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Medtronic, Inc. (W.D. Tex.) Trial counsel for defendant Medtronic in a patent infringement suit relating to a patent on a design for an abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft. The trial resulted in a mistrial due to a hung jury, but post-trial, Ahtoosa and her team at Winston were able to get a new favorable claim construction ruling that resulted in a stipulation of noninfringement.{{ FIELD }}Hardin et al. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (E.D. Tex.) Trial counsel for Ryan Hardin and Andrew Hill, inventors on a patent related to geofencing technology, in a patent infringement suit brought against Samsung. After prevailing for the inventors on key claim construction, summary judgment, and Daubert issues, the case settled days before trial.{{ FIELD }}Freshworks v. LiveHelpNow, LLC (D. Del.) Counsel for Freshworks in a declaratory judgment action filed against LiveHelpNow, LLC involving patents related to chat software. After extensive disputes relating to venue, including a parallel action filed in the Western District of Texas, the case settled.{{ FIELD }}Sieler v. Atieva Inc. (N.D. Cal.) Counsel for Atieva Inc. in a patent inventorship dispute with a former employee, which also included counterclaims for breach of contract, among others. Case settled shortly before trial after summary judgment motions filed by Atieva.{{ FIELD }}Match Group v. Muzmatch Limited (W.D. Tex.) Counsel for defendant in a case involving claims of trademark infringement, patent infringement, trade dress infringement, trademark dilution, and unfair competition. After extensive motion to dismiss briefing, the parties reached a resolution.{{ FIELD }}Commercial Litigation and Other Matters\nUnbnd Group Pty Ltd. v. Park Lane, LLC et al. (FINRA Arbitration and S.D.N.Y.) Trial counsel in a FINRA arbitration involving contractual and business tort claims, where opposing party sought approximately US$3 million in damages from client Unbnd and sought significant equitable relief in the form of equity in the company. After a six-day evidentiary hearing, the FINRA arbitration panel rejected the opposing party’s request for more than US$3M and agreed with Unbnd’s position on equity in the company. The Southern District of New York confirmed the award on appeal, and awarded attorney’s fees to Unbnd for the appeal.{{ FIELD }}Ranieri et al. v. AdvoCare International LP et al. (N.D. Tex.) Counsel for defendant AdvoCare in a class action lawsuit involving pyramid scheme allegations and claims of RICO violations, securities laws violations, and others. Hundreds of millions of dollars were at issue. Won multiple motions to dismiss, including getting the RICO claims dismissed. Class settlement was reached during class discovery.{{ FIELD }}Ahtoosa Dale is a trial lawyer with a focus on patent litigation and complex disputes. She combines her technical and legal training to focus on IP litigation spanning multiple technologies and business disputes spanning various industries. \nAhtoosa focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation in various industries and IP litigation across differing technologies. She advises industry-leading clients on intricate business matters and IP-related issues across a broad spectrum of technologies, such as computer systems and architectures, virtual systems, mobile applications, networking, and medical devices. She also has experience representing corporations and individuals in business matters including intellectual property, employment and business disputes, class actions, consumer privacy, and product liability. \nAhtoosa has been a team member in several trials. Her courtroom and stand-up experience span multiple venues, as she has significant experience arguing hearings in both trial court and arbitration settings, taking and defending witnesses at depositions, preparing witnesses to give testimony at trials and hearings, drafting substantive briefs in both trial and appellate court, and putting on and cross-examining witnesses at trial. She also spent three months on loan as an assistant district attorney in Dallas County, where she tried numerous criminal jury trials to verdict. Early in her career, she served as second chair in a civil pro bono trial in federal court, representing and successfully obtaining all requested relief on behalf of an inmate in Texas state prison related to his ability to practice certain religious tenets while imprisoned.\nPrior to joining the firm, Ahtoosa served as a Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Kimberly Priest Johnson for the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas. She has undergraduate degrees in computer engineering and mathematics and has experience as a software developer for hospital e-documentation applications. Ahtoosa has a working knowledge of C++, Java, C#, and XML. Partner Intellectual Property Law Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®, 2026 Patent Litigation Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®, 2026 Intellectual Property – Litigation Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®, 2026 40 \u0026amp; Under Benchmark Litigation, 2026 “Best Lawyers Under 40” D Magazine, 2025 Recognized within the Top 250 Patexia’s Patent Litigation Report, 2025 Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law Baylor University Baylor University School of Law Texas Member, Dallas Bar Association Programming Co-Chair, ChIPs USPTO Chapter Member, Honorable Barbara M. G. Lynn American Inn of Court, 2022-2024 Member, Texas Association Against Sexual Assault Judicial Clerk, Honorable Kimberly Priest Johnson, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Patent, Trade Secret, and Other Intellectual Property Litigation\nTMT Systems, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc. (W.D. Tex.) Trial counsel for defendant Medtronic in a patent infringement suit relating to a patent on a design for an abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft. The trial resulted in a mistrial due to a hung jury, but post-trial, Ahtoosa and her team at Winston were able to get a new favorable claim construction ruling that resulted in a stipulation of noninfringement. Hardin et al. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (E.D. Tex.) Trial counsel for Ryan Hardin and Andrew Hill, inventors on a patent related to geofencing technology, in a patent infringement suit brought against Samsung. After prevailing for the inventors on key claim construction, summary judgment, and Daubert issues, the case settled days before trial. Freshworks v. LiveHelpNow, LLC (D. Del.) Counsel for Freshworks in a declaratory judgment action filed against LiveHelpNow, LLC involving patents related to chat software. After extensive disputes relating to venue, including a parallel action filed in the Western District of Texas, the case settled. Sieler v. Atieva Inc. (N.D. Cal.) Counsel for Atieva Inc. in a patent inventorship dispute with a former employee, which also included counterclaims for breach of contract, among others. Case settled shortly before trial after summary judgment motions filed by Atieva. Match Group v. Muzmatch Limited (W.D. Tex.) Counsel for defendant in a case involving claims of trademark infringement, patent infringement, trade dress infringement, trademark dilution, and unfair competition. After extensive motion to dismiss briefing, the parties reached a resolution. Commercial Litigation and Other Matters\nUnbnd Group Pty Ltd. v. Park Lane, LLC et al. (FINRA Arbitration and S.D.N.Y.) Trial counsel in a FINRA arbitration involving contractual and business tort claims, where opposing party sought approximately US$3 million in damages from client Unbnd and sought significant equitable relief in the form of equity in the company. After a six-day evidentiary hearing, the FINRA arbitration panel rejected the opposing party’s request for more than US$3M and agreed with Unbnd’s position on equity in the company. The Southern District of New York confirmed the award on appeal, and awarded attorney’s fees to Unbnd for the appeal. Ranieri et al. v. AdvoCare International LP et al. (N.D. Tex.) Counsel for defendant AdvoCare in a class action lawsuit involving pyramid scheme allegations and claims of RICO violations, securities laws violations, and others. Hundreds of millions of dollars were at issue. 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(2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe sponsors in connection with the refinancing of the Kings Mountain Energy Center, an approximately 485 MW combined-cycle generating facility in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. (2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAxium Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition financing of a 49% interest in a 1.3 gigawatt portfolio of wind and solar projects acquired from Constellation Energy (formerly the power generation division of Exelon Corporation). (2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArcLight Capital Partners and Cutlass Energy Partners in connection with acquisition and private placement acquisition financing of the Saber Midstream project, a gas gathering system in the Haynesville Shale in Louisiana and Texas. (2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMajor strategic sponsors in connection with a 198 MW natural gas / ultra-low sulfur diesel dual-fired power electric facility (and reserve facility) in Guam. (2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLotus Infrastructure connection with $840 million term loan B and commercial bank refinancing of Compass Power, the owner of approximately 1.3 gigawatts of gas-fired thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE consisting of the Marcus Hook, Milford and Dighton projects. (2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAtlas Holdings in connection with the senior debt and equity recapitalization of Mesquite Power, a portfolio of approximately 1.1 gigawatts of gas and coal-fired generation facilities located in ERCOT consisting of the Paris, Bastrop and Twin Oaks projects. (2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstar in connection with the merger and financing with Pilot Water of a water logistics business with a footprint of 129 saltwater disposal wells, 850 miles of pipelines, 2.5 million barrels of water per day of disposal capacity, and 34 source, recycling, and evaporation facilities across the Permian, Eagle Ford, Marcellus, Utica, Haynesville, and Rockies. (2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLotus Infrastructure in connection with debt and commodity hedging matters for the sale to Dairyland Power Cooperative of the RockGen project, a 503 megawatt natural gas-fired peaking power plant located near Cambridge, Wisconsin. (2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCapital Dynamics and Arevon in connection with a tax equity and wind hedge restructuring and senior secured Winter Storm Uri rescue financing for over 450 megawatts of windfarms in Texas. (2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe sponsor in connection with the project financing of a green precious and ferrous metals electronic-scrap-to-metals recovery and mining facility in Carlsbad, California. (2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarlyle Power, through its portfolio company Cogentrix Power, in connection with debt and commodity hedging matters for the sale to AES of six wind farms in New York totaling approximately 600 megawatts of capacity. (2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJPMorgan in connection with a tax equity and wind hedge restructuring and back-leverage Winter Storm Uri rescue financing for over 460 megawatts of windfarms in Texas. (2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA major infrastructure investor in connection with the purchase and back-leverage financings of multiple solar, battery-storage and wind portfolios in CAISO, SPP, MISO and ERCOT. (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 \u0026amp; 2023)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA major private equity sponsor in connection with the project financing, holdco financing and incremental financing of a 32,000 b/d nameplate ethylene-to-alkylate production facility in Pasadena, Texas. (2020)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA major private equity sponsor in connection with the project financing of a diluent recovery unit in Hardisty, Alberta and rail terminal and tankage facility in Port Arthur, Texas. (2020)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA leading developer in connection with the term loan A and private placement construction financing and structured commodity hedging of the CPV Three Rivers Energy Center, a 1,258 megawatt combined-cycle natural gas electric generating facility. (2020)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLotus Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition and project financing of the Gulf Coast Ammonia facility, a world-scale anhydrous ammonia plant (and first U.S. project financing of its kind) in Texas City, Texas, with a production capacity of approximately 1.3 million tons of ammonia per year. (2019)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLotus Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition financing of its Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy acquisition from FirstEnergy of the assets constituting the West Lorain project, 545 megawatt periodic-start combustion-turbine generating facility located Lorain, Ohio. (2019)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLotus Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition financing of the Garrison project, 309 megawatt combined-cycle dual-fuel electric generating facility located in Dover, Delaware, and the RockGen project, a 503 megawatt natural gas-fired peaking power plant located near Cambridge, Wisconsin. (2019)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLotus Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition financing of the Fairless project, a 1,320 megawatt combined-cycle natural gas electric generating facility located in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, and the Manchester project, a 510 megawatt combined-cycle natural gas electric generating facility located in Providence, Rhode Island. (2019)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarlyle Power, through its portfolio company Cogentrix Power, in connection with its acquisition, financing and long and medium-term structure commodity hedging of over 600 megawatts of wind farms in New York. (2019)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMultiple private equity sponsors and developers in connection with deal-contingent interest rate hedging agreements to pre-lock and mitigate interest rate risk in anticipation of acquisition closings and financial close under project financings. 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Read more about him.","primary_title_id":15,"translated_fields":{"en":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eBrandon Dalling is a partner in King \u0026amp; Spalding\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;New York office and leads King \u0026amp; Spalding's Project Finance Practice. Brandon is active in King \u0026amp; Spalding\u0026rsquo;s project finance, leveraged finance, acquisition finance, private equity and energy and natural resources practices.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrandon represents private equity sponsors, and strategics, private credit, financial institutions, developers and commodity hedge counterparties in leveraged finance, project finance, acquisition finance, other secured and unsecured lending transactions, mergers and acquisitions, physical and financial structured commodity hedging and supply transactions and energy management arrangements, with a focus on alternative energy (including solar, wind, hydro, renewable fuels and biofuels) and conventional power generation, LNG-to-power generation, oil \u0026amp; gas and other natural resources.\u003c/p\u003e","matters":["\u003cp\u003eA major private equity sponsor in connection with the approximately $1.25 BN refinancing of Cogentrix and the approximately 5.3 gigawatts of thermal power generation in PJM, ISO-NE and ERCOT operated by Cogentrix. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA major private equity and infrastructure investor in connection with the private credit refinancing of Pelican Power, the owner of approximately 4.3 gigawatts of natural gas, fuel oil and coal-fired thermal power generation in Louisiana (MISO) PJM and Texas (ERCOT and MISO). (2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn initial coordinating lead arranger in connection with the $15.1 billion debt and equity project financing of Venture Global\u0026rsquo;s Calcasieu Pass 2 LNG facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, the largest project financing of a large capex infrastructure project in the United States to date (2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLotus Infrastructure in connection with the holdco financing of Edgewater Generation, the owner of approximately 2.7 gigawatts of thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJERA Americas in connection with the term loan B refinancing of Compass Power, the owner of approximately 1.3 gigawatts of gas fired thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE consisting of the Marcus Hook, Milford and Dighton projects. