A&O Shearman advises lenders, sponsors, and institutional investors on renewable and alternative power matters, including project financings, tax credit monetizations, acquisitions, and divestitures involving wind, solar, and energy storage projects. The team supports clients across the structuring and financing of renewable energy assets and related strategic transactions. The practice is co-led by Paul Astolfi, who splits his time between Dallas and Chicago, and Dorina Yessios in New York. Astolfi advises financial institutions and investors on renewable energy financings, restructurings, and acquisitions. Katy McNeil in Chicago advises lenders, developers, and institutional investors on project financings and transactions involving renewable energy and infrastructure assets. Matthew Nesburn is no longer at the firm.
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Key clients

  • La Caisse (f/k/a CDPQ)
  • NORD/LB
  • First Citizens Bank & Trust Company
  • KeyBank
  • Banco Santander
  • Société Générale
  • Lloyds Bank
  • Apollo Global Management
  • ATLAS SP Partners
  • Denham Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
  • MUFG
  • Bank of America
Practice head

Paul Astolfi; Dorina Yessios

Other key lawyers

Katy McNeil