A wide number of investors, developers, and oil and water companies routinely turn to New York-based Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton for its team’s expertise in the oil and gas transactions space. In addition to handling complex mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and project financing matters, the team is also actively involved in exploration and production, pipeline and LNG projects. Financing transactions expert Jeffrey Lewis leads the practice together with Richard Cooper, who is known for his experience in domestic and international project finance and restructuring of distressed companies in the infrastructure sector, while Chantal Kordula notably focuses on project finance and PPP transactions, areas in which Adam Brenneman is also well versed.
Testimonials
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- 'Cleary Gottlieb Steen Hamilton offers prime legal services, with a focus on results.'
‘Jeff Lewis and Chantal Kordula are exceptional professionals with a solid legal background and superb negotiation skills.’
Key clients
- Chemours Company
- Ad Hoc Group of Bondholders of Ocyan SA
- Seacrest Petróleo Bermuda Limited
- Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras)
- Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX)
- Credit Suisse
- Bladex
- First Citizens Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
- Grupo IDESA S.A. de C.V.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Richard Cooper, Jeffrey Lewis