Ashurst LLP maintains an active presence advising government agencies, sponsors, and lenders on complex infrastructure matters. The practice is led from Los Angeles by Anna Hermelin, whose work centres on transport and social infrastructure P3 projects. New York-based Betty Cerini co-leads the team and has been involved in high-profile mandates, including advising the Georgia Department of Transportation on its flagship SR 400 Express Lanes Project. Further strength comes from Los Angeles partner Tristan Robinson, who represents public authorities, equity investors, and buyers and sellers of infrastructure assets on the secondary market.
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Key clients
- Austin Transit Partnership
- North Carolina DOT
- Georgia Department of Transportation
- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- LA Metro
- City of San Jose
Work highlights
Advising the Austin Transit Partnership on Project Connect, a comprehensive transit expansion plan that will transform Central Texas.
Advising NCDOT on the $3.7bn I-77 North Express Lanes P3 Project ("Project"); 16 miles of express lanes and other bridge and interchange upgrades on I-77 south of Charlotte, NC, to bring capacity to the vital North Carolina-South Carolina commuter and freight corridor.
Advisor to ("GDOT") on its flagship P3 project, the SR 400 Express Lanes Project: a $10bn project to provide 16 miles of new express toll lanes and bus rapid transit stations to the fast-growing communities north of Atlanta.
Practice head
Anna Hermelin; Betty Cerini
Other key lawyers
Tristan Robinson