Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Public and private M&A, project acquisitions and investments, joint ventures, project development, financings, and capital market transactions are key areas of expertise for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. The team is active across utility-scale solar and wind projects and often handles electric transmission infrastructure, lithium extraction, CCUS, and battery storage transactions. From New York, Peter Hanlon and Nicholas Politan lead the practice. Hanlon focuses on transactions in the power sector, including generation, transmission, and distribution. Politan specializes in domestic and cross-border energy transactions, including M&A, financings, and project development mandates. Other key practitioners include Emad Khalil in New York, experienced in acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, and financings. Also in New York, John Gaffney strengthens the practice’s ability in cleantech, renewable energies, and M&A, as well as capital markets and securities regulation. Vlad Zinovyev is a rising practitioner adding to the practice’s ability in cross-border energy and infrastructure transactions.