Under the leadership of Dorina Yessios in New York, the project finance department at A&O Shearman has developed specialized PPP capabilities and is well equipped to handle all stages of the PPP lifecycle. The team additionally showcases expertise in renewable energy projects and strategic project M&A. The practice’s diverse roster of clients spans private equity and infrastructure fund managers, multinational lenders and government agencies. Based in New York, Cynthia Urda Kassis is a key contact for corporations, financiers and development institutions, and offers expertise on project finance, joint ventures and restructuring. Kent Rowey, who splits his time between New York and Los Angeles, is well versed in the full asset lifecycle of infrastructure projects. New York’s Paul Epstein is a leading attorney in the PPP space and is sought by major government agencies. Other key practitioners include Nisim (Niso) Matari, who is based in New York and stands out for his capabilities in complex finance transactions and credit arrangements. Daniel Sinaiko departed the team to Latham & Watkins LLP in April 2024.
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Key clients
- ECP ForeStar
- Scale Microgrid Solutions
- Tokyo Gas America Ltd.
- JERA Renewables
- TotalEnergies Renewables USA
- Advantage Capital
- Sol Systems
- Stonehenge Capital
- United States Department of Energy (U.S. DOE)
- Abertis
Work highlights
- Represented ECP ForeStar (an Energy Capital Partners business) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) as debt financing sources for the Williams biocarbon facility in California. The senior debt, which was in the form of green bonds, was provided through ECP and CIP’s Green Credit Fund.
- Representing Scale Microgrid Solutions in a transaction to obtain equity financing from Captona LLC, which included the first-ever tax credit transfer partnership.
- Advised Tokyo Gas America Ltd. in connection with the tax equity financing for the 500 MWac Aktina solar facility in southeastern Texas with Bank of America and Morgan Stanley as investors.
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Practice head
Dorina Yessios
Other key lawyers
Cnythia Urda Kassis; Kent Rowey; Paul Epstein; Matthew Nesburn; Nisim (Niso) Matari