North America - United States • Energy
Mayer Brown
Praised by clients as a ‘go-to firm in this area’, Mayer Brown’s regulatory offering in the electric power space is often sought out in relation to the firm’s transactional capabilities, where it assists clients with the sale and purchase of assets such as generating projects and public utilities. The practice also handles FERC proceedings under the leadership of Mark Williams in Washington DC. Williams specializes in FERC-regulated M&A proceedings, which also form a key area of focus for DC-based Heather Feingold. Tray Smith left the firm in September 2023.
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Testimonials
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‘Mayer Brown's electric regulatory practice is unique as it has one of the foremost practitioners in the space - in Mark Williams - and is well suited to providing clients with a level of sophistication to their deal and transactional support that not too many legal platforms currently offer.'
'There are few firms I would place above Mayer Brown in providing regulatory transactional support for transactions and activities that require FERC approval. They are a go-to firm in this area.’
‘Mark Williams and his second-in-command, Heather Feingold, are the two individuals that make this practice tick. They are excellent to work with and they bring a level of experience to these issues that is often lacking at other firms.’
Key clients
- Global Atlantic Financial & KKR & Co., Inc
- Northern Star Generation
- Ares Management Corporation
- John Hancock Life Insurance and Manulife Infrastructure Fund II
- CDPQ
- MSD Capital
- Diamond Generating Corporation
- Oaktree Capital Management
Work highlights
- Acted for Global Atlantic and KKR in a cooperative filing process involving direct or indirect dispositions of affiliation of over 50 energy generating companies, as a component of KKR’s acquisition of voting control over Global Atlantic.
- Advised Global Atlantic Financial Group/KKR on all aspects of the sale of interests in thirteen large generating projects in multiple US states to Onward/IIF, amounting to over 1,000 MW of gross installed capacity.
- Advised KKR’s managed funds and investment vehicles on US energy regulatory matters arising in the acquisition of controlling interests in international infra business John Laing, with the transaction including multiple US generating facilities and regulated public utilities, and involving over two dozen regulatory filings and applications.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mark Williams