Winston & Strawn LLP

Recognized in the market for its expertise representing lenders on various renewable and alternative energy matters, with a particular focus on wind and energy storage, Winston & Strawn LLP‘s energy and infrastructure group continues to attract new and impressive clients from the financial services, energy, and infrastructure sectors. The practice’s robust offering covers a wide range of transactional, environmental, and regulatory matters including financing, acquisitions, and dispositions, as well as project development, restructuring, and permitting, among others, on both a domestic and international level. Co-heading the department between New York and Houston are Mike Pikiel and Mike Blankenship respectively, and they are supported by Los Angeles’ project finance specialist Laurae Rossi who stands out for her experience handling financing, tax equity partnerships, and tax credit transfer purchase transactions. In New York, Jonathan Birenbaum is the go-to for energy and infrastructure businesses and financial institutions seeking assistance with acquisitions, dispositions, and financing. On the debt financing front, Los Angeles-based Hao Huang is the main contact. The team has seen some new additions between March and August 2024 with the arrival of Kevin Brophy and Ming Lei from McDermott Will & Schulte, and Laurens Wilkes from Jones Day.