Market-leading energy companies, utilities and infrastructure developers continue to call upon A&O Shearman’s banking and finance practice. The group is active across the full PPP lifecycle, with recent experience covering rail and road, water, and renewable energy ventures. New York's Dorina Yessios leads the team alongside Paul Astolfi, who splits his time between Chicago and Dallas and is particularly noted for his strength in platform and portfolio transactions, debt solutions, and project bond financing. Operating out of New York and Los Angeles, Kent Rowey advises across the asset lifecycle, from debt and equity capital raising through to restructuring and portfolio management. Washington DC's Nisim (Niso) Matari focuses on representing lenders, sponsors, and investors in sophisticated domestic and cross-border finance transactions and credit arrangements. Additional depth comes from New York partners Cynthia Urda Kassis and Paul Epstein, with the latter recently active advising the Federal Railroad Administration in connection with an up to USD3bn grant to fund part of the USD12bn Brightline West private high-speed rail project linking Las Vegas and Southern California.
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‘Strong practice and depth of expertise. True global coverage.’
‘Consistently pragmatic and well-informed advice to ensure transactions are well structured and executed as efficiently as possible, as well as protecting lenders.’
‘Paul Astolfi has been exceptional on all transactions to date, providing deep sector expertise coupled with incredible attention to detail, and provides us as lenders huge confidence that we are in safe hands, lender counsel-wise.’
Key clients
- EQT Partners
- ConRAC Solutions
- University of Iowa Energy Collective
- KKR Global Impact Fund
- Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
- Bregal Sagemount
- United States Department of Transportation
- CVC DIF
- Igneo Infrastructure Partners
- Prudential Private Capital
- Bank of Nova Scotia
- La Caisse
Work highlights
Advised EQT on its acquisition of Seven Seas Water Group, a provider of sustainable water and wastewater solutions, from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners.
Advised the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) on all aspects of the SR 400 Express Lanes Project (the “SR 400 Project”) in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area.
Advising the FRA in connection with an up to USD3bn grant to fund a portion of the costs of the USD12bn Brightline West private high-speed rail project connecting Las Vegas and Southern California.
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Practice head
Dorina Yessios; Paul Astolfi
Other key lawyers
Kent Rowey; Nisim (Niso) Matari; Cynthia Urda Kassis; Paul Epstein