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLotus Infrastructure in connection with structured commodity hedging and senior debt matters for its $1.9 billion sale of a Mid-Atlantic and North-East natural gas generation portfolio to Vistra. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRev Renewables in connection with the construction financing, tax credit bridge financing and tax credit purchase for its Tumbleweed project, a 125 MW/500 (up to 1,000) MWh battery energy storage facility in Kern County, California. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA major private equity sponsor in connection with the acquisition financing of Cogentrix and the approximately 5.3 gigawatts of thermal power generation in PJM, ISO-NE and ERCOT operated by Cogentrix. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA major private equity sponsor in connection with the refinancing of NextWave\u0026rsquo;s Traveler project, a 32,000 b/d nameplate ethylene-to-alkylate production facility in Pasadena, Texas. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA leading developer in connection with the term loan B refinancing of CPV Shore, a 725 megawatt natural gas-fired combined-cycle generating facility in PJM. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLotus Infrastructure in connection with the term loan B refinancing of Edgewater Generation, the owner of approximately 2.7 gigawatts of thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe lenders in connection with the construction financing of Pacific Steel Group\u0026rsquo;s Mojave Micro Mill project, a electric arc furnace micro mill in Kern County, California and first steel mill to be built in California in the last five decades. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLotus Infrastructure in connection with the Michigan municipal bond construction financing of a portfolio of renewable natural gas projects consisting primarily of anaerobic digestors of animal waste and associated upgraders and gas processing infrastructure. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMacquarie Asset Management in connection with the acquisition financing of its significant minority equity stake in D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), a large renewable energy company, for up to approximately $1.725 billion. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelevate Power in connection with the acquisition and private credit acquisition financing of Gravity Renewables, an owner and operator of an approximately 40 megawatt portfolio of 15 hydroelectric run-of-the-river projects and one solar project located in New York and New England, which are expected to be operated under renewable programs substantially similar to community solar. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA leading developer in connection with the investment tax credit financing and sale for the Anemoi project, a 200MW/400 MWh battery energy storage facility in Hidalgo County, Texas. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA joint venture between the U.S. subsidiary of a major Japanese power company and a Thailand-based independent power producer in connection with the term loan B refinancing of Compass Power, the owner of approximately 1.3 gigawatts of gas fired thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE consisting of the Marcus Hook, Milford and Dighton projects. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLotus Infrastructure in connection with structured commodity hedging and senior debt matters for the sale of Quail Run Energy Center, an approximately 550 megawatt combined-cycle, natural-gas-fired power plant located in Odessa, Texas. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA major UAE world-leading aluminium producer in connection with the acquisition and financing of the 80% of the equity interest in Spectro Alloys LLC, a U.S. leading secondary foundry alloy producer based in Rosemount, Minnesota. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAxium Infrastructure in connection with the sale and private placement acquisition financing of its joint venture ownership interest in Morongo Transmission, the owner of an interest in the West of Devers Transmission Upgrade Project, a 48 mile, 220 kV double circuit transmission line that increased the transmission capacity of the existing West of Devers corridor from 1.6 gigawatts to approximately 4.8 gigawatts that connects renewable energy resources in the Coachella Valley with Los Angeles. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA major private equity and infrastructure investor in connection with the private credit acquisition financing of Pelican Power, the owner of approximately 3.7 gigawatts of gas, fuel oil and coal-fired thermal power generation in Louisiana (MISO) PJM and Texas (ERCOT and MISO). 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(2024)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrookfield Renewables in connection with a global framework agreement with Microsoft for the delivery of over 10.5 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity between 2026 and 2030 in the U.S. and Europe, which will be contracted pursuant to long-term virtual and physical power purchase agreements. (2024 \u0026amp; 2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarlyle Power, through its portfolio company Cogentrix Power, in connection with the sale to Georgia Gulf Southeast PowerGen of the Monroe project, an approximately 309 megawatt natural gas-fired simple-cycle electric generation facility located in Monroe, Georgia and its joint venture interests in the Sandersville project, an approximately 585 megawatt natural gas-fired simple-cycle electric generation facility located in Warthen, Georgia. 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(2023)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEverWind in connection with a development loan for its multi-billion-dollar green hydrogen and green ammonia production, terminals and deepwater port facilities in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Labrador, Canada. (2023)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAtlas Holdings in connection with senior debt and commodity hedging matters for the sale to Hull Street of the Paris project, 240 MW gas fired power plant located in Paris, Texas, and the Bastrop project, a 538 megawatt gas fired power plant located in Bastrop, Texas. (2023)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Ad Hoc Group of Term Lenders and Noteholders of Talen Energy in connection with the chapter 11 bankruptcy of Talen Energy. (2023)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertain secured creditors and senior lenders in connection with the chapter 11 bankruptcy of Heritage Power. (2023)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe sponsor in connection with the project financing of a brownfield refinery retrofit and sustainable aviation fuels production facility in Bakersfield, California. (2020 \u0026ndash; 2023)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn independent solar developer and sponsor in connection with the bridge financings of a pre-FID photovoltaic 375 MWdc and 1,200 MWh battery storage project in Southern California. (2023)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe sponsor in connection with the acquisition and project financing of approximately 30 MW of run-of-the-river hydro-power projects in New York and New England. (2023)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe sponsors in connection with the refinancing of the Middletown Energy Center, an approximately 485 MW combined-cycle generating facility in Middletown, Ohio. 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(2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLotus Infrastructure connection with $840 million term loan B and commercial bank refinancing of Compass Power, the owner of approximately 1.3 gigawatts of gas-fired thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE consisting of the Marcus Hook, Milford and Dighton projects. (2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAtlas Holdings in connection with the senior debt and equity recapitalization of Mesquite Power, a portfolio of approximately 1.1 gigawatts of gas and coal-fired generation facilities located in ERCOT consisting of the Paris, Bastrop and Twin Oaks projects. (2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstar in connection with the merger and financing with Pilot Water of a water logistics business with a footprint of 129 saltwater disposal wells, 850 miles of pipelines, 2.5 million barrels of water per day of disposal capacity, and 34 source, recycling, and evaporation facilities across the Permian, Eagle Ford, Marcellus, Utica, Haynesville, and Rockies. (2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLotus Infrastructure in connection with debt and commodity hedging matters for the sale to Dairyland Power Cooperative of the RockGen project, a 503 megawatt natural gas-fired peaking power plant located near Cambridge, Wisconsin. (2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCapital Dynamics and Arevon in connection with a tax equity and wind hedge restructuring and senior secured Winter Storm Uri rescue financing for over 450 megawatts of windfarms in Texas. (2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe sponsor in connection with the project financing of a green precious and ferrous metals electronic-scrap-to-metals recovery and mining facility in Carlsbad, California. (2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarlyle Power, through its portfolio company Cogentrix Power, in connection with debt and commodity hedging matters for the sale to AES of six wind farms in New York totaling approximately 600 megawatts of capacity. (2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJPMorgan in connection with a tax equity and wind hedge restructuring and back-leverage Winter Storm Uri rescue financing for over 460 megawatts of windfarms in Texas. (2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA major infrastructure investor in connection with the purchase and back-leverage financings of multiple solar, battery-storage and wind portfolios in CAISO, SPP, MISO and ERCOT. (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 \u0026amp; 2023)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA major private equity sponsor in connection with the project financing, holdco financing and incremental financing of a 32,000 b/d nameplate ethylene-to-alkylate production facility in Pasadena, Texas. (2020)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA major private equity sponsor in connection with the project financing of a diluent recovery unit in Hardisty, Alberta and rail terminal and tankage facility in Port Arthur, Texas. (2020)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA leading developer in connection with the term loan A and private placement construction financing and structured commodity hedging of the CPV Three Rivers Energy Center, a 1,258 megawatt combined-cycle natural gas electric generating facility. (2020)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLotus Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition and project financing of the Gulf Coast Ammonia facility, a world-scale anhydrous ammonia plant (and first U.S. project financing of its kind) in Texas City, Texas, with a production capacity of approximately 1.3 million tons of ammonia per year. (2019)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLotus Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition financing of its Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy acquisition from FirstEnergy of the assets constituting the West Lorain project, 545 megawatt periodic-start combustion-turbine generating facility located Lorain, Ohio. 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He is very knowledgeable, commercial and a pleasure to work with.\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"CHAMBERS US 2023\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"\\\"Highly Regarded” Practitioner in Project Finance\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"IFLR 1000 U.S. 2024, 2023, 2022 \u0026amp; 2021\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Brandon Dalling is a fantastic partner who works with clients to solve difficult problems.\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"LEGAL 500 U.S. 2022\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"His prior experience at top law firms within power PF as well as within Lehman/Barclays commodities group is unique \", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 U.S. 2021\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Recognized as a Leading Lawyer for U.S. Project Finance \", :detail=\u0026gt;\"LEGAL 500 U.S. 2025, 2024, 2023 \u0026amp; 2022\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Recommended for U.S. Project Finance, Renewables and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 U.S. 2021\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Brandon Dalling has significant experience with merchant power project financings\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 U.S. 2021\"}{{ FIELD }}A major private equity sponsor in connection with the approximately $1.25 BN refinancing of Cogentrix and the approximately 5.3 gigawatts of thermal power generation in PJM, ISO-NE and ERCOT operated by Cogentrix. (2025){{ FIELD }}A major private equity and infrastructure investor in connection with the private credit refinancing of Pelican Power, the owner of approximately 4.3 gigawatts of natural gas, fuel oil and coal-fired thermal power generation in Louisiana (MISO) PJM and Texas (ERCOT and MISO). (2025){{ FIELD }}An initial coordinating lead arranger in connection with the $15.1 billion debt and equity project financing of Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass 2 LNG facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, the largest project financing of a large capex infrastructure project in the United States to date (2025){{ FIELD }}Lotus Infrastructure in connection with the holdco financing of Edgewater Generation, the owner of approximately 2.7 gigawatts of thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE. (2025){{ FIELD }}JERA Americas in connection with the term loan B refinancing of Compass Power, the owner of approximately 1.3 gigawatts of gas fired thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE consisting of the Marcus Hook, Milford and Dighton projects. (2025){{ FIELD }}Lotus Infrastructure in connection with structured commodity hedging and senior debt matters for its $1.9 billion sale of a Mid-Atlantic and North-East natural gas generation portfolio to Vistra. (2025){{ FIELD }}Rev Renewables in connection with the construction financing, tax credit bridge financing and tax credit purchase for its Tumbleweed project, a 125 MW/500 (up to 1,000) MWh battery energy storage facility in Kern County, California. (2025){{ FIELD }}A major private equity sponsor in connection with the acquisition financing of Cogentrix and the approximately 5.3 gigawatts of thermal power generation in PJM, ISO-NE and ERCOT operated by Cogentrix. (2025){{ FIELD }}A major private equity sponsor in connection with the refinancing of NextWave’s Traveler project, a 32,000 b/d nameplate ethylene-to-alkylate production facility in Pasadena, Texas. (2025){{ FIELD }}A leading developer in connection with the term loan B refinancing of CPV Shore, a 725 megawatt natural gas-fired combined-cycle generating facility in PJM. (2025){{ FIELD }}Lotus Infrastructure in connection with the term loan B refinancing of Edgewater Generation, the owner of approximately 2.7 gigawatts of thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE. (2025){{ FIELD }}The lenders in connection with the construction financing of Pacific Steel Group’s Mojave Micro Mill project, a electric arc furnace micro mill in Kern County, California and first steel mill to be built in California in the last five decades. (2025){{ FIELD }}Lotus Infrastructure in connection with the Michigan municipal bond construction financing of a portfolio of renewable natural gas projects consisting primarily of anaerobic digestors of animal waste and associated upgraders and gas processing infrastructure. (2025){{ FIELD }}Macquarie Asset Management in connection with the acquisition financing of its significant minority equity stake in