Mayer Brown’s power and utilities practice advises utility companies, electricity providers, retail energy providers, power generators, and distribution companies across the sector. The team’s electric power transactional ability includes advising on mergers, purchases and sales of companies and assets, divestitures, joint ventures, restructurings, and equity investments. Leading the team from Houston is Robert Goldberg, a veteran in debt and equity financing for energy projects and portfolios and project M&A. The Washington DC-based John Tormey strengthens the team’s ability in renewable energy financing and project M&A, and is a key advisor for solar transactions. Other key contacts include Nina Flax in San Francisco, experienced in advising late-stage private and public companies in M&A, and Paul de Bernier in Los Angeles, specializing in cross-border M&A, private equity, and capital markets transactions in the energy sector.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team at Mayer Brown has a comprehensive understanding of the different products and structures commonly used in transactions in the sector. They're able to provide effective advice on risks and manage transactions smoothly.'
  • ‘We're very pleased with the level of service that Jeff Dobbs has provided to us. He not only has a thorough understanding of M&A transactions in this sector, but is consistently able to articulate and advocate for our positions clearly. He is responsive to our requests and always available to assist with the business's needs.’

Key clients

  • Harrison Street
  • TC Energy Corporation
  • Banco Santander and Deutsche Bank
  • Belltown Power Texas 2, LLC
  • Longroad Energy Partners, LLC
  • Diamond Generating Corporation
  • Sunpin Solar
  • RWE Clean Energy, LLC
  • John Hancock
  • Storegga Holdings (US) LLC

Work highlights

Represented General Motors in the formation of a $3.5bn joint venture with Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. to produce automotive grade battery cells in Indiana.
Represented TC Energy Corporation and affiliates on the sale to Orsted of the Cowbird Solar Project, a 220MW development-stage solar project located in the TVA area and the potential sale of several additional solar development projects in the TVA area.
Represented Diamond Generating Corporation in its agreement to sell its Indigo, Palm Springs gas-fired peaking electric station to Igneo Infrastructure.
Practice head

Rob Goldberg

Other key lawyers

John Tormey; Chad Richards; Nina Flax; Paul de Bernier; Jeff Dobbs; Federica Castro; Dan Kiely