Laura Mulry
White & Case LLPWhite & Case LLP has a strong environmental and climate change practice that continues to assist clients in a range of environmental transactions. The team is also known for its expertise in regulatory compliance, climate change, and sustainability, advising on renewable energy and other projects related to energy transition and decarbonization. In the New York office, co-head Seth Kerschner advises domestic and international clients on the full spectrum of environmental transactions, which include mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, financings, securities offerings, bankruptcies, and real estate transactions. In Boston, fellow co-head Taylor Pullins also heads the firm’s global ESG and sustainability interest group and is known for his expertise in the energy sector, where he advises on ESG and energy transition issues. The team also includes New York’s Hayden Baker, who focuses on mergers and acquisitions, energy and infrastructure projects, and Los Angeles-based Laura Mulry, who advises clients on renewable energy certificates, carbon offsets and carbon credits, including in the context of mergers and acquisitions.
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Key clients
- Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- EnCap Investments L.P.
- Orbia
- Hess Corporation
- Eni
- I Squared Capital
- Kelsian Group Limited
- Mill Rock Capital
- Pfizer
- Quad-C Management
- Kingdom of Bhutan
- Syrah Resources
- Calpine
Work highlights
- Acted as environmental counsel to Aramco in connection with its purchase of Valvoline Inc.’s global products business for US$2.65 billion.
- Advised EnCap Investments L.P on its agreement to sell the battery storage business of Houston-based Broad Reach Power from EnCap Energy Transition Fund I, and its co-investment partners Yorktown Partners, Mercuria Energy and Apollo Infrastructure Funds (the "Apollo Funds"), to French multinational utility company, ENGIE, for a total equity value in excess of US$1 billion.
- Advised Orbia on its entry into a joint venture framework agreement with Solvay for the production of suspension-grade polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), creating the largest capacity in North America and supplying critical materials to the battery market.
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Seth Kerschner, Taylor Pullins