D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), a large renewable energy company, for up to approximately $1.725 billion. (2025){{ FIELD }}Relevate Power in connection with the acquisition and private credit acquisition financing of Gravity Renewables, an owner and operator of an approximately 40 megawatt portfolio of 15 hydroelectric run-of-the-river projects and one solar project located in New York and New England, which are expected to be operated under renewable programs substantially similar to community solar. (2024){{ FIELD }}A leading developer in connection with the investment tax credit financing and sale for the Anemoi project, a 200MW/400 MWh battery energy storage facility in Hidalgo County, Texas. (2024){{ FIELD }}A joint venture between the U.S. subsidiary of a major Japanese power company and a Thailand-based independent power producer in connection with the term loan B refinancing of Compass Power, the owner of approximately 1.3 gigawatts of gas fired thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE consisting of the Marcus Hook, Milford and Dighton projects. (2024){{ FIELD }}Lotus Infrastructure in connection with structured commodity hedging and senior debt matters for the sale of Quail Run Energy Center, an approximately 550 megawatt combined-cycle, natural-gas-fired power plant located in Odessa, Texas. (2024){{ FIELD }}A major UAE world-leading aluminium producer in connection with the acquisition and financing of the 80% of the equity interest in Spectro Alloys LLC, a U.S. leading secondary foundry alloy producer based in Rosemount, Minnesota. (2024){{ FIELD }}Axium Infrastructure in connection with the sale and private placement acquisition financing of its joint venture ownership interest in Morongo Transmission, the owner of an interest in the West of Devers Transmission Upgrade Project, a 48 mile, 220 kV double circuit transmission line that increased the transmission capacity of the existing West of Devers corridor from 1.6 gigawatts to approximately 4.8 gigawatts that connects renewable energy resources in the Coachella Valley with Los Angeles. (2024){{ FIELD }}A major private equity and infrastructure investor in connection with the private credit acquisition financing of Pelican Power, the owner of approximately 3.7 gigawatts of gas, fuel oil and coal-fired thermal power generation in Louisiana (MISO) PJM and Texas (ERCOT and MISO). (2024){{ FIELD }}Lotus Infrastructure in connection with the term loan B and commercial bank refinancing of Edgewater Generation, the owner of approximately 2.7 gigawatts of thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE. (2024){{ FIELD }}A major private equity sponsor in connection with the sale of White Energy, the owner of two state-of-the-art ethanol plants that are developing a joint carbon capture project. (2024){{ FIELD }}Carlyle Power, through its portfolio company Cogentrix Power, in connection with the sale to Oglethorpe Power Corporation of the Walton County project, an approximately 465 megawatt natural gas-fired simple-cycle electric generation facility located in Walton County, Georgia. (2024){{ FIELD }}Brookfield Renewables in connection with a global framework agreement with Microsoft for the delivery of over 10.5 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity between 2026 and 2030 in the U.S. and Europe, which will be contracted pursuant to long-term virtual and physical power purchase agreements. (2024 \u0026amp; 2025){{ FIELD }}Carlyle Power, through its portfolio company Cogentrix Power, in connection with the sale to Georgia Gulf Southeast PowerGen of the Monroe project, an approximately 309 megawatt natural gas-fired simple-cycle electric generation facility located in Monroe, Georgia and its joint venture interests in the Sandersville project, an approximately 585 megawatt natural gas-fired simple-cycle electric generation facility located in Warthen, Georgia. (2024){{ FIELD }}A major power and infrastructure investor in connection with negotiation of numerous solar and wind physical and virtual power purchase agreements. (2024 \u0026amp; 2025){{ FIELD }}A joint venture between a leading developer and the U.S. subsidiary of a major Japanese power company in connection with the term loan B refinancing of CPV Fairview, a 1,050 megawatt dual fuel (ethane and natural gas)-fired combined-cycle generating facility in PJM. (2024){{ FIELD }}A leading developer in connection with the term loan A refinancing of CPV Towantic, an 805 megawatt gas-fired combined-cycle generating facility in ISO-NE. (2024){{ FIELD }}Tenaska Energy in connection with the acquisition of equity interests in the Fluvanna County project, an 885 megawatt dual fuel (fuel oil and natural gas) combined-cycle electric generating facility from J-POWER USA. (2024){{ FIELD }}Instar in connection with the term loan A refinancing of JET Infrastructure, the owner and operator of a portfolio of fuel pipelines and terminals supplying major hub airports and urban growth centers across the United States, including Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, San Diego, and Reno, as well as FedEx World Headquarters in Memphis. (2024){{ FIELD }}Lotus Infrastructure in connection with all senior debt and commodity hedging matters for the sale of its membership interests in the 1.3 gigawatt Compass Power Portfolio to Electrify Generating Public Company Limited, a Thailand-based independent power producer. (2024){{ FIELD }}Atlas Holdings in connection with an inventory financing for its Granite Shore portfolio, the owner of approximately 1.1 gigawatts of thermal power generation in ISO-NE. (2023){{ FIELD }}Axium Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition financing of an 80% interest in Edwards-Sanborn 1A, a 1,505 MWh battery storage and 346 MW solar photovoltaic power project in California acquired from Terra-Gen. (2023){{ FIELD }}A major private equity sponsor in connection with its bid to acquire from Brazos Electric Power Cooperative the Jack County project, a 1,237 megawatt natural gas-fired combined cycle plant located in Jack County, Texas, the Johnson County project, a 266 megawatt natural gas or fuel oil-fired combined cycle plant located in Johnson County, Texas, and the R.W. Miller project, a 517 megawatt natural gas or fuel oil-fired power plant located in Palo Pinto County, Texas. (2023){{ FIELD }}EverWind in connection with a development loan for its multi-billion-dollar green hydrogen and green ammonia production, terminals and deepwater port facilities in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Labrador, Canada. (2023){{ FIELD }}Atlas Holdings in connection with senior debt and commodity hedging matters for the sale to Hull Street of the Paris project, 240 MW gas fired power plant located in Paris, Texas, and the Bastrop project, a 538 megawatt gas fired power plant located in Bastrop, Texas. (2023){{ FIELD }}The Ad Hoc Group of Term Lenders and Noteholders of Talen Energy in connection with the chapter 11 bankruptcy of Talen Energy. (2023){{ FIELD }}Certain secured creditors and senior lenders in connection with the chapter 11 bankruptcy of Heritage Power. (2023){{ FIELD }}The sponsor in connection with the project financing of a brownfield refinery retrofit and sustainable aviation fuels production facility in Bakersfield, California. (2020 – 2023){{ FIELD }}An independent solar developer and sponsor in connection with the bridge financings of a pre-FID photovoltaic 375 MWdc and 1,200 MWh battery storage project in Southern California. (2023){{ FIELD }}The sponsor in connection with the acquisition and project financing of approximately 30 MW of run-of-the-river hydro-power projects in New York and New England. (2023){{ FIELD }}The sponsors in connection with the refinancing of the Middletown Energy Center, an approximately 485 MW combined-cycle generating facility in Middletown, Ohio. (2022){{ FIELD }}The sponsors in connection with the refinancing of the Kings Mountain Energy Center, an approximately 485 MW combined-cycle generating facility in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. (2022){{ FIELD }}Axium Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition financing of a 49% interest in a 1.3 gigawatt portfolio of wind and solar projects acquired from Constellation Energy (formerly the power generation division of Exelon Corporation). (2022){{ FIELD }}ArcLight Capital Partners and Cutlass Energy Partners in connection with acquisition and private placement acquisition financing of the Saber Midstream project, a gas gathering system in the Haynesville Shale in Louisiana and Texas. (2022){{ FIELD }}Major strategic sponsors in connection with a 198 MW natural gas / ultra-low sulfur diesel dual-fired power electric facility (and reserve facility) in Guam. (2022){{ FIELD }}Lotus Infrastructure connection with $840 million term loan B and commercial bank refinancing of Compass Power, the owner of approximately 1.3 gigawatts of gas-fired thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE consisting of the Marcus Hook, Milford and Dighton projects. (2022){{ FIELD }}Atlas Holdings in connection with the senior debt and equity recapitalization of Mesquite Power, a portfolio of approximately 1.1 gigawatts of gas and coal-fired generation facilities located in ERCOT consisting of the Paris, Bastrop and Twin Oaks projects. (2022){{ FIELD }}Instar in connection with the merger and financing with Pilot Water of a water logistics business with a footprint of 129 saltwater disposal wells, 850 miles of pipelines, 2.5 million barrels of water per day of disposal capacity, and 34 source, recycling, and evaporation facilities across the Permian, Eagle Ford, Marcellus, Utica, Haynesville, and Rockies. (2022){{ FIELD }}Lotus Infrastructure in connection with debt and commodity hedging matters for the sale to Dairyland Power Cooperative of the RockGen project, a 503 megawatt natural gas-fired peaking power plant located near Cambridge, Wisconsin. (2021){{ FIELD }}Capital Dynamics and Arevon in connection with a tax equity and wind hedge restructuring and senior secured Winter Storm Uri rescue financing for over 450 megawatts of windfarms in Texas. (2021){{ FIELD }}The sponsor in connection with the project financing of a green precious and ferrous metals electronic-scrap-to-metals recovery and mining facility in Carlsbad, California. (2021){{ FIELD }}Carlyle Power, through its portfolio company Cogentrix Power, in connection with debt and commodity hedging matters for the sale to AES of six wind farms in New York totaling approximately 600 megawatts of capacity. (2021){{ FIELD }}JPMorgan in connection with a tax equity and wind hedge restructuring and back-leverage Winter Storm Uri rescue financing for over 460 megawatts of windfarms in Texas. (2021){{ FIELD }}A major infrastructure investor in connection with the purchase and back-leverage financings of multiple solar, battery-storage and wind portfolios in CAISO, SPP, MISO and ERCOT. (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 \u0026amp; 2023){{ FIELD }}A major private equity sponsor in connection with the project financing, holdco financing and incremental financing of a 32,000 b/d nameplate ethylene-to-alkylate production facility in Pasadena, Texas. (2020){{ FIELD }}A major private equity sponsor in connection with the project financing of a diluent recovery unit in Hardisty, Alberta and rail terminal and tankage facility in Port Arthur, Texas. (2020){{ FIELD }}A leading developer in connection with the term loan A and private placement construction financing and structured commodity hedging of the CPV Three Rivers Energy Center, a 1,258 megawatt combined-cycle natural gas electric generating facility. (2020){{ FIELD }}Lotus Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition and project financing of the Gulf Coast Ammonia facility, a world-scale anhydrous ammonia plant (and first U.S. project financing of its kind) in Texas City, Texas, with a production capacity of approximately 1.3 million tons of ammonia per year. (2019){{ FIELD }}Lotus Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition financing of its Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy acquisition from FirstEnergy of the assets constituting the West Lorain project, 545 megawatt periodic-start combustion-turbine generating facility located Lorain, Ohio. (2019){{ FIELD }}Lotus Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition financing of the Garrison project, 309 megawatt combined-cycle dual-fuel electric generating facility located in Dover, Delaware, and the RockGen project, a 503 megawatt natural gas-fired peaking power plant located near Cambridge, Wisconsin. (2019){{ FIELD }}Lotus Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition financing of the Fairless project, a 1,320 megawatt combined-cycle natural gas electric generating facility located in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, and the Manchester project, a 510 megawatt combined-cycle natural gas electric generating facility located in Providence, Rhode Island. (2019){{ FIELD }}Carlyle Power, through its portfolio company Cogentrix Power, in connection with its acquisition, financing and long and medium-term structure commodity hedging of over 600 megawatts of wind farms in New York. (2019){{ FIELD }}Multiple private equity sponsors and developers in connection with deal-contingent interest rate hedging agreements to pre-lock and mitigate interest rate risk in anticipation of acquisition closings and financial close under project financings. (Ongoing){{ FIELD }}Brandon Dalling is a partner in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s New York office and leads King \u0026amp; Spalding's Project Finance Practice. Brandon is active in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s project finance, leveraged finance, acquisition finance, private equity and energy and natural resources practices.\nBrandon represents private equity sponsors, and strategics, private credit, financial institutions, developers and commodity hedge counterparties in leveraged finance, project finance, acquisition finance, other secured and unsecured lending transactions, mergers and acquisitions, physical and financial structured commodity hedging and supply transactions and energy management arrangements, with a focus on alternative energy (including solar, wind, hydro, renewable fuels and biofuels) and conventional power generation, LNG-to-power generation, oil \u0026amp; gas and other natural resources. Brandon Dalling lawyer Partner Brandon Dalling stands out as one of the best lawyers in the industry. Legal 500 U.S. 2025 Brandon can distill a complex issue very quickly and has great experience in the project finance world. CHAMBERS USA 2025 Brandon is an excellent attorney, zealously represents his clients and is incredibly responsive. CHAMBER USA 2024 Ranked as a leading project finance attorney CHAMBERS GLOBAL AND USA 2023, 2024 \u0026amp; 2025 [E]xcellent understanding of the industry. He is very knowledgeable, commercial and a pleasure to work with. CHAMBERS US 2023 \"Highly Regarded” Practitioner in Project Finance IFLR 1000 U.S. 2024, 2023, 2022 \u0026amp; 2021 Brandon Dalling is a fantastic partner who works with clients to solve difficult problems. LEGAL 500 U.S. 2022 His prior experience at top law firms within power PF as well as within Lehman/Barclays commodities group is unique  Legal 500 U.S. 2021 Recognized as a Leading Lawyer for U.S. Project Finance  LEGAL 500 U.S. 2025, 2024, 2023 \u0026amp; 2022 Recommended for U.S. Project Finance, Renewables and Energy Legal 500 U.S. 2021 Brandon Dalling has significant experience with merchant power project financings Legal 500 U.S. 2021 Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School New York A major private equity sponsor in connection with the approximately $1.25 BN refinancing of Cogentrix and the approximately 5.3 gigawatts of thermal power generation in PJM, ISO-NE and ERCOT operated by Cogentrix. (2025) A major private equity and infrastructure investor in connection with the private credit refinancing of Pelican Power, the owner of approximately 4.3 gigawatts of natural gas, fuel oil and coal-fired thermal power generation in Louisiana (MISO) PJM and Texas (ERCOT and MISO). (2025) An initial coordinating lead arranger in connection with the $15.1 billion debt and equity project financing of Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass 2 LNG facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, the largest project financing of a large capex infrastructure project in the United States to date (2025) Lotus Infrastructure in connection with the holdco financing of Edgewater Generation, the owner of approximately 2.7 gigawatts of thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE. (2025) JERA Americas in connection with the term loan B refinancing of Compass Power, the owner of approximately 1.3 gigawatts of gas fired thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE consisting of the Marcus Hook, Milford and Dighton