A&O Shearman

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.