Mr Matthew Einbinder > Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile

Reputed for its ‘strong client knowledge and good commercial management’, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP’s energy and infrastructure practice group advises clients on the whole array of project finance transactions in the sector, with a particular strong focus on energy projects. In 2022, the team represented JPMorgan Chase Bank, N/A in connection with SilverBow Resources, Inc.’s tenth amendment to its reserve-based credit agreement, increasing the maximum credit amount to $2bn. M&A and financing expert David Lieberman in Houston heads the practice, and is experienced in advising high-profile clients such as Blackstone, Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners and Global Infrastructure Partners. Houston-based Matthew Einbinder focuses his practice on representing borrowers, direct lender and lenders in complex banking and credit transactions, while senior counsel and transactional lawyer Amy Beller in New York is also recommended.

With a particularly strong M&A practice, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP’s energy and infrastructure group is equipped to handle the full range of commercial needs for its national and international high-profile clients. A notable achievement of the practice is the representation of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. in connection with the acquisition of Liberty Utilities Co. from American Electric Power Co. for a total purchase price of approximately $2.85bn. David Lieberman from the Houston office leads the practice and advises clients, such as Blackstone and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, on complex transactions across the renewables sector. In New York, Brian Chisling‘s practice extends to M&A, joint ventures, financing and related regulatory issues, while Houston’s Matthew Einbinder regularly advises borrowers and lenders on banking and credit transactions, including project finance.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has decades of experience advising clients in the electric power industry, including a range of legal services from innovative and complex M&A to financing transactions for companies engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power, as well as all fuel sources and generation types. The firm has advised clients in numerous transactions across the renewable energy front, involving solar power, wind energy and other alternative energy, David Lieberman is the head of the energy and infrastructure practice in Houston and has experience representing parties on power and renewable energy transactions, having advised a broad client base ranging from Blackstone to Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners. Brian Chisling is a partner based in New York and specializes in transactions involving energy and infrastructure companies and has advised independent power producers and electric utilities on M&A, divestitures and securities issuances. Matthew Einbinder  is a leading figure with a practice centered on renewable and alternative energy in complex banking and credit transactions.