projects. (2025) Lotus Infrastructure in connection with structured commodity hedging and senior debt matters for its $1.9 billion sale of a Mid-Atlantic and North-East natural gas generation portfolio to Vistra. (2025) Rev Renewables in connection with the construction financing, tax credit bridge financing and tax credit purchase for its Tumbleweed project, a 125 MW/500 (up to 1,000) MWh battery energy storage facility in Kern County, California. (2025) A major private equity sponsor in connection with the acquisition financing of Cogentrix and the approximately 5.3 gigawatts of thermal power generation in PJM, ISO-NE and ERCOT operated by Cogentrix. (2025) A major private equity sponsor in connection with the refinancing of NextWave’s Traveler project, a 32,000 b/d nameplate ethylene-to-alkylate production facility in Pasadena, Texas. (2025) A leading developer in connection with the term loan B refinancing of CPV Shore, a 725 megawatt natural gas-fired combined-cycle generating facility in PJM. (2025) Lotus Infrastructure in connection with the term loan B refinancing of Edgewater Generation, the owner of approximately 2.7 gigawatts of thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE. (2025) The lenders in connection with the construction financing of Pacific Steel Group’s Mojave Micro Mill project, a electric arc furnace micro mill in Kern County, California and first steel mill to be built in California in the last five decades. (2025) Lotus Infrastructure in connection with the Michigan municipal bond construction financing of a portfolio of renewable natural gas projects consisting primarily of anaerobic digestors of animal waste and associated upgraders and gas processing infrastructure. (2025) Macquarie Asset Management in connection with the acquisition financing of its significant minority equity stake in D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), a large renewable energy company, for up to approximately $1.725 billion. (2025) Relevate Power in connection with the acquisition and private credit acquisition financing of Gravity Renewables, an owner and operator of an approximately 40 megawatt portfolio of 15 hydroelectric run-of-the-river projects and one solar project located in New York and New England, which are expected to be operated under renewable programs substantially similar to community solar. (2024) A leading developer in connection with the investment tax credit financing and sale for the Anemoi project, a 200MW/400 MWh battery energy storage facility in Hidalgo County, Texas. (2024) A joint venture between the U.S. subsidiary of a major Japanese power company and a Thailand-based independent power producer in connection with the term loan B refinancing of Compass Power, the owner of approximately 1.3 gigawatts of gas fired thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE consisting of the Marcus Hook, Milford and Dighton projects. (2024) Lotus Infrastructure in connection with structured commodity hedging and senior debt matters for the sale of Quail Run Energy Center, an approximately 550 megawatt combined-cycle, natural-gas-fired power plant located in Odessa, Texas. (2024) A major UAE world-leading aluminium producer in connection with the acquisition and financing of the 80% of the equity interest in Spectro Alloys LLC, a U.S. leading secondary foundry alloy producer based in Rosemount, Minnesota. (2024) Axium Infrastructure in connection with the sale and private placement acquisition financing of its joint venture ownership interest in Morongo Transmission, the owner of an interest in the West of Devers Transmission Upgrade Project, a 48 mile, 220 kV double circuit transmission line that increased the transmission capacity of the existing West of Devers corridor from 1.6 gigawatts to approximately 4.8 gigawatts that connects renewable energy resources in the Coachella Valley with Los Angeles. (2024) A major private equity and infrastructure investor in connection with the private credit acquisition financing of Pelican Power, the owner of approximately 3.7 gigawatts of gas, fuel oil and coal-fired thermal power generation in Louisiana (MISO) PJM and Texas (ERCOT and MISO). (2024) Lotus Infrastructure in connection with the term loan B and commercial bank refinancing of Edgewater Generation, the owner of approximately 2.7 gigawatts of thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE. (2024) A major private equity sponsor in connection with the sale of White Energy, the owner of two state-of-the-art ethanol plants that are developing a joint carbon capture project. (2024) Carlyle Power, through its portfolio company Cogentrix Power, in connection with the sale to Oglethorpe Power Corporation of the Walton County project, an approximately 465 megawatt natural gas-fired simple-cycle electric generation facility located in Walton County, Georgia. (2024) Brookfield Renewables in connection with a global framework agreement with Microsoft for the delivery of over 10.5 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity between 2026 and 2030 in the U.S. and Europe, which will be contracted pursuant to long-term virtual and physical power purchase agreements. (2024 \u0026amp; 2025) Carlyle Power, through its portfolio company Cogentrix Power, in connection with the sale to Georgia Gulf Southeast PowerGen of the Monroe project, an approximately 309 megawatt natural gas-fired simple-cycle electric generation facility located in Monroe, Georgia and its joint venture interests in the Sandersville project, an approximately 585 megawatt natural gas-fired simple-cycle electric generation facility located in Warthen, Georgia. (2024) A major power and infrastructure investor in connection with negotiation of numerous solar and wind physical and virtual power purchase agreements. (2024 \u0026amp; 2025) A joint venture between a leading developer and the U.S. subsidiary of a major Japanese power company in connection with the term loan B refinancing of CPV Fairview, a 1,050 megawatt dual fuel (ethane and natural gas)-fired combined-cycle generating facility in PJM. (2024) A leading developer in connection with the term loan A refinancing of CPV Towantic, an 805 megawatt gas-fired combined-cycle generating facility in ISO-NE. (2024) Tenaska Energy in connection with the acquisition of equity interests in the Fluvanna County project, an 885 megawatt dual fuel (fuel oil and natural gas) combined-cycle electric generating facility from J-POWER USA. (2024) Instar in connection with the term loan A refinancing of JET Infrastructure, the owner and operator of a portfolio of fuel pipelines and terminals supplying major hub airports and urban growth centers across the United States, including Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, San Diego, and Reno, as well as FedEx World Headquarters in Memphis. (2024) Lotus Infrastructure in connection with all senior debt and commodity hedging matters for the sale of its membership interests in the 1.3 gigawatt Compass Power Portfolio to Electrify Generating Public Company Limited, a Thailand-based independent power producer. (2024) Atlas Holdings in connection with an inventory financing for its Granite Shore portfolio, the owner of approximately 1.1 gigawatts of thermal power generation in ISO-NE. (2023) Axium Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition financing of an 80% interest in Edwards-Sanborn 1A, a 1,505 MWh battery storage and 346 MW solar photovoltaic power project in California acquired from Terra-Gen. (2023) A major private equity sponsor in connection with its bid to acquire from Brazos Electric Power Cooperative the Jack County project, a 1,237 megawatt natural gas-fired combined cycle plant located in Jack County, Texas, the Johnson County project, a 266 megawatt natural gas or fuel oil-fired combined cycle plant located in Johnson County, Texas, and the R.W. Miller project, a 517 megawatt natural gas or fuel oil-fired power plant located in Palo Pinto County, Texas. (2023) EverWind in connection with a development loan for its multi-billion-dollar green hydrogen and green ammonia production, terminals and deepwater port facilities in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Labrador, Canada. (2023) Atlas Holdings in connection with senior debt and commodity hedging matters for the sale to Hull Street of the Paris project, 240 MW gas fired power plant located in Paris, Texas, and the Bastrop project, a 538 megawatt gas fired power plant located in Bastrop, Texas. (2023) The Ad Hoc Group of Term Lenders and Noteholders of Talen Energy in connection with the chapter 11 bankruptcy of Talen Energy. (2023) Certain secured creditors and senior lenders in connection with the chapter 11 bankruptcy of Heritage Power. (2023) The sponsor in connection with the project financing of a brownfield refinery retrofit and sustainable aviation fuels production facility in Bakersfield, California. (2020 – 2023) An independent solar developer and sponsor in connection with the bridge financings of a pre-FID photovoltaic 375 MWdc and 1,200 MWh battery storage project in Southern California. (2023) The sponsor in connection with the acquisition and project financing of approximately 30 MW of run-of-the-river hydro-power projects in New York and New England. (2023) The sponsors in connection with the refinancing of the Middletown Energy Center, an approximately 485 MW combined-cycle generating facility in Middletown, Ohio. (2022) The sponsors in connection with the refinancing of the Kings Mountain Energy Center, an approximately 485 MW combined-cycle generating facility in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. (2022) Axium Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition financing of a 49% interest in a 1.3 gigawatt portfolio of wind and solar projects acquired from Constellation Energy (formerly the power generation division of Exelon Corporation). (2022) ArcLight Capital Partners and Cutlass Energy Partners in connection with acquisition and private placement acquisition financing of the Saber Midstream project, a gas gathering system in the Haynesville Shale in Louisiana and Texas. (2022) Major strategic sponsors in connection with a 198 MW natural gas / ultra-low sulfur diesel dual-fired power electric facility (and reserve facility) in Guam. (2022) Lotus Infrastructure connection with $840 million term loan B and commercial bank refinancing of Compass Power, the owner of approximately 1.3 gigawatts of gas-fired thermal power generation in PJM and ISO-NE consisting of the Marcus Hook, Milford and Dighton projects. (2022) Atlas Holdings in connection with the senior debt and equity recapitalization of Mesquite Power, a portfolio of approximately 1.1 gigawatts of gas and coal-fired generation facilities located in ERCOT consisting of the Paris, Bastrop and Twin Oaks projects. (2022) Instar in connection with the merger and financing with Pilot Water of a water logistics business with a footprint of 129 saltwater disposal wells, 850 miles of pipelines, 2.5 million barrels of water per day of disposal capacity, and 34 source, recycling, and evaporation facilities across the Permian, Eagle Ford, Marcellus, Utica, Haynesville, and Rockies. (2022) Lotus Infrastructure in connection with debt and commodity hedging matters for the sale to Dairyland Power Cooperative of the RockGen project, a 503 megawatt natural gas-fired peaking power plant located near Cambridge, Wisconsin. (2021) Capital Dynamics and Arevon in connection with a tax equity and wind hedge restructuring and senior secured Winter Storm Uri rescue financing for over 450 megawatts of windfarms in Texas. (2021) The sponsor in connection with the project financing of a green precious and ferrous metals electronic-scrap-to-metals recovery and mining facility in Carlsbad, California. (2021) Carlyle Power, through its portfolio company Cogentrix Power, in connection with debt and commodity hedging matters for the sale to AES of six wind farms in New York totaling approximately 600 megawatts of capacity. (2021) JPMorgan in connection with a tax equity and wind hedge restructuring and back-leverage Winter Storm Uri rescue financing for over 460 megawatts of windfarms in Texas. (2021) A major infrastructure investor in connection with the purchase and back-leverage financings of multiple solar, battery-storage and wind portfolios in CAISO, SPP, MISO and ERCOT. (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 \u0026amp; 2023) A major private equity sponsor in connection with the project financing, holdco financing and incremental financing of a 32,000 b/d nameplate ethylene-to-alkylate production facility in Pasadena, Texas. (2020) A major private equity sponsor in connection with the project financing of a diluent recovery unit in Hardisty, Alberta and rail terminal and tankage facility in Port Arthur, Texas. (2020) A leading developer in connection with the term loan A and private placement construction financing and structured commodity hedging of the CPV Three Rivers Energy Center, a 1,258 megawatt combined-cycle natural gas electric generating facility. (2020) Lotus Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition and project financing of the Gulf Coast Ammonia facility, a world-scale anhydrous ammonia plant (and first U.S. project financing of its kind) in Texas City, Texas, with a production capacity of approximately 1.3 million tons of ammonia per year. (2019) Lotus Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition financing of its Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy acquisition from FirstEnergy of the assets constituting the West Lorain project, 545 megawatt periodic-start combustion-turbine generating facility located Lorain, Ohio. (2019) Lotus Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition financing of the Garrison project, 309 megawatt combined-cycle dual-fuel electric generating facility located in Dover, Delaware, and the RockGen project, a 503 megawatt natural gas-fired peaking power plant located near Cambridge, Wisconsin. (2019) Lotus Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition financing of the Fairless project, a 1,320 megawatt combined-cycle natural gas electric generating facility located in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, and the Manchester project, a 510 megawatt combined-cycle natural gas electric generating facility located in Providence, Rhode Island. (2019) Carlyle Power, through its portfolio company Cogentrix Power, in connection with its acquisition, financing and long and medium-term structure commodity hedging of over 600 megawatts of wind farms in New York. (2019) Multiple private equity sponsors and developers in connection with deal-contingent interest rate hedging agreements to pre-lock and mitigate interest rate risk in anticipation of acquisition closings and financial close under project financings. (Ongoing)","searchable_name":"Brandon Dalling","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":202,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":447931,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":3949,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Davies\u003c/strong\u003e is a partner in our Tokyo office. Mark focuses on\u0026nbsp; the development and financing of large-scale infrastructure and energy projects in the low-carbon hydrogen, ammonia (and their derivatives), CCS, CCUS,\u0026nbsp;LNG, conventional power,\u0026nbsp; renewables (onshore and offshore wind power and solar power projects), oil \u0026amp; gas and petrochemicals sectors. He has advised on numerous market-leading projects across Asia and globally. Mark has been advising on major energy and infrastructure projects for more than 20 years. He\u0026nbsp; represents sponsors and lenders on complex, multi-source financings, involving ECAs, MDBs, commercial banks and debt capital markets funding.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMark also regularly advises sponsors, Japanese trading houses, corporates and financial institutions on cross-border M\u0026amp;A, joint ventures and strategic investments across the globe. Mark practice also includes advising sponsors on fund formations and institutional investors on their investments into private investment funds.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMark is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales and is also a Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (Registered Foreign\u0026nbsp;Lawyer) in Japan and a member of Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association. Mark has more than 25 years\u0026rsquo; experience in Japan and is fluent in Japanese.\u003c/p\u003e","slug":"mark-davies","email":"mdavies@kslaw.com","phone":null,"matters":["\u003cp\u003eM\u0026amp;A and Private Equity\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMark\u0026rsquo;s M\u0026amp;A and private equity experience includes acting for:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Company\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eon its acquisition of a stake in a SAF project in the USA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntermediate Capital Group (ICG)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eon its acquisition of a stake in Obton Japan, a renewable power platform.