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Clients rely on his knowledge of the market and his commercial approach to closing deals to provide superior service to their customers in an increasingly competitive environment.  \nSome of Bryant’s recent significant representations include advising:  Antares Capital LP, as agent and lead arranger, in a $3,610,000,000 unitranche facility for a diversified insurance brokerage company; Webster Bank, N.A., as agent and lead arranger, in connection with Everstream Solutions, LLC’s purchase of fiber assets out of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Great Lakes Comnet and Comlink; Capital One, National Association, as agent, in connection with an asset based lending facility for an e-commerce company providing outdoor cooking and living products; Capital One, N.A., as agent and lead arranger, in connection with an asset based facility for bbq grill manufacturer; Golub Capital LLC, as agent and arranger, in connection with a secured credit facility to finance the acquisition of an addiction treatment company; Marathon Asset Management, Churchill Asset Management, MJX Asset Management and Allianz in connection with a super senior term loan to one of the largest car rental wholesale companies; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent and arranger, in providing senior secured credit facilities for a multi-state operator of television stations and newspapers; a steering committee of term loan lenders of Vince, LLC; Goldman Sachs, Cerberus Capital Management, Arbour Lane Capital Management and other members of an ad hoc group of first lien and second lien lenders in an out-of-court restructuring of $450,000,000 in debt to a leading provider of visual marketing products for retailers, restaurants, movie studios and other entertainment companies, and medical service providers; U.S. Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and arranger, in connection a $3,750,000,000 vehicle floorplan facility for one of the largest automotive retailers in the United States; and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as agent, and a steering committee of senior secured lenders in the prepackaged Chapter 11 cases of Fairway Group Holdings Corp.\nPresentations, Speeches and Articles\nFranchise Times Finance and Growth Conference“Financial Covenants”“Middle Market Leveraged Finance Trends”“Middle Market Leveraged Finance”“Sponsors’ View of Term Sheets” Bryant Gatrell Partner Banking and Finance Law  The Best Lawyers in America, 2013–2017 University of Missouri-Columbia University of Missouri School of Law University of Michigan University of Michigan Law School North Carolina Represented Webster Bank, N.A., as agent and lead arranger, in providing senior secured credit facilities for the purchase by fiber network operator Everstream Solutions, LLC of the assets of Great Lakes Comnet and Comlink (GLC) out of GLC’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 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This is the first IPP to be developed in sub-Saharan Africa without any credit support from the World Bank. {{ FIELD }}Advising the investor group on the financing and delivery of a standalone battery storage project in Senegal, West Africa. {{ FIELD }}Advising the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the financing and development of Europe’s largest gas to grid biomethane facility in Denmark. {{ FIELD }}Advising Turquoise Hill Resources on the development of its long-term power solution in connection with the $6bn development of the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia. {{ FIELD }}Advising developers (Balfour Beatty, Urbaser, Cory, Diversified EfW Management) and funders (MUFG, SMBCE, Green Investment Group) on a range of waste-to-energy, biomass and waste processing projects across Europe using various technologies, including gasification, pyrolysis and incineration. {{ FIELD }}Advising developers and funders on various solar and offshore wind projects across Europe and Africa. {{ FIELD }}Infrastructure \nAdvising the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) on the project financing of the Kingston Container Port in Jamaica. {{ FIELD }}Advising Standard Bank and Stanbic on several first-of-a kind/first in-country PPP roads projects in Kenya, including the negotiations with the Government of Kenya, the international project financing and the procurement of a Chinese financing solution. {{ FIELD }}Advising the sponsors (comprising a consortium of Mitsui, HMM, NOL, CMA and DP World) on the €600m project financing of a new container terminal at the Port of Rotterdam, making it the largest port in Europe. {{ FIELD }}Advising the EIB, Allianz, HSBC and MUFG on the design, financing, construction, operation and restructuring of a £1bn highways project in Scotland. 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Defended client in US District Court in related litigation, including class action defense{{ FIELD }}Advised Bilfinger Westcon on matters related to FCPA and anti-corruption compliance{{ FIELD }}Guided Hercules Offshore, Inc. and HERO Liquidating Trust through two Chapter 11 reorganizations and its subsequent wind-down and liquidation{{ FIELD }}Represented energy, pharmaceutical and engineering companies before the DOJ and SEC in global FCPA and related anti-corruption investigations and voluntary disclosures{{ FIELD }}Represented multiple companies and individuals before the World Bank Sanctions Board in relation fraud and obstruction investigations by the World Bank Integrity Vice Presidency{{ FIELD }}Conducted internal investigations and negotiated settlements with the World Bank Integrity Vice Presidency in relation to alleged violations of the World Bank Consultant and Procurement Guidelines{{ FIELD }}Conducted export controls investigation and related voluntary disclosures to the US Commerce Department and US Department of State on behalf of aerospace and defense company{{ FIELD }}Represented Swiss Bank before US regulatory agencies in response to alleged AML violations{{ FIELD }}Represented Crestron Electronics in anti-trust litigation in US Federal Court{{ FIELD }}Represented energy company in arbitration before the ICC relating to a breach of contract claim with a foreign subsidiary and their agent{{ FIELD }}William “Bill” Gordon advises companies and executives on government investigations, regulatory enforcement, and risk-based compliance, with a focus on government contracts, national security, aviation and transportation, and U.S. consumer protection laws. A former senior executive, general counsel, and chief compliance officer at public and private equity–backed companies, Bill brings pragmatic judgment to complex, business critical matters. \nBill brings a wealth of private practice and in-house experience to achieve outstanding, expedient, and cost effective solutions to his clients’ most challenging and complex legal and business needs.  His colleagues and clients praise him for his business acumen, and choose to work with him because of the significant legal and business value he provides as a trusted advisor to many of the largest global public and private entities.\nBill defends clients in criminal and civil investigations involving alleged regulatory violations, such as fraud, false statements, obstruction, and internal controls failures, and guides matters from scoping and preservation through interviews, disclosures, strategy, and resolution. He coordinates closely with boards, audit committees, and senior leadership to protect privilege, mitigate collateral consequences, and preserve enterprise value.\nOn the counseling side, Bill advises on national security compliance (including classified contract and facility clearance obligations and sensitive technology controls) and government contracts issues (ethics and compliance programs, mandatory disclosures, procurement integrity, cost and pricing, False Claims Act risk, and suspension and debarment). He counsels aviation and aerospace clients on FAA, DOT, and TSA requirements, safety and operational compliance, economic licensing, consumer protection rules, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure obligations, security programs and directives, and incident response and regulator engagement. He also advises on anticorruption, sanctions, and export controls, including FCPA, U.S. sanctions, voluntary self-disclosures and licensing, and ITAR/EAR matters.\nClients rely on Bill for strategic, measured advocacy in sensitive matters with overlapping criminal, civil, and regulatory dimensions. He is known for clear communication with boards and C-suites, practical risk assessments, and the ability to coordinate complex, cross-border matters involving multiple agencies and legal regimes. Partner Momentum Global Anti-Corruption Advisory Board  Pomona College  Harvard University Harvard Law School U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Massachusetts Texas Children at Risk – Member of the Board of Directors Executive Service Corps – Member of the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee Momentum Anti-Corruption Advisory Board Assisted a client in the take private purchase of an amphibious warship manufacturer. Advised a client in relation to an acquisition of a former U.S. Naval Base in the Philippines. Assisted media companies obtain licenses for military grade protective equipment in Ukraine. Defended a military contractor in relation to federal criminal