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Claire Watson
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Counsel
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Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Project finance
White & Case’s Americas Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance and Asset Finance Regional Section is noted for its ability to offer special expertise in the development, financing, acquisition and sale of energy and infrastructure projects to a roster of high-profile clients. Praised by clients for its capability to ‘manage complex transactions quite easily’, the team is well-versed in the full range of project finance transactions, with reputed lawyer Nandan Nelivigi standing out for his ability to advise clients on all stages of oil & gas projects. ‘Go-to expert’ Dolly Mirchandani leads the Global Industry Group, Infrastructure, Transportation & Logistics team, which is reputed for ‘delivering the best commercial and legal outcomes’, and is equipped to handle the whole life cycle of PPP projects, including development, financing, restructuring and sale of greenfield and brownfield PPP projects. Transactional lawyer Evelyn Balassiano is recommended for her work in PPP matters in an array of sectors, including airport, toll roads, rail and water, while counsel Claire Watson focuses her practice on the development, acquisition and financing of infrastructure assets, and is praised by clients for her ‘excellence in managing large and diverse stakeholder groups’. All lawyers are based in New York, unless mentioned otherwise. Former practice co-head Christopher Richardson left the team in March 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- International Trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Finance > Fintech
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas