Evelyn Balassiano > White & Case LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Lauded as both ‘technical’ and ‘commercial’, White & Case LLP remains a dominant force in energy and infrastructure project financing. PPP project financing is a core pillar of the practice, with recent work highlights including complex hybrid bank/bond lending structures, as well as the acquisition and sale of greenfield and brownfield PPP projects. Described by clients as a ‘world-class lawyer’, Dolly Mirchandani is a PPP expert, with a caseload spanning digital infrastructure, transport, energy, healthcare and social infrastructure. Mirchandani co-chairs the infrastructure departments with Sean Goldstein, who operates in Miami and specializes in project finance and development transactions in Latin America. Other key practitioners whose work spans the United States and Latin America include Armando Rivera Jacobo, based in Washington DC, and Evelyn Balassiano, a PPP specialist who brings particular expertise in secured credit facilities and project bond offerings. Additionally, Claire Watson is a key advisor for transportation, water and social infrastructure projects. Peter Berg, in Houston, joined the team from King & Spalding LLP in June 2024. All listed attorneys are based in New York unless otherwise noted.