thought of for the depth of its bench and level of understanding concerning renewables projects. The firm is well versed in warehouse and tax equity structuring. It is active on solar and wind financings throughout the USA. It has additional strength in the conventional power space, assisting significant clients with the development, financing, acquisition and disposition of power projects throughout the USA. The firm is able to draw on expertise of practitioners stationed across a nationwide and international network of offices.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP undertakes a range of work in the renewable energy space. The team is experienced across a range of assets including solar, wind and other alternative energy sources. The firm regularly handles transactions and financings in the space for a range of industry clients.

Baker Botts L.L.P. is highly regarded for its deep roots advising clients involved in the oil and gas industries. It represents developers and producers on major downstream assets ranging from LNG processing facilities to oil and petrochemical processing plants. The team is is also capable of advising clients on DrillCo transactions for the development of upstream oil and gas fields. It is particularly strong on LNG sale and purchase agreements, and export terminal and regasification facilities development. The firm possesses a growing strength in the renewable power space.

Husch Blackwell LLP regularly represents clients in the tax equity financing of renewable energy assets. It has strength across wind, solar and battery storage assets. It is highly capable representing both developers and financial institutions including those involving utility-scale projects.

King & Spalding LLP is esteemed for working on high profile international LNG project development, financing and contracting work. The firm often takes leading positions on emerging market propositions in the Middle East, Africa and South America for sponsor clients. It frequently advises producers and pipeline companies on cross-border and domestic pipeline projects. The firm have additional capabilities handling the financing of renewable energy projects, as well as transactions in the space.

Nixon Peabody LLP undertakes an array of project financing work in the renewable energy space with experience across a range of assets. The firm has additional capabilities in PPP transactions and has a particular strength handling infrastructure projects in the transportation sector.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP offers clients a strong bench of capable project finance and development attorneys with a wide range of skills. The firm wins praise for its work as bidders' counsel on big ticket PPP offerings, particularly in the airport and infrastructure space. It is further able to provide comprehensive support to equity investors, financiers, sponsors and hedge providers in the projects space.

Paul Hastings LLP is a strong choice for lenders active in the traditional power space. The team are experienced in the project financing and refinancing of gas-fired power plants.

Sidley Austin LLP has a growing presence in the development, financing, acquisition and sale of energy infrastructure, both domestically and internationally. It represents sponsors and lenders across the LNG value chain in the development of a wide range of facilities. The firm has a growing presence in the renewables space particularly concerning the A&D of solar and wind single assets and portfolios. 

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has a respected lender-side renewable project development and financing offering, bolstered by existing relationships with venture capital and investment entities. It is widely commended for sponsor-side work and is active on wind, biomass and utility and residential solar matters. The team are experienced with power purchase agreements and tax equity planning. The firm is further able to offer assistance to clients in structuring financial deals related to energy storage, energy efficiency and PACE programs.