Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is one of the major players in energy sector M&A in the US and thus takes on a notable share of the major transactions in the renewable and alternative energy space. Energy companies, investors, and lenders all feature in the team’s client base and the practice has experience in solar power, wind energy, and carbon capture projects, among others. Houston-based corporate partner Breen Haire co-leads the department with fellow corporate law expert Eli Hunt, who is based in New York. Alongside him there is Brian Chisling, whose corporate and regulatory practice focuses on the energy sector, and Martha Kammoun who has in-house experience at an energy and infrastructure fund. In Houston, David Lieberman, who counts among his clients some of the biggest global investment funds, is a key expert.