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Mega-Bank\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in its acquisition of a stake in a renewable power platform in India.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Renewable Power Developer\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eon its acquisition of an onshore wind power project in Japan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Renewable Power Developer\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its sale of stake in a solar power projects platform in Korea.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Renewable Power Developer\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on the sale of a stake in an onshore wind project in Japan to a European Renewable Power Developer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJERA Co., Inc\u003c/strong\u003e, a Japanese energy company, on its US$1.6 billion acquisition of a 27% stake in publicly-traded Aboitiz Power Corporation (PSE: AP), one of the largest power producers in the Philippines, including on a strategic alliance for co-investment in clean and renewable energy projects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTEPCO Renewable Power\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its acquisition of a 25% in PT Kencana Energi, an Indonesian stock exchange listed hydropower project developer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJERA Co., Inc\u003c/strong\u003e, a Japanese energy company, on its acquisition of a 22% equity stake in Summit Power International for US$330m from a consortium of sellers including Summit\u0026rsquo;s controlling shareholder, IFC, the IFC Emerging Asia Fund, and UAE-based EMA Power Investment. Summit is the largest owner and operator of power generation facilities in Bangladesh, with an aggregate installed capacity of 1.8GW across 22 projects with several GW in development (including several large-scale LNG-to-power projects).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeppel Capital\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its acquisition of a stake in the GIMI FLNG Project.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd.\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eMitsui O.S.K. Lines Co., Ltd\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;(\u003cstrong\u003eMOL\u003c/strong\u003e) on their acquisition of a stake in AKOFS Offshore, a Norwegian subsea vessel owner and operator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in its part acquisition of Engie\u0026rsquo;s stake in PT Paiton Energy, Asia's first and Indonesia's largest IPP, resulting in Mitsui becoming Paiton\u0026rsquo;s largest shareholder and majority owner of its operator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTEPCO Renewable Power\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its acquisition of shares in a hydro-power project company in the Republic of Georgia;\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese company\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eon its investment in a solar power project developer in India.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitsui O.S.K. Lines\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its investment into the Jawa-1 LNG-to-power project in Indonesia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd.\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its investment into\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eBW FSRU II Pte. Ltd.\u003c/strong\u003e, a FSRU vessel owner, including advising on project documents and financing arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBidder\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its bid for a stake in the USD 2.5 billion coal fired Atimonan IPP in the Philippines from MGEN. Our work included due diligence and negotiation of JVA and Share Purchase Agreement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd.\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in connection with its investment in Etesco Drilling Services, LLC and charter arrangements for a drillship to be situated off Brazil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSojitz Corporation\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its acquisition of an interest from ARES-EIF in the Birdsboro 450 MW gas fired combined-cycle project power project in Pennsylvania, the United States of America.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its acquisition of a stake in Seajacks UK, a UK company that owns self-propelled jack-up vessels for renewable, oil, gas, and energy industries.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Shareholders\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on an equity divestment to a new shareholder in two FPSO Projects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKOGAS\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its acquisition of a stake in the Gladstone LNG Project.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKOGAS\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its acquisition of a stake in the LNG Canada Project.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd.\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its acquisition of an interest in Westbourne Capital Ltd., an Australian fund manager.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJBIC\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its acquisition of an interest in Takshasila Hospitals Operating Private Limited, an Indian hospital operating company owned by amongst others Secom, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and VSK Holdings Private Limited.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToshiba Corporation\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its acquisition of shares in an Indian waste water treatment plant development company, UEM India Private Limited, from an investment fund.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJBIC\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its acquisition of a 26% shareholding in the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Company (DMICDC).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarmony Capital\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its sale of its portfolio of assets to PAG Asset Portfolio VII Limited.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCIMB Strategic Assets Sdn. Bhd.\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on its sale to TRG of certain interests in Capital Advisors Partners Asia Sdn Bhd, CapAsia Islamic Infrastructure Fund (General Partner) Limited and Islamic Infrastructure Fund Limited Partnership.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCIMB Strategic Assets Sdn. 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(\u0026ldquo;Laird Japan\u0026rdquo;) with Nippon RFI Shielding K.K. 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He\u0026nbsp; represents sponsors and lenders on complex, multi-source financings, involving ECAs, MDBs, commercial banks and debt capital markets funding.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMark also regularly advises sponsors, Japanese trading houses, corporates and financial institutions on cross-border M\u0026amp;A, joint ventures and strategic investments across the globe. Mark practice also includes advising sponsors on fund formations and institutional investors on their investments into private investment funds.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMark is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales and is also a Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (Registered Foreign\u0026nbsp;Lawyer) in Japan and a member of Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association. 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Ltd.への投資についての助言（プロジェクト関連契約及び資金調達に係る助言を含む）。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e入札者に対するフィリピンの25億米ドルの石炭火力発電所Atimonan IPPの持分に関するMGENからの入札についての助言（法務デューデリジェンス、ジョイントベンチャー契約及び株式売買契約の交渉を含む）。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e三井物産株式会社に対するブラジル沖におけるEtesco Drilling Services, LLCへの投資及び掘削船のチャーターに係る取決めについての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e双日株式会社に対する米国ペンシルバニア州におけるBirdsboro 450 MWのガス火力複合サイクル事業の電力プロジェクトに係るARES-EIFの持分取得についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e株式会社商船三井に対する再生可能エネルギー、石油、ガス及びエネルギー産業用自走式ジャッキアップ船を所有する英国のSeajacks UKの持分取得についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e株主に対する2つのFPSOプロジェクトにおける新株主への株式売却についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e韓国ガス公社（KOGAS）に対するGladstone LNGプロジェクトに係る持分取得についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e韓国ガス公社（KOGAS）に対するLNG Canadaプロジェクトに係る持分取得についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e三井物産株式会社に対するオーストラリアのファンドマネージャーであるWestbourne Capital Ltd.の持分取得についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e株式会社国際協力銀行に対するセコム株式会社、豊田通商株式会社及びVSK Holdings Private Limitedが保有するインドの病院運営会社であるTakshasila Hospitals Operating Private Limitedの持分取得についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e株式会社東芝に対するインドの排水処理工場開発会社であるUEM India Private Limitedのインベストメント ファンドからの持分取得についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e株式会社国際協力銀行に対するDelhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Company (DMICDC) の株式26％の取得についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarmony Capitalに対するPAG Asset Portfolio VII Limitedへの資産ポートフォリオの売却についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCIMB Strategic Assets Sdn. Bhd.に対するCapital Advisors Partners Asia Sdn Bhd, CapAsia Islamic Infrastructure Fund (General Partner) Limited及びIslamic Infrastructure Fund Limited Partnershipに係る一部持分のTRGへの売却についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCIMB Strategic Assets Sdn. Bhd.に対するStandard BankからのCapital Advisors Partners Asia Sdn Bhd, CapAsia Islamic Infrastructure Fund (General Partner) Limited及びIslamic Infrastructure Fund Limited Partnershipに係る一部持分の買収についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eスポンサーであり、優先出資者である三井物産株式会社に対する、Edison Mission Energyからの英国、スペイン、トルコ及びオーストラリアにおける10件の独立系発電事業者プロジェクトを取得するための購入及び資金調達に係る契約書についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartners\u0026rsquo; Groupに対する、アジアに重点をおく不動産ファンドにおける債務不履行に陥ったコーナーストーン投資家の持分取得に係るセカンダリー取引についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLaird Technologies Limitedに対するLaird Technologies Japan K.K. (Laird Japan) 及びNippon RFI Shielding K.K. (Nippon RFI)間の合併、並びにLaird Japan、Nippon RFI及びRFI Shielding (Japan) Limitedの事業統合についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e日本の商社に対するオーストラリアにおける鉱業プロジェクトの権益取得について、プロジェクト関連契約及び融資関連契約に係る法務デューデリジェンスの実施、並びに株式売買契約及び株主間契約についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e日本の公益事業会社に対するオーストラリアにおける鉱業プロジェクトの権益取得について、プロジェクト関連契約及び融資関連契約に係る法務デューデリジェンス、並びに株式売買契約及び株主間契約についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e日本の商社に対するオーストラリアにおける石炭火力発電プロジェクトの権益取得について、プロジェクト関連契約及び融資関連契約に係る法務デューデリジェンス、並びに株式売買契約及び株主間契約についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eプロジェクト開発及びプロジェクトファイナンス\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e日本企業に対するSAFプロジェクトに係る原料供給契約についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e日本のスポンサーに対する世界15件以上のFPSOプロジェクトに係るプロジェクト開発及び資金調達に関する助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e日本の商社に対する、低炭素水素（及びそのデリバティブ）に関するプロジェクトに係るオフテイク・アレンジメント、プロジェクト・ストラクチャリング、マルチEPC契約パッケージ、バンカビリティーの検討、並びにリスク配分メカニズムについての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e日本のスポンサーに対するオーストラリアにおけるグリーン水素プロジェクトのストラクチャリング及び開発についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e日本のECAに対する低炭素水素（及びそのデリバティブ）に関するプロジェクトに係るオフテイク・アレンジメント、プロジェクト・ストラクチャリング、マルチEPC契約パッケージ、バンカビリティーの検討、並びにリスク配分メカニズムについての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eタイのデベロッパーに対するマレーシアにおけるグリーン水素プロジェクトのストラクチャリング及びプロジェクト開発についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eKorea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) に対するサウジアラビアにおけるJafurah IPPの落札、開発及びプロジェクトファイナンスについての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eKEPCO及びEast West Power Corpに対するグアムにおけるグアムウクドゥ複合火力発電所の入札、開発及びプロジェクトファイナンスについての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e株式会社国際協力銀行及びアジア開発銀行(ADB) に対する、Gulf Energy Development及び三井物産株式会社がスポンサーとして出資する、タイにおける2,500MWガス火力発電プロジェクトであるGSRC Independent Power Projectに関するプロジェクトファイナンスについての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJERA及びEDFに対するアラブ首長国連邦のアル・フジャイラにおけるFujairah F3 発電プロジェクトの入札についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e三菱UFJ信託銀行株式会社に対する企業再編に伴うプロジェクトファイナンス34件（数十億ドル規模の取引）の貸付債権譲渡についての助言。7件のプロジェクトファイナンスに係る金利ヘッジ契約に関する助言を含む。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e日本のスポンサー及び現地パートナーで構成されるコンソーシアムに対するJawa-1 LNG-to-Powerプロジェクトについての助言。長期LNG燃料供給、LNG FSRUの長期用船及び再ガス化サービスに関する取決め、発電所及び接続パイプラインに係るEPC及びO\u0026amp;Mの取決め、並びにPLNとのPPAに関する交渉を含む。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e株式会社国際協力銀行及び商業銀行に対するタイ王国のKhanom IVガス焚火力発電プロジェクトに対する融資についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e株式会社国際協力銀行、Korea EXIM Bank及び商業銀行に対するインドネシアのDonggi-Senoro LNG プロジェクトへの資金調達ついての助言。世界初の非統合的なLNGプロジェクトに関するファイナンスの1つとして、Infrastructure Journalの「2014年度 Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Deal of the Year」を受賞。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e株式会社国際協力銀行に対するフィリピンのMindanao IPPに対する融資についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e株式会社国際協力銀行に対するタイのKaeng Khoi IIガス焚き火力発電プロジェクトに対する融資についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e日本のコンソーシアムに対するミャンマーにおける供給拠点プロジェクトの開発提案についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e三井物産株式会社に対するオマーンにおけるSalalah 2 IPPについての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e三井物産株式会社に対するオマーンにおけるSalalah IPPについての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eインベストメント ファンド\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e日本及びシンガポールのファンドマネージャーに対する不動産プライベートデットファンド運用プラットフォームのストラクチャリング及び開発についての助言\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e日本及びシンガポールのファンドマネージャーに対する不動産プライベートデットファンド運用プラットフォームのストラクチャリング及び開発についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e日本のメガバンクに対するインフラファンド運用プラットフォームのストラクチャリング及び開発についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eKeppel Capitalに対するKeppel Asia Infrastructure Fund（10億米ドル）のストラクチャリング及び設立についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e三井物産オルタナティブインベストメンツ株式会社に対するWestbourne Infrastructure Debt Opportunities Fundのストラクチャリング及び設立についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e日本の政府系銀行及び日本アジア投資株式会社（JAIC）に対するJapan South-East Asia Growth Fundのストラクチャリング及び設立についての助言。\u003c/p\u003e"]},"locales":["en","ja"]},"secondary_title_id":null,"upload_assignments":{"headshot":[{"id":5675}]},"capability_group_id":1},"created_at":"2026-04-29T20:50:32.000Z","updated_at":"2026-04-29T20:50:32.000Z","searchable_text":"Davies{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"\\\"The team, especially Mark Davies, has outstanding expertise and knowledge regarding project \u0026amp; energy.\\\" - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark stands out as a brilliant M\u0026amp;A lawyer with solid legal knowledge and skills.” - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark has in-depth familiarity with Indonesian transactions.”  - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Mark’s approach allows speedy conclusion of transaction without sacrificing the client's interests - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“I have been working with Mark for almost 5 years - he is the right fit for us.” -  Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark has great knowledge and experience about the industry and Japanese business.” -  Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark has rich experience in M\u0026amp;A and energy projects in various areas across the globe.” - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark also has experience of collaboration with members of local law firms in multiple countries.” - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Energy International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark Davies is especially great and provides tailored solutions to our specific needs.”  - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Energy International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"\\\"Mark Davies is a great partner and he is proactive and creative.\\\"  - Investment Funds\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Mark Davies – Leading Partner  - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Energy International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Mark Davies – Leading Partner - Investment Funds\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Mark's solution-oriented mindset help us overcome challenges. - Projects \u0026amp; Infrastructure/Projects \u0026amp; Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers Asia-Pacific, International Firms, Japan, 2026\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"\\\"Mark's in-depth knowledge helped us in many ways.