Bracewell LLP

With a strong focus on the energy and infrastructure space, Bracewell LLP advises on a range of sophisticated financing structures relating to large-scale conventional and renewable projects across the United States and beyond, working for a roster of best-in-class energy players as well as multinational investment banks and financial services institutions. The team also demonstrates wider capabilities in negotiating and drafting a swathe of commercial documents as well as acting as tax counsel on renewable energy builds. Alan Rafte and Thomas Tomlinson co-lead the practice out of Houston and are routinely engaged with energy industry companies and private equity outfits, with the latter particularly noted for his extensive understanding of the oil, gas and hydrocarbons, and has been a chief lead on carbon capture facilities and natural gas conversion projects. New York’s Nicolai Sarad spearheads the firm’s infrastructure offering and works with sponsors, lenders and pubic agencies on PPPs pertaining to aviation, transport and social infrastructure, often advising in Latin America. Jeris Diana Brunette, who also operates out of New York, has been active on a number of debt financings for combined cycle power plants and LNG projects over the past twelve months, and is joined in Manhattan by Fernando Rodriguez Marin who is another key infrastructure name and who has a deep PPP understanding.