Drawing on extensive experience across the energy transition sector, Latham & Watkins advises developers, sponsors, lenders, and investors on renewable and alternative power transactions, including M&A, project development, secured lending, and project finance. The practice is co-headed by Ethan Schultz in Washington DC and Trina Chandler in Houston, both of whom advise on complex acquisitions, financings, and joint ventures in the renewables sector. Lauren Anderson in Houston advises on corporate transactions involving renewable energy and infrastructure assets, while David Owen and Eli Katz in New York advise on M&A, tax structuring, project development, and financing matters involving renewable energy projects. Matthew Henegarin New York, Jeffrey Greenberg in Los Angeles, and Daniel Sinaiko in Los Angeles advise sponsors and lenders on renewable energy project financings. Kelly Cataldo in New York and Omar Nazif in San Diego focus on renewable energy financings and investments involving developers, sponsors, and financial institutions.

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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

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Testimonials

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‘Ethan and his team are a pleasure to work with, and have significant bench strength.’
'Strong representation across platform: insurance, tax, corporate, financing (tax equity, pref equity, project finance debt, corporate debt)'

Key clients

Torch Clean Energy
Lenders to Empire Offshore Wind Project
Clearway Energy Group LLC

Work highlights

Advised Torch Clean Energy in the sale of a stake to Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, forming a strategic partnership that enhances Torch Clean Energy's capacity to develop and implement large-scale clean energy solutions.

Advised the lenders to the Empire Offshore Wind Project on the project financing for an 810 MW offshore wind generating facility off the coast of Long Island, New York, USA, marking the second major offshore wind farm to achieve financial close in the United States.

Advised Calpine Corporation in its $26.6 billion acquisition by Constellation, a transaction that creates America's largest clean energy provider.