charges stemming from actions in Iraq. Represented a military contractor in relation to multiple regulatory issues relating to conduct in Iraq. Advised global consulting company on matters relating to data transformation, cyber security and privacy, and data integrity best practices Led internal controls investigations and remediation projects for several private equity owned portfolio companies Advised large chemical manufacturer on US export control laws, including issues of self-disclosure, agency advocacy, ECCN classifications, and BIS licensing requirements/exceptions Led investigation on behalf of a national consumer products company into compliance with U.S. consumer protection laws, including issues relating to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), American with Disabilities Act (ADA), bankruptcy, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAAP), data privacy, and anti-retaliation statutes. 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The largest renewables development M\u0026amp;A deal to date.{{ FIELD }}Represented Axium Infrastructure on its acquisition of BlueWave, a leading Boston-based solar and energy storage developer.{{ FIELD }}Represented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of equity interests in a portfolio of wind projects, which represents 1,063 MW of gross capacity, from BlackRock Renewable Power.{{ FIELD }}Represented Capital Dynamics, a Swiss/NYC-based PE fund, in connection with its acquisition of a 300 MW portfolio of operating solar power plants located in California, Delaware and Arizona from LS Power.{{ FIELD }}Represented Capital Dynamics, in connection with its acquisition of a 70% interest in a 127 MW operating solar power plant located in Arizona from Apollo Global Management.{{ FIELD }}Represented The Carlyle Group and its portfolio company, Cogentrix Energy Power Management, LLC, on the sale of a 600 MW portfolio of six operating wind projects in upstate New York.{{ FIELD }}Represented The Carlyle Group and its affiliate Southeast PowerGen in connection with the sale of Effingham County Power, a 511 MW operating combined-cycle generating and transmission facility located in Rincon, GA, to Oglethorpe Power Corporation.{{ FIELD }}Represented Brookfield Renewable Partners it its acquisition of the 845 MW Shepherds Flat Windfarm located near Arlington, Oregon from Caithness Energy. Shepherds Flat is the third largest windfarm in the United States, and the ninth largest in the world.{{ FIELD }}Represented Brookfield Renewable Partners in the acquisition of the 252 MW Holtwood hydro plant and the 50 MW Lake Wallenpaupack hydro plant in Pennsylvania.{{ FIELD }}Represented Starwood Energy Group, a leading private equity fund focused on energy infrastructure, in its $1.23 billion acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in the operating subsidiaries of two of Dominion Energy’s combined-cycle gas turbine plants.{{ FIELD }}Represented Starwood Energy Group in its acquisition of the RockGen and Garrison combined cycle natural gas electric generation facilities from affiliates of Calpine Corporation, a portfolio company of Energy Capital Partners.{{ FIELD }}Represented Starwood Energy Group in its (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) leveraged buyout of 100% of the assets constituting the West Lorain Power Plant located in Lorain, Ohio from FirstEnergy Generation, which are oil-fired power plants.{{ FIELD }}Represented Graanul Invest, the largest wood pellets producer in Europe, in connection with its investment in Sweetwater Energy.{{ FIELD }}Represented Graanul Invest in its (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Texas Pellets.{{ FIELD }}Represented JERA in its sale of a minority interest in Cricket Valley Energy Center to Development Bank of Japan.{{ FIELD }}Represented Chubu Electric and then JERA in the acquisition of a 43% stake in Cricket Valley Energy Center, the developer of a 1,000 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Dover, New York.{{ FIELD }}Represented JERA in the joint acquisition with General Electric of a minority stake in Renovo Energy Center, the developer of a 950 MW natural gas-fired power plant in development in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.{{ FIELD }}Represented Axium Infrastructure in its acquisition of an equity interest in CPV Three Rivers Energy Center, a 1,258 MW power project to be constructed in northeastern Illinois, from affiliates of General Electric Company and Competitive Power Ventures.{{ FIELD }}Represented Axium Infrastructure in its acquisition of a 50% ownership stake in the Dry Lake II wind farm and a 50% ownership stake in the Copper Crossing solar project from Avangrid Renewables.