Mr David Lieberman > Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is well positioned in the market to advise a range of premium lenders and sponsors on financings to help multi-national energy players execute their strategic growth plans, advising on sustainability-linked term loans, construction term loan facilities and revolving credit facilities, as well as project specific tax credit financing. Wider work includes counselling global asset managers and private equity outfits on acquisition financing matters and representing purchasers in multi-billion dollar capital markets transactions. With deep experience of the market, David Lieberman leads the practice and possesses a multifarious practice that spans M&A and financing work for leading players active in traditional, renewables and energy transition and digital infrastructure. Matthew Einbinder, whilst chiefly recognized as a trusted advisor to lenders, has also been active on structured investment mandates, including working with Apollo on significant capital commitments. Group lead Breen Haire has established strength on private equity transactions, and Martha Kammoun leverages previous in-house infrastructure fund expertise to advise sponsors across an array of transactions. Amy Beller is also recommended and boasts a wide-encompassing sponsors and lenders practice. Katy Lukaszewski joined from Sidley Austin LLP in September 2023 and Gabriel Silva joined from Vinson & Elkins LLP in November 2023, with the duo bringing further oil and gas and digital infrastructure capabilities to the firm respectively. The team operates out of Houston, with the exception of Kammoun, Beller, and Silva who sit in the New York office.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is one of the major players in energy sector M&A in the US and thus takes on a notable share of the major transactions in the renewable and alternative energy space. Energy companies, investors, and lenders all feature in the team’s client base and the practice has experience in solar power, wind energy, and carbon capture projects, among others. Houston-based corporate partner Breen Haire co-leads the department with fellow corporate law expert Eli Hunt, who is based in New York. Alongside him there is Brian Chisling, whose corporate and regulatory practice focuses on the energy sector, and Martha Kammoun who has in-house experience at an energy and infrastructure fund. In Houston, David Lieberman, who counts among his clients some of the biggest global investment funds, is a key expert.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP reinforces its eminent reputation as a go-to for leading global investment firms operating within the energy space, advising the likes of BlackRock, Blackstone, EQT and KKR on the purchase and sale of stakes in both conventional and renewable energy developers and producers. Alongside this work, the team has been active on the acquisition financing of wind and solar portfolios, capital markets work, and commercial agreements. Acting out of Houston and New York respectively, Breen Haire and Eli Hunt front the energy and infrastructure practice and take an active role guiding private equity funds and strategics through their M&A deals. Houston’s David Lieberman is sought out for his financing expertise, often counseling capital investors through debt instrument purchases as well as regularly overseeing acquisition financing mandates, while New York-based Brian Chisling’s practice spans M&A, joint ventures, financing and regulatory advice. Also based in New York, Martha Kammoun’s previous industry experience is an extra selling point for clients and is well-regarded for her work on energy transition and impact investments. Katy Lukaszewski and Gabriel Silva joined the practice in late 2023 from Sidley Austin LLP and Vinson & Elkins LLP respectively to add further traditional and renewable energy, as well as digital infrastructure expertise.