Ms Danielle Garbien > Bracewell LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Bracewell LLP advises clients on the range of transactional matters in the renewable energy space, including on projects in wind, solar, and storage, as well as on complex structuring and transactional matters such as power purchase agreements and portfolio acquisitions. The offering is led jointly by G. Alan Rafte and Ryan S. Holcomb, both based in Houston, with Rafte representing energy companies, private equity investors, alternative lenders and financial institutions in acquisition and divestitures of assets and companies, joint venture arrangements, and project finance and development matters. Danielle Varnell in Washington DC is sought after for her expertise in renewables-sector M&A and her ability to advise on projects from development through to the operational stage. Laura D. Sheldon in Washington DC was promoted to partner in January 2023, and is also noted for her expertise on the sale and purchase of renewable energy assets, and corporate governance. New York-based Danielle Garbien has experience extending to the structuring of hedges for the financing and acquisition of energy facilities.

Bracewell LLP’s seasoned project finance practice focuses on energy and infrastructure transactions, handling a range of large-scale projects that contain sophisticated finance structures, among others, alongside vast experience of financing of traditional energy projects. The team is helmed by development and finance expert Nicolai J. Sarad in New York, and Houston’s Thomas Tomlinson, with a notable focus on the financing, development, acquisition and divestiture of traditional and renewable energy projects. G Alan Rafte, who is also based in Houston, chairs the firm’s business and regulatory section, while New York-based Danielle Garbien strengthens the team with considerable expertise of power and renewable energy. Martha Kammoun departed in October 2022.