{{ FIELD }}Represented Axium Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition of a 49% equity interest in the 97 MW Wheat Field wind project from EDP Renewables North America.{{ FIELD }}Represented Tradewind Energy in its the divestiture of its 3 GW+ wind asset portfolio to Invenergy.{{ FIELD }}Represented Tradewind Energy, Inc. in its sale of its 5 GW+ solar power and energy storage platforms to Macquarie Infrastructure/Capital.{{ FIELD }}Represented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments in the acquisition, tax equity financing, and project financings of a 46 MW solar power plant in Arizona, from Torch Clean Energy.{{ FIELD }}Represented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments, a private equity firm specializing in renewable energy projects and a member of the D.E. Shaw Group, in connection with its acquisition of LS - Cliffrose, a single-purpose entity that owns all of the assets comprising a 70 MW solar farm to be located south of Kingman, Arizona, from Longview Solar, a joint venture of TUUSSO Energy and Elemental Energy.{{ FIELD }}Represented UBS Infrastructure, a business unit of UBS Asset Management, in connection with the acquisition of a 50% interest in a 161 MW wind energy project, located in Oldham County, Texas, from EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, an affiliate of EDF Renewable Energy.{{ FIELD }}Represented UBS Infrastructure in connection with the proposed acquisition of an equity stake in a combined cycle natural gas power plant portfolio located in Connecticut.{{ FIELD }}Represented InstarAGF Asset Management in its acquisition of Texas-based Oilfield Water Logistics, an energy services company, from Natural Gas Partners.{{ FIELD }}Represented InstarAGF Asset Management and its wholly-owned portfolio company AMPORTS, Inc. in the acquisition of Horizon Terminal Services, a provider of port logistics services, from Höegh Autoliners B.V.{{ FIELD }}Represented Mitsui in its acquisition of a 30% stake in 10 wind farms and 2 solar photovoltaic power plants in Canada from GDF SUEZ Canada.{{ FIELD }}Represented Mitsui Gas e Energia do Brasil Ltda in its acquisition of a 49% stake in Petrobras Gás S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Brazilian state-owned oil company Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras).{{ FIELD }}Represented First Reserve, a global energy-focused private equity and infrastructure investment firm, in connection with the acquisition of Kingfisher Wind, a 298 MW wind energy project located in Northern Canadian County and Southern Kingfisher County in Oklahoma, and the related a $270 million tax equity financing.{{ FIELD }}Represented Greentech Capital Advisors in its role as financial adviser to Atlantica Yield plc., a NASDAQ-listed yieldco or total return company that owns a diversified portfolio of contracted renewable energy, power generation, electric transmission and water assets, in connection with Atlantica Yield's strategic partnership with Algonquin Power \u0026amp; Utilities Corp., a North American diversified generation, transmission and distribution utility.{{ FIELD }}Represented Kruger Energy, a business unit of Kruger Inc., a Canadian pulp and paper company, in the acquisition of three solar photovoltaic projects under development in Imperial County, California, and the subsequent sale of Seville Solar, the developer of two of such projects, to an affiliate of Duke Energy.{{ FIELD }}Represented Swiss Life, the largest insurance company in Switzerland, in its investment in a portfolio of 12 wind farms located throughout the United States owned by EDP Renewables totaling 1.6 GW of installed capacity.{{ FIELD }}Represented Luminus Management in its (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) acquisition of the trucking logistics/assets and subsidiaries comprising the US-based business of Taylor Express, Inc., from the Celadon Group, Inc.{{ FIELD }}Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of recycled water gathering systems and wells in the Permian basin.{{ FIELD }}Represented Israel Corporation in its acquisition of Globeleq Americas, a holding company for a portfolio of Latina American and Caribbean operating power businesses, comprising gas and hydro power plants in Peru and Bolivia, fuel based power assets in El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama and Jamaica totaling a capacity of over 2,180 MW, from the CDC Group, the U.K. government-owned investor in developing countries.{{ FIELD }}Represented a private equity fund in a bid to acquire certain rail operations and related assets from Dow at certain Dow-owned manufacturing sites in the U.S. and Canada.