Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advises issuers and underwriters in large financing arrangements, with much of its work focused on energy, power and utilities, and REITs. Michael Fitzpatrick and Steven Friend, each located in New York, offer advice on an array of securities transactions in the utilities sector. Co-head Peter O’Brien, who likewise is based in New York, regularly represents key market players in the utilities market and spearheads large DCM transactions. Also leading the practice are Philip Haines and Robert K. Smith, who are located in Houston and Washington, DC, respectively. Houston-based Jordan Hirsch is a key name for energy matters. James Davidson recently left the firm.
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Key clients
- W&T Offshore
- Vaalco Energy
- Darden Restaurants, Inc.
- Duke Energy Corporation
- Pacific Gas & Electric Company
- Philip Morris International Inc.
- CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
- Energy Transfer, LP
- NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
- Genesis Energy, L.P.
- Universal Compression
- Truist Securities, Inc.
- BofA Securities, Inc.
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
- CIBC World Markets Corp.
- J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
- Mizuho Securities USA LLC
- PNC Capital Markets LLC
- RBC Capital Markets, LLC
- Regions Securities LLC
Work highlights
Represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as joint book-running managers and representatives of the several underwriters, in connection with Energy Transfer LP's public offering of $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of its Series 2025A junior subordinated notes due 2056 and $800 million aggregate principal amount of its Series 2025B junior subordinated notes due 2056.
Advised Duke Energy Corporation in connection with SEC-registered offerings.
Represented Philip Morris International Inc. with its $3 billion principal amount of Senior Notes.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Phil Haines; Peter K. O’Brien; Robert K. Smith
Other key lawyers
Steven Friend; Jordan Hirsch; Michael Fitzpatrick; Patrick C. Jamieson; Brendan P. Harney; Adam R. O’Brian; Casey Shaw; Jingyi Yao. Reuben H. Pearlman