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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP‘s power and renewable energy practice represents a range of utilities companies, independent power producers, investors, and developers in a spectrum of transactional and regulatory matters concerning power and renewable generation assets. The team is co-led by Houston lawyer Archie Fallon, renowned for his representation of private equity funds and corporate clients in strategic transactions – primarily within the energy, infrastructure, and technology sectors, alongside New York's Samantha Leavitt. In New York, co-head Eric Pogue chairs the firm’s global power and renewable energy group, while Washington DC’s Jorge Kamine focuses his capabilities on the debt and equity financing of projects, as well as the structuring, acquisition, and divestment of investments in a diverse array of energy and infrastructure projects. Amanda Rosenberg in Los Angeles is distinguished for her expertise in the development, financing, sale, and acquisition of renewable and clean energy assets. Former practice co-head Jay Hughes left the firm in January 2024.
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  • ‘Extraordinary in their breadth of knowledge and ability to execute under pressure. They are invaluable to their clients in helping to get deals done at the best possible terms and conditions. There have been innumerable tight timelines that this team has successfully met.’

  • ‘Eric Pogue has done a masterful job of providing his clients with proper counsel in terms of how to structure and negotiate transactions.'

  • 'Samantha Leavitt has done an extraordinary job keeping extremely complex deals with a large number of parties on track in a concise and efficient manner. Amanda Rosenberg has assisted her clients in obtaining coverage for new tax risks in a tax insurance policy, tax risks that had never been insured before.'

Key clients

  • Arevia Power
  • Available Power
  • Avolta
  • Climate Imperative
  • Cresta Fund Management
  • EDF Renewables
  • Eureka Resources
  • Haddinton Ventures
  • Invenergy
  • Lapis Energy, a portfolio company of Cresta Energy

Lawyers

Practice head

Eric Pogue; Samantha Leavitt; Archie Fallon

Other key lawyers

Jorge Kamine; Amanda Rosenberg