Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Corporate/M&A/Energy Regulatory and Compliance

With a corporate and regulatory practice focused on the energy and infrastructure industry, Brian Chisling advises infrastructure investors, including electric and gas utilities, independent power producers, pipeline companies, fiber-optic and other telecommunications tower companies, private equity funds and financing parties with respect to mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, securities issuances, financings and related federal and state regulatory issues.

In the power industry, Brian has regularly advised American Electric Power, NextEra Energy, Ohio Valley Electric Corp., and various private equity clients. He has represented utility and private equity clients in numerous high-profile mergers, including ITC Holdings’ sale to Fortis, JPMorgan's sale of its physical commodities trading businesses, American Electric Power’s acquisition of Central and South West Corp., and the acquisition of TXU by a group of private equity firms.

Brian is recognized as a leading regulatory lawyer in the energy and infrastructure sectors by Chambers and Legal 500.

Joined Firm 1994; Partner 2012.

BA and BS, Indiana University (1991); JD, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (1994).