Eli Katz > Latham & Watkins LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Latham & Watkins LLP Offices
1271 Avenue of the Americas
NEW YORK
NY 10020
United States
Eli Katz

Work Department
Eli Katz is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Tax Department. Mr. Katz has extensive experience assisting clients on a wide range of complex transactions, including those in the renewable energy and financial sectors. His practice is focused on energy tax incentives, project development and financing, capital raising and deployment structures, mergers and acquisitions and leasing transactions both internationally and in the United States.
Position
Tax Partner
Career
https://www.lw.com/people/eli-katz
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Energy > Renewable/alternative power
(Leading partners)Recognized in the renewables and alternative energy market for its expertise in M&A, secured lending, and project development, Latham & Watkins LLP‘s energy and infrastructure group is a popular choice for clients from the alternative power generation, energy storage, and electric power technologies sectors. The practice’s offering extends beyond transactions and development to include advice on tax matters, litigation, and environmental compliance on both a domestic and international level. With its deep industry knowledge, the department has amassed new and impressive clients to its roster, as well as new practitioners; project development expert Daniel Sinaiko joined the team from A&O Shearman in April 2024 and was followed by tax specialist Scott Cockerham in September. Co-heading the group are Houston-based Trina Chandler
and Washington DC’s Ethan Schultz. Chandler stands out for her aptitude handling complex M&A and private equity transactions, while Schultz is noted for his prowess leading on acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, and financings. Other key practitioners in the team include Kelly Cataldo and Eli Katz, both of whom are based in New York; Cataldo concentrates on energy transition and Katz focuses on energy tax incentives. On the take-private front in New York, David Allinson is the key contact and Matthew Henegar is the go-to for intercompany asset sharing. Los Angeles’ Jeffrey Greenberg
is also an asset to the team due to his experience advising on energy projects.
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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Energy transactions: electric power United States > Energy
- Leading partners United States > Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Renewable/alternative power United States > Energy
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Antitrust > Merger control
- International trade and national security > National Security
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Industry focus > Sport
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Government > Government contracts
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense