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Raymond Azar
Position
Partner
Career
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Lawyer Rankings
United States > Energy > Renewable/alternative power
White & Case LLP has notable experience in the range of renewable energy transactions, including joint ventures, acquisitions, and project financing, with a particular focus on advising foreign investors seeking to buy into US-based projects and assets. A notable achievement of the team was the representation of Sempra Energy on its agreement to sell a non-controlling 10 percent interest in Sempra Infrastructure Partners, LP, to a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority for $1.78bn in cash in 2022. Nandan Nelivigi has broad experience acting for lenders, developers, sponsors, and investors, while Raymond Azar is a key contact for complex structuring mandates, including domestic and international transactions. At the associate level, Saghar Khodabakhsh is a name to note. All named lawyers are based in New York unless otherwise stated. Former practice head Christopher Richardson departed the firm 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
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- 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