Caroline Phillips > Latham & Watkins LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Latham & Watkins LLP
1271 Avenue of the Americas
NEW YORK
NY 10020
United States

Position

Caroline Blitzer Phillips advises public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on the power and renewables, energy transition, and infrastructure sectors.

Caroline has more than two decades of experience guiding clients through mergers and acquisitions, private investments, joint ventures, and other complex transactions within many facets of the power and renewables, energy transition, and infrastructure industries.

Caroline serves on the board of trustees of the John P. Laborde Energy Law Center at Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where she teaches an M&A course as an adjunct professor. She is a frequent speaker and author on mergers and acquisitions. Caroline also previously served on the firm’s Women Enriching Business (WEB) Committee.

Caroline served as a judicial clerk to Judge Jacques L. Wiener, Jr. of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Prior to joining Latham, Caroline practiced at another leading global law firm where she served as the Co-Chair of the New York Women’s Initiative.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Energy > Energy transactions: electric power

Latham & Watkins LLP‘ energy and infrastructure industry group stands out for its expert knowledge across the power and renewables sector including power generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure, among other areas. The team has deep experience advising investors and energy companies on M&A, secured lending, and corporate finance, as well as restructuring, tax, and project development and finance. With a wide range of capabilities to handle high-profile and high-value energy transactions, both domestically and internationally, the department has amassed an impressive client roster with key players in the energy space. Heading up the practice in New York are Eli Katz and David Owen, while Lauren Anderson leads the office in Houston. Katz concentrates on tax incentives, project development, and financing, while Owen focuses on M&A deals and joint ventures. Anderson is recognised for her aptitude leading on private equity transactions related to power, renewables, and petrochemicals. New York-based David Kurzweil and Houston-based Trina Chandler are assets to the team as a result of their expertise in M&A and joint ventures, alongside private equity transactions respectively. Other notable names include New York’s Christopher Cross and Caroline Phillips.