Robert James > Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile

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.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP‘s cross-disciplinary energy and infrastructure projects team continues to provide counsel on a diverse range of both conventional and renewable energy projects. This includes areas such as mobility and transportation, land use, energy storage, and electric vehicles and mobility. The team is jointly led by Robert James in San Francisco and Jeff Merrifield in Washington DC. In San Francisco, Bob Nelson serves as a trusted advisor for major domestic electric utility companies, while Washington DC-based Elina Teplinsky leads the firm’s energy industry group and is routinely assisted by New York’s Shellka Arora-Cox. From the San Francisco office, Alicia McKnight is recognized for advising Chevron, a long-time client of the firm, on various geothermal and solar power transactions.