Mr G Alan Rafte > Bracewell LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile

Bracewell LLP
711 LOUISIANA STREET
STE 2300
HOUSTON, TX 77002
TEXAS
United States

Work Department

Energy

Position

Alan Rafte, chair of the firm’s business and regulatory section, serves clients in transactions that involve upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas assets; merchant electric generation facilities; and energy commodity trading. He represents private equity investors, energy businesses, financial institutions and commodity trading businesses in transactions that include acquisitions and divestitures of assets and companies, joint venture arrangements, structured finance, leveraged finance, project development and project finance.

Career

Alan Rafte is chair of the firm’s business and regulatory practice.

Education

J.D., Emory University School of Law; B.A., Syracuse University

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Finance > Commercial lending

Based in Texas, the finance team at Bracewell LLP is active on both the borrower and lender sides of financing. The team is experienced at representing large energy companies and private equity funds investing in energy. Clients include foreign banks, US money center banks, large midstream companies and regulated utilities. The team is jointly led by practice heads Dewey Gonsoulin Jr who is active in energy financing, specifically credit facilities in the upstream energy sector; Heather Brown who is adept at handling restructurings and loan workouts in the energy sector; G Alan Rafte and Robin Miles . Another notable mention in the team is Jeris Brunette , whose expertise lies in corporate and project finance in the energy and power sectors.