{{ FIELD }}Represented Public Sector Pension Investment Board in the acquisition, through its wholly owned subsidiary Infra-PSP Canada, of a 49% equity interest of the holding company of I-69 Development Partners (I-69 DP).{{ FIELD }}Represented GS Infrastructure Partners and Mediobanca in the acquisition of minority equity stakes in Sintonia, the infrastructure investment vehicle of the Benetton family.{{ FIELD }}Represented Statoil in its merger with the oil and gas business of Norsk Hydro.{{ FIELD }}Food \u0026amp; Beverage; Health and Wellness\nRepresented Windmill Farms, a premier controlled environment agricultural producer of mushrooms, in the acquisition of substantially all the the assets of Ostrom Mushroom Farms LLC a leading controlled environment mushroom grower located in Sunnyside, Washington.\nRepresented WM Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in the health and wellness sector, in the acquisition of Vega, a leading brand in plant-based protein powder in both the U.S. and Canada, from Danone.\nRepresented WM Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in the health and wellness sector, in the acquisition of Raw Sugar, a leader in premium-quality and earth-friendly personal care products, from its founders.\nRepresented WM Partners, a private equity firm that specializes in buyout investments in the health and wellness sectors, in its acquisition of Great Lakes Gelatin Company, a leading supplier of high-grade collagen products, gelatin-derived products and other performance products and supplements.\nRepresented WM Partners in its $700 million sale of Nutranext Holdings and its subsidiaries to The Clorox Company.\nRepresented WM Partners and its portfolio company Wellnext, in the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Natural Dynamics, a Texas-based nutraceutical company that holds leading nutraceutical brands including Natural Calm and Organic Life Vitamins, as well as the educational site Organic Connections.\nRepresented Kirin in connection with its joint strategic investment with Mitsui in Thorne, an health and technology company.\nRepresented WM Partners in its acquisition of Feel Good Organics, an organic superfood brand exclusively sold on Amazon.com, from its shareholders.\nRepresented WM Partners in its acquisition of Jade Leaf, the category leader for matcha green tea products in the United States, from its shareholders.\nRepresented Matrixx Initiatives in its sale to funds managed by H.I.G. Capital by means of a cash tender offer followed by a back-end merger.\nRepresented Kirin, a leading Japanese company in the food and beverage market, in connection with its equity investment for a 24.5% stake in The Brooklyn Brewery Corporation, a craft beer manufacturer located in Brooklyn, New York.\nRepresented Anheuser-Busch InBev in its sale of substantially all of the assets of InBev USA to funds managed by KPS Capital Partners.{{ FIELD }}Technology, Media and Communications\nRepresented Lightning eMotors in the $800 million SPAC merger with Gig Capital 3.\nRepresented LBO France Gestion in connection with the leveraged buyout of McIntosh, a high-end audio equipment company, and certain other U.S. operating subsidiaries of Italy-based Fine Sounds.\nRepresented Ridgewood Infrastructure re the acquisition of a majority of the outstanding capital stock of Ecosave, a clean tech company focused on facilitating energy efficient retrofit projects and building automation systems.\nRepresented of Total System Services in its $54 billion merger of equals with Global Payments.\nRepresented Mobileye, a leader in the development of computer vision and machine learning, data analysis, localization and mapping for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving, in its $15.3 billion sale to Intel Corporation through a cash tender offer followed by a back-end squeeze-out transaction.\nRepresented IAR Systems Group, a Swedish computer software company that trades on the NASDAQ OMX in Stockholm, in its acquisition of Secure Thingz, Inc., an IoT company.\nRepresented Inovalon, a leading provider of medical data analytics, in connection with its initial public offering and related reorganization transactions.\nRepresented Inovalon in a Dutch auction self-tender offer and a simultaneous private placement of common stock to existing stockholders.\nRepresented OMERS Private Equity, the private equity investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, in the sale of newswire service Marketwired to Nasdaq.\nRepresented OMERS Private Equity in its sale of Sysomos, a data analytics company, to Meltwater.\nRepresented McAfee, the world's largest dedicated security technology company in its acquisition of NitroSecurity, a VC-backed company based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.