Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown remains active on behalf of premium lenders, developers and governmental bodies in a near unrivalled volume of high-end PPP mandates, demonstrating activity on some of the country’s largest interstate transportation projects, major airport developments, and university renovation and facility upgrade ventures. On the energy front, the firm is well placed to counsel on the full breadth of financing transaction structures, engaging with both the refinancing and further capital injections of operational assets as well as financing greenfield and early stage ventures. Tax equity and tax credit expertise is a strong point of the team’s offering, guiding investors through the tax equity financing of renewable projects as well as overseeing first-of-its-king PTC tax credit transfers. Paul Astolfi and Joseph Seliga lead the energy and infrastructure offerings respectively, with the former frequently instructed by financial sponsors and financial institutions on renewables financings, and the latter highly respected for his wealth of expertise on PPPs and experience counselling on each side of a project. David Narefsky, ‘has deep experience of public agencies’ and has a particular focus on rail and transit matters, while Stephanie Wagner handles a varied stream of multi-state projects with the ability to explain ’complex issues to clients‘. Mitch Holzrichter is trusted by governments, developers and sponsors for his innovative approach to P3 mandates and has advised on first-of-its-kind long-term arrangements and revenue risk concession deals on landmark infrastructure developments. Houston’s Robert Goldberg is highly regarded in the market for his debt and tax equity financing expertise in the renewables space and is frequently approached by financial sponsors for repeat instructions, whereas Daniel Kiely is chiefly recognized for his tax-focused advice and operates out of New York. Katy McNeil predominantly focuses on renewables and cleantech matters. Nicholas Vallorano was promoted to partner in 2023 and provides valued transport knowledge to key client instructions. Eric Pogue, Samantha Leavitt, Amanda Rosenberg and Jeffrey Davis left the firm in mid-late 2023. The team operates out of Chicago unless otherwise stated. Nadav Klugman left the firm in April 2024.