Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP‘s energy and infrastructure practice has a robust offering that covers the full gamut of client needs including transactions, disputes, and advisory matters. The group has extensive experience assisting with M&A transactions, joint ventures, and procurement, as well as regulatory and environmental matters, litigation, and carbon-free energy arrangements, to name a few areas of expertise. Alongside its broad competencies, the team’s cross-border capabilities have accumulated an impressive client roster consisting of household names from the technology, energy, and infrastructure sectors. Co-leading the department in Houston are M&A and joint venture specialist Blake Winburne and development and financing expert Dahl Thompson. Kyle Drefke heads up the office in Washington DC and is sought after for his aptitude handling power purchase agreements, while in San Francisco, Louise Gibbons is the main contact and stands out for her prowess leading on financing and M&A relating to energy transition projects. Kristin Seeger, who is also based in San Francisco, stands out for her involvement in a wide array of transactions ranging from portfolio transactions to joint ventures. Other key practitioners in the team include Seattle’s Teresa Hill, Houston’s Brad Gathright, and San Francisco’s Rohit Sachdev. The department also benefits from the prowess of San Francisco’s Mark Weitzel and Eric Stephens who handle the sale of projects and companies, as well as procurement.