\\\" - Projects \u0026amp; Infrastructure/Projects \u0026amp; Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers Asia-Pacific, Japan, 2026\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"\\\"Mark gives appropriate advice on even the most complex matters.\\\" - Projects \u0026amp; Infrastructure/Projects \u0026amp; Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers Asia-Pacific, International Firms, Japan, 2026\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"\\\"Mark is proactive and creative.\\\" \", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers Asia-Pacific, Investment Funds, Japan, 2026\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"\\\"Mark and his team are also very responsive compared to a lot of other law firms.” - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2025\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark is very commercially minded and is an excellent negotiator.\\\" - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2025\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark Davies is an outstanding lawyer who brings a high degree of expertise” - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2025\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Mark has over 25 years of experience handling fund formation and asset management matters in Japan - Investment Funds\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2025\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark is highly reliable and supportive and helps close deals with all the boxes being ticked.”\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Infrastructure, Japan, 2025\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"\\\"Mark is very commercially aware and always responds in a timely manner.”\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Infrastructure, Japan, 2025\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark Davies is very keen on our needs and how we approach for projects.” - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\" Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2024\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark Davies is a great lawyer with amazing skills and experience.” - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2024\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark Davies is extremely knowledgeable, commercially savvy and has a can-do approach.” - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2024\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark understands the business values of each business line.” - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2024\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"\\\"Mark has been relentlessly helping us in various aspects with a high degree of sophistication.\\\"\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Energy (International Firms): Japan, 2024\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark is extremely strong in devising innovative solutions to complex problems.\\\"\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Energy (International Firms): Japan, 2024\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"\\\"Mark Davies is an excellent lawyer who is very quick to understand where we want to get to commercially.\\\"\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Energy (International Firms): Japan, 2024\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark Davies always responds to our requests quickly.”\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2023\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Effectively works with local lawyers and resolves a lot of complicated issues.” - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2023\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark Davies is an excellent lawyer with remarkable skills.” - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2023\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark puts things in perspective that aligns to our expectations.” - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2023\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark Davies is highly adaptive and responsive to each different situation.”\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"LEGAL 500 ASIA-PACIFIC, PROJECTS AND ENERGY INTERNATIONAL FIRMS AND JOINT VENTURES (JAPAN) 2023\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark helped us understand and move forward swiftly in a competitive market environment.” - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2023\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark Davies is a great leader, knows the law and drives deals towards meeting deadlines.” - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2023\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Highly rated for his ‘approach grounded in an in-depth knowledge of the regional markets.” - Projects and Energy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2023\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark Davies has excellent knowledge of the wind power industry in Japan.”\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Infrastructure International, Japan, 2023\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"“Mark Davies’ Japanese skills are excellent, which helps in negotiating with Japanese contractors and sellers.”\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Infrastructure International, Japan, 2023\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Asset Finance; Investment and Investment Fund; Private Equity: “Mark Davies - Leading Practitioner.”\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Best Lawyers 2024\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Private Funds and Venture Capital; Project Finance and Development: “Mark Davies - Leading Practitioner.”\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Best Lawyers 2024\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Ranked \\\"Band 1\\\" for Investment Funds: Registered Foreign Lawyers - Japan\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers \u0026amp; Partners, Asia Pacific 2019\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Recognized as a Noted Practitioner for Projects \u0026amp; Energy: International - Japan\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers \u0026amp; Partners, Asia Pacific 2019\"}{{ FIELD }}M\u0026amp;A and Private Equity\nMark’s M\u0026amp;A and private equity experience includes acting for:{{ FIELD }}Japanese Company on its acquisition of a stake in a SAF project in the USA.{{ FIELD }}Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) on its acquisition of a stake in Obton Japan, a renewable power platform.{{ FIELD }}Japanese Mega-Bank in its acquisition of a stake in a renewable power platform in India.{{ FIELD }}Japanese Renewable Power Developer on its acquisition of an onshore wind power project in Japan.{{ FIELD }}Japanese Renewable Power Developer on its sale of stake in a solar power projects platform in Korea.{{ FIELD }}Japanese Renewable Power Developer on the sale of a stake in an onshore wind project in Japan to a European Renewable Power Developer.{{ FIELD }}JERA Co., Inc, a Japanese energy company, on its US$1.6 billion acquisition of a 27% stake in publicly-traded Aboitiz Power Corporation (PSE: AP), one of the largest power producers in the Philippines, including on a strategic alliance for co-investment in clean and renewable energy projects.{{ FIELD }}TEPCO Renewable Power on its acquisition of a 25% in PT Kencana Energi, an Indonesian stock exchange listed hydropower project developer.{{ FIELD }}JERA Co., Inc, a Japanese energy company, on its acquisition of a 22% equity stake in Summit Power International for US$330m from a consortium of sellers including Summit’s controlling shareholder, IFC, the IFC Emerging Asia Fund, and UAE-based EMA Power Investment. Summit is the largest owner and operator of power generation facilities in Bangladesh, with an aggregate installed capacity of 1.8GW across 22 projects with several GW in development (including several large-scale LNG-to-power projects).{{ FIELD }}Keppel Capital on its acquisition of a stake in the GIMI FLNG Project.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Co., Ltd (MOL) on their acquisition of a stake in AKOFS Offshore, a Norwegian subsea vessel owner and operator.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd in its part acquisition of Engie’s stake in PT Paiton Energy, Asia's first and Indonesia's largest IPP, resulting in Mitsui becoming Paiton’s largest shareholder and majority owner of its operator.{{ FIELD }}TEPCO Renewable Power on its acquisition of shares in a hydro-power project company in the Republic of Georgia;{{ FIELD }}Japanese company on its investment in a solar power project developer in India.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui O.S.K. Lines on its investment into the Jawa-1 LNG-to-power project in Indonesia.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. on its investment into BW FSRU II Pte. Ltd., a FSRU vessel owner, including advising on project documents and financing arrangements.{{ FIELD }}Bidder on its bid for a stake in the USD 2.5 billion coal fired Atimonan IPP in the Philippines from MGEN. Our work included due diligence and negotiation of JVA and Share Purchase Agreement.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. in connection with its investment in Etesco Drilling Services, LLC and charter arrangements for a drillship to be situated off Brazil.{{ FIELD }}Sojitz Corporation on its acquisition of an interest from ARES-EIF in the Birdsboro 450 MW gas fired combined-cycle project power project in Pennsylvania, the United States of America.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. on its acquisition of a stake in Seajacks UK, a UK company that owns self-propelled jack-up vessels for renewable, oil, gas, and energy industries.{{ FIELD }}The Shareholders on an equity divestment to a new shareholder in two FPSO Projects.{{ FIELD }}KOGAS on its acquisition of a stake in the Gladstone LNG Project.{{ FIELD }}KOGAS on its acquisition of a stake in the LNG Canada Project.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of an interest in Westbourne Capital Ltd., an Australian fund manager.{{ FIELD }}JBIC on its acquisition of an interest in Takshasila Hospitals Operating Private Limited, an Indian hospital operating company owned by amongst others Secom, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and VSK Holdings Private Limited.{{ FIELD }}Toshiba Corporation on its acquisition of shares in an Indian waste water treatment plant development company, UEM India Private Limited, from an investment fund.{{ FIELD }}JBIC on its acquisition of a 26% shareholding in the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Company (DMICDC).{{ FIELD }}Harmony Capital on its sale of its portfolio of assets to PAG Asset Portfolio VII Limited.{{ FIELD }}CIMB Strategic Assets Sdn. Bhd. on its sale to TRG of certain interests in Capital Advisors Partners Asia Sdn Bhd, CapAsia Islamic Infrastructure Fund (General Partner) Limited and Islamic Infrastructure Fund Limited Partnership.{{ FIELD }}CIMB Strategic Assets Sdn. Bhd. on its purchase from Standard Bank of certain interests in Capital Advisors Partners Asia Sdn Bhd, CapAsia Islamic Infrastructure Fund (General Partner) Limited and Islamic Infrastructure Fund Limited Partnership.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. as a sponsor and preferred equity financier on the purchase and finance documentation for the acquisition of 10 Independent Power Producer projects in UK, Spain, Turkey and Australia from Edison Mission Energy.{{ FIELD }}Partners’ Group on a secondary transaction where Partners’ Group is to acquire the stake of a defaulting cornerstone investor in an Asia focussed real estate fund.{{ FIELD }}Laird Technologies Limited in relation to the merger of Laird Technologies Japan K.K. (“Laird Japan”) with Nippon RFI Shielding K.K. (“Nippon RFI”) and the consolidation of the businesses of Laird Japan, Nippon RFI and RFI Shielding (Japan) Limited.{{ FIELD }}Japanese trading company on its acquisition of an interest in a mining project in Australia, including due diligence on project documents and finance agreements and advising on share purchase agreement and shareholders agreement.{{ FIELD }}Japanese utility company on its acquisition of an interest in a mining project in Australia, including due diligence on project documents and finance agreements and advising on share purchase agreement and shareholders agreement.{{ FIELD }}Japanese trading company on its acquisition of an interest in a coal fired power project in Australia, including due diligence on project documents and finance agreements and advising on share purchase agreement and shareholders agreement.{{ FIELD }}Project Development and Project Finance\nMark’s project development, project finance and acquisition finance experience includes acting for:{{ FIELD }}Japanese Company on feedstock supply agreements for a SAF project.{{ FIELD }}Japanese Sponsors on the project development and financing of more that 15 FPSO projects around the world.{{ FIELD }}Japanese Trading Company on offtake arrangements, project structuring, multi-EPC contracting packages, bankability considerations and risk allocation mechanisms for low-carbon hydrogen (and its derivatives) projects.{{ FIELD }}Japanese Sponsor on the structuring and development of a green hydrogen project in Australia.{{ FIELD }}Japanese ECA on offtake arrangements, project structuring, multi-EPC contracting packages, bankability considerations and risk allocation mechanisms for low-carbon hydrogen (and its derivatives) projects.{{ FIELD }}Thai Developer on the structuring and development of a green hydrogen project in Malaysia.{{ FIELD }}Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) on its successful bid, development and project financing of the Jafurah IPP in Saudi Arabia.{{ FIELD }}Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and East West Power Corp on their bid, development and project financing of the Guam Ukudu dual fuel fired power project in Guam.{{ FIELD }}JBIC and ADB on the project financing of the 2,500 MW gas fired Gulf Energy Development and Mitsui sponsored GSRC Independent Power Project in Thailand.{{ FIELD }}JERA and EDF in connection with their bid for the Fujairah 3 IPP project in Fujairah, UAE.{{ FIELD }}Mitsubishi UFJ Trust \u0026amp; Banking Corporation on the transfer of 34 project finance loans as part of a corporate reorganization (a multi-billion USD transaction). This work involved advising on the interest rate hedging agreements for 7 of the loans.{{ FIELD }}A consortium comprising Japanese sponsors and local partners in connection with the Jawa-1 LNG-to-power project, including the negotiation of long-term LNG fuel supply and long-term LNG FSRU charter party and regasification service arrangements; EPC and O\u0026amp;M arrangements for the power plant and interconnecting pipelines and the PPA with PLN.{{ FIELD }}JBIC and the commercial lenders on the financing of the Khanom IV gas-fired power project in Thailand.{{ FIELD }}JBIC, Korea EXIM Bank and commercial lenders on the financing of the Donggi-Senoro LNG project in Indonesia. One of the first project financings of a non-integrated LNG project in the world – awarded “Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Deal of the Year 2014” by Infrastructure Journal.{{ FIELD }}JBIC on the financing of the Mindanao IPP in the Philippines.{{ FIELD }}JBIC on the financing of the Kaeng Khoi II Gas-fired Power Plant Project Thailand.{{ FIELD }}Japanese consortium in relation to its proposed development of a supply base project in Myanmar.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd in relation to the Salalah 2 IPP in Oman.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd in relation to the Salalah IPP in Oman.{{ FIELD }}Investment Funds – Acting for GPs / Managers\nMark’s experience includes acting for:{{ FIELD }}Japanese Fund Manager and Singapore Fund Manager on structuring and development of a real estate private debt fund management platform.{{ FIELD }}Japanese Mega-Bank on structuring and development of infrastructure fund management platform.{{ FIELD }}Keppel Capital on structuring and establishment of the US$1 billion Keppel Asia Infrastructure Fund.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui Alternative Investment Company on structuring and establishment of the Westbourne Infrastructure Debt Opportunities Fund.{{ FIELD }}Japanese Governmental Bank and Japan Asia Investment Company (JAIC) and on the structuring and establishment of the Japan South-East Asia Growth Fund.{{ FIELD }}Investment Funds – Acting for LPs / Investors{{ FIELD }}Mark’s experience includes advising many Japanese institutional investors and Developmental Financial Institutions (DFIs) on their investments into more than 150 infrastructure funds, private credit funds, PE funds, growth capital funds, real estate funds, fund-of-funds, debt funds and venture capital funds.