Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP‘s cross-disciplinary energy team includes key names Ben Clark and David McCullough, who bring extensive sector-focused M&A experience between them, and Don Lonczak, who joined from Bracewell LLP in August 2023 and is well reputed for his tax expertise. The trio join an already established team that features practice head Robert James, who operates out of San Francisco and is especially strong on energy transition mandates, and fellow practice lead and New York attorney Jeffrey Delaney, who possesses a formidable capital markets offering. Robert Nelson is the chief point of contact for the firm’s roster of marquee energy holding companies and investment funds and advises from San Francisco. Washington DC’s Elina Teplinsky has been predominantly engaged with nuclear-related transactions in recent work highlights, whereas Shellka Arora-Cox has focused on solar deals from New York.
Testimonials
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- 'This team is very responsive, knowledgeable, their correspondence is clear and concise, and they provide quick turn around when reviewing work product.'
- 'They are professional, quick to respond, pleasant to work with, and their communication in written form and verbally is clear and concise so even a layman can understand.'
Key clients
- APG Asset Management NV
- Chevron New Energies
- SK and SK Innovation
- TeraWatt Infrastructure
- Ameren Services Company / Union Electric Company
- Arizona Public Service Company / Pinnacle West Capital
- Corporation
- Avista Corporation
- Barclays Capital
- Consumers Energy Company / CMS Energy Corporation
- Entergy (Arkansas, Gulf States, Louisiana, New Orleans
- Mississippi, Texas) / Entergy Corp
- BNP Paribas
- BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC
- BofA Merrill Lynch
- Citigroup Capital Markets, Inc.
- J.P. Morgan
Work highlights
- Represented Chevron New Energies in the formation of a joint venture with Sweden-based investment firm Baseload Capital to develop geothermal projects in the U.S.
- Represented Dutch pension manager APG Asset Management NV in its purchase from Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners of a major stake in a solar project.
- Advised SK Inc. and SK Innovation in its investment in TerraPower.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rob James, Jeffrey Delaney