Complex infrastructure and energy financings form the cornerstone of Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s practice, with the team advising on greenfield and brownfield transactions, including tax equity structures. The group supports clients across the full lifecycle of global infrastructure projects, from fund formation and development through to financing and ongoing operations, spanning renewable and clean energy, logistics, and oil and gas assets. Washington DC-based Rohit Chaudhry is active across project finance, M&A, and restructurings. In New York, Robert Eberhardt concentrates on the North American energy and infrastructure market, with particular emphasis on renewable energy and energy transition matters. Also in Washington DC, Sam Kamyans helps clients structure tax-driven investments and financings for carbon capture, hydrogen, clean fuels, and other energy transition projects. The DC office also includes Roald Nashi, who represents financial sponsors and infrastructure funds on investments in energy and infrastructure assets, advising on structured equity, bank and bond financings, and tax-structured transactions.
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- Great team led by Roald Nashi.
- Roald Nashi - relentless and brilliant.
- ‘The Kirkland Team is a true partner to us. They've taken the time to learn our business and understand how an individual deal fits within our corporate structure obligations.'
- ‘Rohit Chaudhry is the best of the best. He makes us feel like we're his only client. I have complete confidence that he is always looking to protect our company in ways that other outside lawyers do not.’
Key clients
- Aypa
- Blue Owl Capital
- Brookfield
- CitySwitch
- CQP
- Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
- Global Infrastructure Management LLC
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
- KKR
- Lancium
- Macquarie Asset Management
- Metronet
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Rohit Chaudhry; Robert Eberhardt; Sam Kamyans; Roald Nashi