{{ FIELD }}Mark Davies is a partner in our Tokyo office. Mark focuses on  the development and financing of large-scale infrastructure and energy projects in the low-carbon hydrogen, ammonia (and their derivatives), CCS, CCUS, LNG, conventional power,  renewables (onshore and offshore wind power and solar power projects), oil \u0026amp; gas and petrochemicals sectors. He has advised on numerous market-leading projects across Asia and globally. Mark has been advising on major energy and infrastructure projects for more than 20 years. He  represents sponsors and lenders on complex, multi-source financings, involving ECAs, MDBs, commercial banks and debt capital markets funding.\nMark also regularly advises sponsors, Japanese trading houses, corporates and financial institutions on cross-border M\u0026amp;A, joint ventures and strategic investments across the globe. Mark practice also includes advising sponsors on fund formations and institutional investors on their investments into private investment funds.\nMark is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales and is also a Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (Registered Foreign Lawyer) in Japan and a member of Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association. Mark has more than 25 years’ experience in Japan and is fluent in Japanese. Mark Davies lawyer Partner \"The team, especially Mark Davies, has outstanding expertise and knowledge regarding project \u0026amp; energy.\" - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026 “Mark stands out as a brilliant M\u0026amp;A lawyer with solid legal knowledge and skills.” - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026 “Mark has in-depth familiarity with Indonesian transactions.”  - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026 Mark’s approach allows speedy conclusion of transaction without sacrificing the client's interests - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026 “I have been working with Mark for almost 5 years - he is the right fit for us.” -  Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026 “Mark has great knowledge and experience about the industry and Japanese business.” -  Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026 “Mark has rich experience in M\u0026amp;A and energy projects in various areas across the globe.” - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026 “Mark also has experience of collaboration with members of local law firms in multiple countries.” - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Energy International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026 “Mark Davies is especially great and provides tailored solutions to our specific needs.”  - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Energy International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026 \"Mark Davies is a great partner and he is proactive and creative.\"  - Investment Funds Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026 Mark Davies – Leading Partner  - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Energy International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026 Mark Davies – Leading Partner - Investment Funds Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2026 Mark's solution-oriented mindset help us overcome challenges. - Projects \u0026amp; Infrastructure/Projects \u0026amp; Energy Chambers Asia-Pacific, International Firms, Japan, 2026 \"Mark's in-depth knowledge helped us in many ways.\" - Projects \u0026amp; Infrastructure/Projects \u0026amp; Energy Chambers Asia-Pacific, Japan, 2026 \"Mark gives appropriate advice on even the most complex matters.\" - Projects \u0026amp; Infrastructure/Projects \u0026amp; Energy Chambers Asia-Pacific, International Firms, Japan, 2026 \"Mark is proactive and creative.\"  Chambers Asia-Pacific, Investment Funds, Japan, 2026 \"Mark and his team are also very responsive compared to a lot of other law firms.” - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2025 “Mark is very commercially minded and is an excellent negotiator.\" - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2025 “Mark Davies is an outstanding lawyer who brings a high degree of expertise” - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2025 Mark has over 25 years of experience handling fund formation and asset management matters in Japan - Investment Funds Legal 500 Asia Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2025 “Mark is highly reliable and supportive and helps close deals with all the boxes being ticked.” Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Infrastructure, Japan, 2025 \"Mark is very commercially aware and always responds in a timely manner.” Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Infrastructure, Japan, 2025 “Mark Davies is very keen on our needs and how we approach for projects.” - Projects and Energy  Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2024 “Mark Davies is a great lawyer with amazing skills and experience.” - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2024 “Mark Davies is extremely knowledgeable, commercially savvy and has a can-do approach.” - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2024 “Mark understands the business values of each business line.” - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2024 \"Mark has been relentlessly helping us in various aspects with a high degree of sophistication.\" Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Energy (International Firms): Japan, 2024 “Mark is extremely strong in devising innovative solutions to complex problems.\" Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Energy (International Firms): Japan, 2024 \"Mark Davies is an excellent lawyer who is very quick to understand where we want to get to commercially.\" Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Energy (International Firms): Japan, 2024 “Mark Davies always responds to our requests quickly.” Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2023 “Effectively works with local lawyers and resolves a lot of complicated issues.” - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2023 “Mark Davies is an excellent lawyer with remarkable skills.” - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2023 “Mark puts things in perspective that aligns to our expectations.” - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2023 “Mark Davies is highly adaptive and responsive to each different situation.” LEGAL 500 ASIA-PACIFIC, PROJECTS AND ENERGY INTERNATIONAL FIRMS AND JOINT VENTURES (JAPAN) 2023 “Mark helped us understand and move forward swiftly in a competitive market environment.” - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2023 “Mark Davies is a great leader, knows the law and drives deals towards meeting deadlines.” - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2023 “Highly rated for his ‘approach grounded in an in-depth knowledge of the regional markets.” - Projects and Energy Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, 2023 “Mark Davies has excellent knowledge of the wind power industry in Japan.” Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Infrastructure International, Japan, 2023 “Mark Davies’ Japanese skills are excellent, which helps in negotiating with Japanese contractors and sellers.” Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects \u0026amp; Infrastructure International, Japan, 2023 Asset Finance; Investment and Investment Fund; Private Equity: “Mark Davies - Leading Practitioner.” Best Lawyers 2024 Private Funds and Venture Capital; Project Finance and Development: “Mark Davies - Leading Practitioner.” Best Lawyers 2024 Ranked \"Band 1\" for Investment Funds: Registered Foreign Lawyers - Japan Chambers \u0026amp; Partners, Asia Pacific 2019 Recognized as a Noted Practitioner for Projects \u0026amp; Energy: International - Japan Chambers \u0026amp; Partners, Asia Pacific 2019 England and Wales Supreme Court of New South Wales Supreme Court of Queensland Japan Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi Japan - Gaikokuhojimubengoshi (Admitted 10/1/2012; Reg. #G824) Supreme Court of New South Wales (Admitted 10/8/1999) Supreme Court of Queensland (Admitted 12/13/1999) M\u0026amp;A and Private Equity\nMark’s M\u0026amp;A and private equity experience includes acting for: Japanese Company on its acquisition of a stake in a SAF project in the USA. Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) on its acquisition of a stake in Obton Japan, a renewable power platform. Japanese Mega-Bank in its acquisition of a stake in a renewable power platform in India. Japanese Renewable Power Developer on its acquisition of an onshore wind power project in Japan. Japanese Renewable Power Developer on its sale of stake in a solar power projects platform in Korea. Japanese Renewable Power Developer on the sale of a stake in an onshore wind project in Japan to a European Renewable Power Developer. JERA Co., Inc, a Japanese energy company, on its US$1.6 billion acquisition of a 27% stake in publicly-traded Aboitiz Power Corporation (PSE: AP), one of the largest power producers in the Philippines, including on a strategic alliance for co-investment in clean and renewable energy projects. TEPCO Renewable Power on its acquisition of a 25% in PT Kencana Energi, an Indonesian stock exchange listed hydropower project developer. JERA Co., Inc, a Japanese energy company, on its acquisition of a 22% equity stake in Summit Power International for US$330m from a consortium of sellers including Summit’s controlling shareholder, IFC, the IFC Emerging Asia Fund, and UAE-based EMA Power Investment. Summit is the largest owner and operator of power generation facilities in Bangladesh, with an aggregate installed capacity of 1.8GW across 22 projects with several GW in development (including several large-scale LNG-to-power projects). Keppel Capital on its acquisition of a stake in the GIMI FLNG Project. Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Co., Ltd (MOL) on their acquisition of a stake in AKOFS Offshore, a Norwegian subsea vessel owner and operator. Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd in its part acquisition of Engie’s stake in PT Paiton Energy, Asia's first and Indonesia's largest IPP, resulting in Mitsui becoming Paiton’s largest shareholder and majority owner of its operator. TEPCO Renewable Power on its acquisition of shares in a hydro-power project company in the Republic of Georgia; Japanese company on its investment in a solar power project developer in India. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines on its investment into the Jawa-1 LNG-to-power project in Indonesia. Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. on its investment into BW FSRU II Pte. Ltd., a FSRU vessel owner, including advising on project documents and financing arrangements. Bidder on its bid for a stake in the USD 2.5 billion coal fired Atimonan IPP in the Philippines from MGEN. Our work included due diligence and negotiation of JVA and Share Purchase Agreement. Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. in connection with its investment in Etesco Drilling Services, LLC and charter arrangements for a drillship to be situated off Brazil. Sojitz Corporation on its acquisition of an interest from ARES-EIF in the Birdsboro 450 MW gas fired combined-cycle project power project in Pennsylvania, the United States of America. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. on its acquisition of a stake in Seajacks UK, a UK company that owns self-propelled jack-up vessels for renewable, oil, gas, and energy industries. The Shareholders on an equity divestment to a new shareholder in two FPSO Projects. KOGAS on its acquisition of a stake in the Gladstone LNG Project. KOGAS on its acquisition of a stake in the LNG Canada Project. Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of an interest in Westbourne Capital Ltd., an Australian fund manager. JBIC on its acquisition of an interest in Takshasila Hospitals Operating Private Limited, an Indian hospital operating company owned by amongst others Secom, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and VSK Holdings Private Limited. Toshiba Corporation on its acquisition of shares in an Indian waste water treatment plant development company, UEM India Private Limited, from an investment fund. JBIC on its acquisition of a 26% shareholding in the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Company (DMICDC). Harmony Capital on its sale of its portfolio of assets to PAG Asset Portfolio VII Limited. CIMB Strategic Assets Sdn. Bhd. on its sale to TRG of certain interests in Capital Advisors Partners Asia Sdn Bhd, CapAsia Islamic Infrastructure Fund (General Partner) Limited and Islamic Infrastructure Fund Limited Partnership. CIMB Strategic Assets Sdn. Bhd. on its purchase from Standard Bank of certain interests in Capital Advisors Partners Asia Sdn Bhd, CapAsia Islamic Infrastructure Fund (General Partner) Limited and Islamic Infrastructure Fund Limited Partnership. Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. as a sponsor and preferred equity financier on the purchase and finance documentation for the acquisition of 10 Independent Power Producer projects in UK, Spain, Turkey and Australia from Edison Mission Energy. Partners’ Group on a secondary transaction where Partners’ Group is to acquire the stake of a defaulting cornerstone investor in an Asia focussed real estate fund. Laird Technologies Limited in relation to the merger of Laird Technologies Japan K.K. (“Laird Japan”) with Nippon RFI Shielding K.K. (“Nippon RFI”) and the consolidation of the businesses of Laird Japan, Nippon RFI and RFI Shielding (Japan) Limited. Japanese trading company on its acquisition of an interest in a mining project in Australia, including due diligence on project documents and finance agreements and advising on share purchase agreement and shareholders agreement. Japanese utility company on its acquisition of an interest in a mining project in Australia, including due diligence on project documents and finance agreements and advising on share purchase agreement and shareholders agreement. Japanese trading company on its acquisition of an interest in a coal fired power project in Australia, including due diligence on project documents and finance agreements and advising on share purchase agreement and shareholders agreement. 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Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) on its successful bid, development and project financing of the Jafurah IPP in Saudi Arabia. Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and East West Power Corp on their bid, development and project financing of the Guam Ukudu dual fuel fired power project in Guam. JBIC and ADB on the project financing of the 2,500 MW gas fired Gulf Energy Development and Mitsui sponsored GSRC Independent Power Project in Thailand. JERA and EDF in connection with their bid for the Fujairah 3 IPP project in Fujairah, UAE. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust \u0026amp; Banking Corporation on the transfer of 34 project finance loans as part of a corporate reorganization (a multi-billion USD transaction). This work involved advising on the interest rate hedging agreements for 7 of the loans. A consortium comprising Japanese sponsors and local partners in connection with the Jawa-1 LNG-to-power project, including the negotiation of long-term LNG fuel supply and long-term LNG FSRU charter party and regasification service arrangements; EPC and O\u0026amp;M arrangements for the power plant and interconnecting pipelines and the PPA with PLN. JBIC and the commercial lenders on the financing of the Khanom IV gas-fired power project in Thailand. JBIC, Korea EXIM Bank and commercial lenders on the financing of the Donggi-Senoro LNG project in Indonesia. One of the first project financings of a non-integrated LNG project in the world – awarded “Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Deal of the Year 2014” by Infrastructure Journal. JBIC on the financing of the Mindanao IPP in the Philippines. JBIC on the financing of the Kaeng Khoi II Gas-fired Power Plant Project Thailand. Japanese consortium in relation to its proposed development of a supply base project in Myanmar. 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Investment Funds – Acting for LPs / Investors Mark’s experience includes advising many Japanese institutional investors and Developmental Financial Institutions (DFIs) on their investments into more than 150 infrastructure funds, private credit funds, PE funds, growth capital funds, real estate funds, fund-of-funds, debt funds and venture capital funds.","searchable_name":"Mark Davies","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":202,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":444013,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":7224,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eWith 15 years of experience, Amadou\u0026rsquo;s practice focusses on patent and trade secret litigation matters for innovative technology companies. 