Covering the full lifecycle of renewable and alternative energy projects, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP advises clients on project development, financings and acquisitions across emerging and established clean technologies. The practice is co-led by David McCullough and Jeff Merrifield in Washington DC. In San Francisco, Alicia McKnight represents borrowers and financial institutions on project financings, acquisitions and strategic transactions involving energy and infrastructure assets. Washington DC-based Elina Teplinsky advises on complex transactional and regulatory matters affecting advanced energy projects, while Michael Lepre focuses on commercial and regulatory matters relating to major energy developments. Shellka Arora-Coxis no longer at the firm.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Key clients
- Kozloduy NPP New Build
- 92 Ventures
- NorthStar Group Services, Inc.
- Huture Ltd.
- Abilene Christian University
Work highlights
Advising Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant on all phases of the development, structuring and construction of the new build of two AP-1000 nuclear reactors in Bulgaria.
Advised 92 Ventures, a Copenhagen-based nuclear-focused investment firm, in its investment in Steady Energy, a Finnish innovator in small modular reactor (SMR) solutions.
Advising NorthStar Group in its acquisition of the 1600-acre Vallecitos Nuclear Center in California from GE Hitachi.
Practice head
David McCullough; Jeff Merrifield
Other key lawyers
Alicia McKinght; Elina Teplinsky; Michael Lepre