\nRepresented OpenLink Financial, the leading provider of cross-asset trading, risk management and operations software solutions, in its acquisition of SolArc, a software company focused on commodity management solutions for companies operating across the commodity supply chain, with a particular strength in physical bulk commodities.\nRepresented OpenLink Financial in its acquisitions of CubeLogic Limited.\nRepresented A\u0026amp;E Television Networks in its purchase of the equity interest of ASTRO All Asia Entertainment Networks in AETN All Asia Networks.\nRepresented Sysomos, a leading provider of social media-related services, in its acquisitions of Expion, a leading social marketing platform, and Uberlabs, a visual listening and image recognition platform.\nRepresented Harris Corp. in its acquisition of CapRock Communications from funds managed by ABRY Partners.\nRepresented Koninklijke Philips Electronics in the sale of a 80.1% stake in its semiconductor business to a private equity consortium comprised of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts \u0026amp; Co, Silver Lake Partners, AlpInvest Partners, Bain Capital and Apax Partners.\nRepresented Swisscom in its tender offer for all outstanding shares of Fastweb through a tender offer followed by a squeeze out transaction.\nRepresented The Weinstein Company in its out-of-court restructuring of substantially all of its consolidated indebtedness.\nRepresented NXP in its acquisition financing, comprised of a bridge loan and the related high-yield bond refinancing, and in the establishment of a $500 million secured revolving credit facility.\nRepresented Blockbuster in connection with its unsolicited proposal to acquire Circuit City.\nLife Sciences\nRepresented 21st Century Oncology in connection with $1.5 billion sale to GenesisCare.\nRepresented Sandoz in its acquisition of U.S. rights to ANGIOMAX® from The Medicines Company.\nRepresented Novartis in connection with the sale of the Miacalcin U.S. business to Sebela.\nRepresented Olympus Corporation in the divestiture of its biotech business.\nRepresented Nihon Kohden Corporation in its acquisition of Defibtech, LLC, a US medical instruments company developing and manufacturing, among other things, state-of-the art defibrillators.\nRepresented DRI Capital in the acquisition of a royalty stream in Biogen's SPINRAZA®.\nRepresented Oxford Immunotec – represented as stalking horse in connection with acquisition of Cylex, life sciences company focused on in vitro diagnostics products.\nRepresented Akzo Nobel in the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary Organon BioSciences N.V. to Schering-Plough.{{ FIELD }}Industrials\nRepresented American Pacific Corporation, a manufacturer of fine chemicals and specialty chemicals, in a going private transaction in which it was acquired by H.I.G. Capital, a private equity investment firm, though a tender offer and follow-on merger.\nRepresented Futamura Chemical, a leading Japanese manufacturer of plastic films, in connection with its acquisition of the Cellophane business of the Innovia Group, a UK-headquartered global manufacturer of Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene and Cellulose based film and a portfolio company of Candover Partners.\nRepresented Daicel Corporation, a Japanese corporation, in its acquisition of Special Devices, a company that specializes in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of pyrotechnic devices used in triggering automotive airbags, from funds managed by Wayzata Investment Partners.\nRepresented Rhône Capital in the refinancing of the consolidated indebtedness of LWB Refractories Holding GmbH.\nFinancial Services\nRepresented Royal Bank of Canada in the sale of Liberty Life Insurance Company, its U.S. life insurance subsidiary, to Athene Holding.\nRepresented SoftBank in the proposed tender offer for an equity stake in Swiss Re.\nRepresented the members of York Capital Management in their sale of a minority interest to Credit Suisse.\nRepresented Barclays Bank PLC in the sale of its iShares business to CVC Capital Partners Group SICAV-FIS S.A.\nRepresented Morgan Stanley in its sale of Cournot Financial Products to funds managed by Quadrant Structured Products.\nProfessional Services\nRepresented UK-based Balfour Beatty in the $1.35 billion sale of its professional services unit Parsons Brinckerhoff to Canadian-based WSP Global in a spin-off transaction.\nRepresented AIG in the acquisition of an equity stake in K2 Intelligence Holdings, a company specializing in investigative services, data analytics, compliance monitoring, cyber threat, and anti-money laundering.\nRepresented the members of UMT Consulting Group, a strategic project and portfolio management consulting firm, in the sale of the company to Ernst \u0026amp; Young.