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Amadou’s clients span the full spectrum of the corporate lifecycle from Fortune 100 companies to C-suite executives to individual founders and startups. Amadou is acutely aware of the unique needs of clients at different stages of their corporate trajectory and tailors his approach to each matter with this in mind. \nAmadou’s experience spans all stages of litigation, arbitration, and mediation through trial and other contested proceeding. He has extensive experience in numerous jurisdictions across the country including federal district courts, the International Trade Commission, the PTAB, and various arbitration tribunals. 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Geoffrey represents life sciences,\u0026nbsp;automotive and transportation, technology\u0026nbsp;and energy/mining\u0026nbsp;companies in high-profile product liability, toxic tort\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;mass tort litigation, for which he has extensive experience litigating all phases of individual, MDL and class action cases, as well as serving as coordinating and strategic counsel in connection with large dockets of cases at the federal and state levels.\u0026nbsp;Clients recently described Geoffrey to \u003cem\u003eChambers USA \u003c/em\u003eas \"extraordinary,\" incredibly talented,\" a \"clear communicator,\" \"very bright,\" \"good on his feet,\" and \"a common-sense litigator.\" In particular, clients compliment Geoffrey's ability to bring \"strategic insight and creativity to the table\" while also doing \"an excellent job imposing order on chaos.\"[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn experienced litigator, Geoffrey represents clients in nationwide, high-exposure product liability, mass tort, class action, toxic tort and whistleblower litigation, along with internal and government investigations. He litigates all phases of cases in federal and state courts nationwide, including in the most challenging jurisdictions for corporate clients. From the start, Geoffrey handles each matter with a view toward trial, considering how to communicate effectively to a jury a host of complex scientific, technical and regulatory issues. Geoffrey also has significant experience with legal project management, having helped structure, lead\u0026nbsp;and manage several large, cross-practice, cross-office matters, including to design and implement sophisticated budgets and alternative billing arrangements and manage the organization, workflow\u0026nbsp;and staffing plans to deliver the client exceptional and efficient services.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeoffrey chairs our nationally recognized Consumer Products \u0026amp; Automotive Litigation Team. And for five years before that, he chaired our leading Pharmaceutical \u0026amp; Medical Device Litigation Team. He is ranked by \u003cem\u003eChambers USA \u003c/em\u003ein Product Liability\u0026nbsp; (Band Two: Georgia) and has been recommended by\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eLegal 500\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eas a Key Lawyer in consumer products litigation, automotive litigation\u0026nbsp;and pharmaceutical and medical device litigation for the past several years.\u0026nbsp;In 2025, \u003cem\u003eLawdragon \u003c/em\u003erecognized Geoffrey on its inaugural list of the 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports \u0026amp; Media Lawyers. Geoffrey co-authored the leading treatise, \u003cem\u003eDrug and Device Product Liability Litigation Strategy, 2nd Edition\u003c/em\u003e (Oxford Univ. Press). 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In 2024, Geoffrey successfully argued on behalf of more than a dozen game developers and platforms in opposition to a petition to consolidate then-pending lawsuits in a federal MDL.{{ FIELD }}Representing Renco Group and Doe Run Resources in mass tort litigation in two consolidated proceedings in federal court in St. Louis concerning personal-injury allegations by several thousand Peruvians citizens allegedly harmed by exposure to lead and other contaminants from a smelter in the Andean Highlands of Peru.{{ FIELD }}Co-Coordinating and Strategic Counsel to a U.S. automobile manufacturer in connection with thousands of California consumer fraud and breach of warranty lawsuits; previously co-led team representing another U.S. automobile manufacturer in hundreds of consumer-fraud lawsuits in California.{{ FIELD }}National Counsel to Viking Group, Inc. with respect to claims and lawsuits relating to property damage arising from alleged manufacturing or design defects in fire suppression equipment.{{ FIELD }}Representing a large industrial real estate company in connection with hundreds of lawsuits in Georgia state courts alleging cancers and personal injuries, as well as property devaluation, from exposure to ethylene oxide from a lessee's medical-device-sterilization operation.{{ FIELD }}Serving as one of a core group of partners leading the national coordinating and trial counsel team representing GlaxoSmithKline in nationwide litigation concerning allegations of suicidality and birth defects from use of the company’s antidepressant.{{ FIELD }}Representing Coloplast as part of the team serving as National Coordinating and Trial Counsel in nationwide product liability litigation relating to injuries allegedly caused by the company’s female pelvic mesh devices.{{ FIELD }}Represented Merck in multidistrict litigation (MDL) involving allegations of injuries from use of the company’s osteoporosis medication, including in three bellwether trials in two different MDLs. 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Before that, Geoffrey led our Pharmaceutical/Medical Device Litigation Team. Geoffrey represents life sciences, automotive and transportation, technology and energy/mining companies in high-profile product liability, toxic tort and mass tort litigation, for which he has extensive experience litigating all phases of individual, MDL and class action cases, as well as serving as coordinating and strategic counsel in connection with large dockets of cases at the federal and state levels. Clients recently described Geoffrey to Chambers USA as \"extraordinary,\" incredibly talented,\" a \"clear communicator,\" \"very bright,\" \"good on his feet,\" and \"a common-sense litigator.\" In particular, clients compliment Geoffrey's ability to bring \"strategic insight and creativity to the table\" while also doing \"an excellent job imposing order on chaos.\"\nAn experienced litigator, Geoffrey represents clients in nationwide, high-exposure product liability, mass tort, class action, toxic tort and whistleblower litigation, along with internal and government investigations. He litigates all phases of cases in federal and state courts nationwide, including in the most challenging jurisdictions for corporate clients. From the start, Geoffrey handles each matter with a view toward trial, considering how to communicate effectively to a jury a host of complex scientific, technical and regulatory issues. Geoffrey also has significant experience with legal project management, having helped structure, lead and manage several large, cross-practice, cross-office matters, including to design and implement sophisticated budgets and alternative billing arrangements and manage the organization, workflow and staffing plans to deliver the client exceptional and efficient services.\nGeoffrey chairs our nationally recognized Consumer Products \u0026amp; Automotive Litigation Team. And for five years before that, he chaired our leading Pharmaceutical \u0026amp; Medical Device Litigation Team. He is ranked by Chambers USA in Product Liability  (Band Two: Georgia) and has been recommended by Legal 500 as a Key Lawyer in consumer products litigation, automotive litigation and pharmaceutical and medical device litigation for the past several years. In 2025, Lawdragon recognized Geoffrey on its inaugural list of the 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports \u0026amp; Media Lawyers. Geoffrey co-authored the leading treatise, Drug and Device Product Liability Litigation Strategy, 2nd Edition (Oxford Univ. Press). In 2016, Law360 listed Geoffrey as a “Rising Star” in product liability litigation, recognizing him as among top legal talent under the age of 40. He was named to the Benchmark Litigation \"40 \u0026amp; Under Hot List” for five consecutive years, was named by Benchmark Litigation as a \"Future Star\" in 2018, and was named in 2018 to the Daily Report’s “On the Rise” list of attorneys under the age of 40 who are expected to go far in the field. Geoffrey also served as a member of the inaugural Next Generation Advisory Board for Emory University's Institute for Complex Litigation and Mass Claims.\nGeoffrey was elected to a 3-year term on the firm's Policy Committee in December 2024.\n Geoffrey Drake lawyer Partner Recommended/Key Lawyer in Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products Legal 500, 2024 Recommended/Key Lawyer in Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices Legal 500, 2020-2024 Recommended/Key Lawyer in Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive Legal 500, 2023-2024 Recommended/Key Lawyer in Rail And Road - Litigation and Regulation Legal 500, 2024 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports \u0026amp; Media Lawyers  Lawdragon, 2025 Named to Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation 2023 -2025 Named to \"On the Rise\" list Daily Report, 2018 Named to Product Liability Editorial Advisory Board Law360, 2018 Named Future Star Benchmark Litigation, 2018 Named to Under 40 Hot List Benchmark Litigation, 2016-2020 Named a Rising Star in Product Liability Litigation Law360, 2016 Appointed to Next Generation Advisory Board Emory University's Institute for Complex Litigation and Mass Claims, 2016 Named a Georgia Super Lawyer - Rising Star Super Lawyers and Atlanta Magazine, 2013–2020 Graduate of the International Association of Defense Counsel’s Trial Academy 2012 Order of the Coif Vanderbilt University Law School, 2005 Best Oralist Award Vanderbilt University Law School Intramural Moot Coot Competition, 2004 Executive Development Editor Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 2005 University of Virginia University of Virginia School of Law Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University School of Law U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Georgia Court of Appeals of Georgia Supreme Court of Georgia Lead Counsel to TikTok Inc. in nationwide litigation in which individual plaintiffs allege personal injuries and school districts and other governmental entities allege economic damages arising from adolescent use of various online communications services, including in the In re Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Litigation MDL pending in the Northern District of California and the In re Social Media Cases JCCP pending in Los Angeles County. Lead counsel to Activision Blizzard in connection with nationwide lawsuits alleging a variety of personal injuries and psychiatric harms arising from addiction to playing video games. In 2024, Geoffrey successfully argued on behalf of more than a dozen game developers and platforms in opposition to a petition to consolidate then-pending lawsuits in a federal MDL. Representing Renco Group and Doe Run Resources in mass tort litigation in two consolidated proceedings in federal court in St. Louis concerning personal-injury allegations by several thousand Peruvians citizens allegedly harmed by exposure to lead and other contaminants from a smelter in the Andean Highlands of Peru. Co-Coordinating and Strategic Counsel to a U.S. automobile manufacturer in connection with thousands of California consumer fraud and breach of warranty lawsuits; previously co-led team representing another U.S. automobile manufacturer in hundreds of consumer-fraud lawsuits in California. National Counsel to Viking Group, Inc. with respect to claims and lawsuits relating to property damage arising from alleged manufacturing or design defects in fire suppression equipment. Representing a large industrial real estate company in connection with hundreds of lawsuits in Georgia state courts alleging cancers and personal injuries, as well as property devaluation, from exposure to ethylene oxide from a lessee's medical-device-sterilization operation. Serving as one of a core group of partners leading the national coordinating and trial counsel team representing GlaxoSmithKline in nationwide litigation concerning allegations of suicidality and birth defects from use of the company’s antidepressant. Representing Coloplast as part of the team serving as National Coordinating and Trial Counsel in nationwide product liability litigation relating to injuries allegedly caused by the company’s female pelvic mesh devices. 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She specialises in public and private transactions and has extensive experience of working on transactions globally including public market deals in London, New York, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia and private transactions globally.\nLayla was identified by Law.com International as a Rising Star and featured in the inaugural list of the top 25 female lawyers under 40.\nLayla has substantial experience in the insurance sector having been the lead associate for the firm’s substantial insurance clients Utmost Group Plc and Hurst Point Group and having built a relationship with these clients over many years and more than a dozen acquisitions including Utmost’s £1.8 billion acquisition of Equitable Life.\nLayla’s practice also includes a specialism in private equity. From fund formation through to acquisition and disposal of investments. \nLayla is growing her Middle Eastern practice and is currently instructed on several acquisitions and recently advised on the acquisition of the Chefz delivery application by Jahez. Senior Associate Best 25 U.K. women in law aged under 40 Law.com Major Scholarship of the Inner Temple Inner Temple, 2010 England and Wales Law Society of England \u0026amp; Wales (Admitted 4/3/2017; Reg. # 593318) Acting for BOA Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: BOAS) in relation to a business combination transaction with Selina Holding Company, UK Societas the world’s largest hospitality brand targeted to millennial and Gen Z travelers. Acting for The Chefz SPV Ltd (The Chefz) in respect of the sale of its entire issued share capital to Jahez International Company for Information System Technology (Jahez), a public company listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange Parallel Market (Nomu). Acting for the Utmost Group of Companies, in relation to its acquisition of Quilter International from Quilter PLC. Acting for Utmost Group plc on a £300,000,000 Tier 1 bond issuance. Acting for Promethean Investments LLP, in establishing and closing its first round of investment into its fourth fund with investments from a number of UK and US based investors. The fund will invest in part of a well-known online retail company. Acting for Veloce Esports closing a funding round with the UK Government and certain private investors in one of the first deals under the UK Government’s Future Fund project. Acting for the Hurst Point Group, a UK wealth management aggregator backed by Carlyle, to acquire the entire issued share capital of GBIM Limited (GBIM). Acting for J-Sun Limited in respect of the sale of Gunvor Resources Limited to Vaalco Energy Inc. Acting for the Utmost Group of Companies, backed by US private equity group Oaktree Capital, on its group reorganisation in order to bring its UK, Guernsey, Cayman, Isle of Man and Irish businesses together into one insurance group. Acting for Hurst Point Group, a UK portfolio company of US private equity giant Carlyle signed a deal to acquire Hawksmoor Investment Management. Acting for Life Company Consolidation Group (now Utmost Group) in relation to their agreement to acquire Generali Worldwide Insurance Company Limited and Generali Link Limited. Acting for AIM listed Cambria Automobiles PLC successfully concluding its management backed sale by way of recommended cash and share takeover offer, to Cambria Bidco. Acting for Eddie Stobart Logistics plc in relation to a rescue deal that could have affected over 6,500 jobs and jeopardised a key link in the UK’s supply chain. Acting for LCCG on its £1.8 billion deal with Equitable Life, Britain’s oldest mutual life insurance company. Acting for Anexo Group PLC on its IPO, the largest professional and legal services IPO to date with a market capitalization of £110 million. Acting for Glencore in relation to the acquisition of LPG assets in Russia and Turkey. 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