Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Assisting project developers, financing providers, and infrastructure investors with transactional, real estate, and regulatory matters, the energy, infrastructure, and project finance team at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is recognized in the US renewable and alternative energy market for its breadth of practice. The department has wide-ranging expertise spanning structuring, financing, and taxation, as well as commodity hedging, disputes, and project acquisitions and divestitures, among other areas. With broad capabilities and experience handling high-value and high-profile matters, the team continues to attract new clients to its extensive roster, comprised of notable names from the financial services, renewable energy, and public sectors including the likes of the California Wind Energy Association and EDF Renewables. Heading up the practice in Chicago is Katherine Gillespie who stands out for her aptitude in debt transactions, tax equity partnership flip deals, and lease financings. Anthony Toranto leads the group in San Diego and concentrates on acquisitions, dispositions, and development, alongside financing and leasing transactions. On the tax front, Chicago’s Amit Kalra is the main contact, while San Francisco-based Christine Hourcade-Hoefliger focuses on cross-border acquisitions and sales.