Ballard Spahr LLP

The team at Ballard Spahr LLP represents a range of producers and distributors as well as underwriters, private issuers, and other investors in energy assets. Its practice spans project development matters, project finance, public power and utility finance. Practice co-head Patrick Gillard, in Philadelphia, leads in the firm’s energy and project finance groups, and has longstanding experience handling transactions involving electric power assets including solar, wind, and other renewable generating facilities. Also in Philadelphia, co-head Randall Towers leads the bioenergy team and often supports governmental entities, borrowers, underwriters and purchasers. Katie Leesman, in Washington DC, has a focus on energy project finance, public-private partnerships, and federal and state regulatory matters.