Winston & Strawn LLP

Winston & Strawn LLP has ‘a large team of lawyers for each specific area of expertise’ that are able to ’collaborate to find the best possible solutions in challenging transactions’. Whilst the firm has a prominent position as a premium advisor to lenders active on a litany of energy and infrastructure projects, wider work includes advising institutional investors on major sports stadium redevelopments and guiding developers through the design, financing and operating of central utility plants. Energy mandates have centered on renewables and battery storage instructions that have involved a wide array of financing structures, while infrastructure mandates span multiple sectors, most significantly sport, transport and telecoms, often with an impressive cross-border aspect. Mike Pikiel and Alan Hoffman spearhead the practice on both fronts, with the former highly regarded for his P3 knowledge and the latter as a go-to in the market for sports-related finance and development work. A key figure for developers, operators and institutional investors, Rich Shutran sits as the third energy practice head, while Miami’s Richard Puttré joins the leadership team on the infrastructure side and is notably focused on the energy-related logistics and transport matters, covering projects in both North and Latin America. The Los Angeles-based renewables specialist Laurae Rossi is another key figure of note and leads a number of the firm’s most consequential debt financings, whereas Jason Goldstein and Jason Hellwig add further sports capabilities to the group. Senior associate Dan Shapiro has built a formidable book of work through his supporting role on an impressive breadth of practice matters. All practitioners are based in New York unless otherwise stated.