{{ FIELD }}Real Estate\nRepresented AmREIT in its defense against an unsolicited takeover offer by Regency Centers Corporation.\nRepresented UDR, a leading multifamily real estate investment trust, in its definitive agreement with Home Properties and an affiliate of the Lone Star Funds to acquire up to six communities valued at $908 million.\nRepresented Daiwa House in connection with its joint venture with HAP Investments.\nRepresented Morguard Group, a Toronto- and New York-based real estate buyout firm with approximately $19 billion in assets under management, in the acquisition of a 59% equity interests in 5929 Sunset (Hollywood), the owner of a mixed-use development in Los Angeles.{{ FIELD }}Other Sectors\nRepresented Luminus Management re its (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) acquisition of the trucking logistics/assets and subsidiaries comprising the Mexico-based business of Taylor Express, Inc., from the Celadon Group, Inc.\nRepresented a private equity fund re its bid to acquire certain rail operations and related assets from Dow at certain Dow-owned manufacturing sites in the U.S. and Canada.\nRepresented Dai Nippon Printing in the acquisition of Foto Fantasy (d/b/a Innovative Foto) from an affiliate of Sankaty Advisors, an independently managed affiliate of Bain Capital.\nRepresented Dai Nippon Printing in connection with its joint venture with Kroger.\nRepresented Dai Nippon Printing in connection with its joint venture with Alpha Micron.\nRepresented Sumitomo in connection with its acquisition of an equity stake in Yanacocha Gold and Copper Mine in Peru from Newmont Mining Corporation and Compania de Minas Buenaventura{{ FIELD }}Enrico Granata is a New York partner in our Corporate, Finance and Investments practice specializing in mergers and acquisitions and private equity. His practice focuses on representing private and public corporate clients, private equity sponsors, and hedge funds in negotiated and contested mergers, acquisitions, tender and exchange offers, proxy fights, takeover defense counseling, minority investments, joint ventures, restructurings, and other corporate transactions.\nEnrico has advised on a broad range of private and public transactions, including SPAC mergers, frequently with a significant cross-border dimension. He has acted for buyers, sellers, and targets in mergers, tender offers, stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures (often in competitive auction contexts), joint ventures, spin-offs, and other restructuring transactions.\nEnrico has significant M\u0026amp;A and PE experience in a variety of regulated and non-regulated industries, including power and energy, infrastructure, food \u0026amp; beverage, technology, life sciences, financial services, media, telecommunications, consumer products, and real estate/REIT.\nRepresentative Broad Based Sector M\u0026amp;A/PE Matters (see the \"Matters\" section below for other representative matters listed by sector)\nRepresented Brookfield Renewable Partners in its acquisition of the 845 MW Shepherds Flat Windfarm, the third largest windfarm in the United States, and the ninth largest in the world, from Caithness Energy.\nRepresented WM Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in health and wellness sector, in its $700 million sale of Nutranext Holdings and its subsidiaries to The Clorox Company.\nRepresented The Carlyle Group and its portfolio company, Cogentrix Energy Power Management, LLC, on the sale of a 600 MW portfolio of six operating wind projects in upstate New York.\nRepresented Mobileye, a leader in autonomous driving technologies, in its $15.3 billion sale to Intel Corporation.\nRepresented WM Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in the health and wellness sector, in the acquisition of Vega, a leading brand in plant-based protein powder in both the U.S. and Canada, from Danone.\nRepresented Hotwire Communications, a leading provider of fiber-to-the-home in the United States, in connection with a large private equity investment by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Blackstone Infrastructure Partners.\nRepresented Kirin, a leading Japanese company in the food and beverage market, in connection with its equity investment for a 24.5% stake in The Brooklyn Brewery Corporation, a craft beer manufacturer located in Brooklyn, New York.\nRepresented Lightning Systems, Inc., an electric truck manufacturer, re its merger with GigCapital3, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (or SPAC).\nRepresented Macquarie Capital (USA) re its sale of Savion to Shell, consisting of a development pipeline of 18GW of solar and energy storage projects.\nRepresented Total System Services in its $54 billion merger of equals with Global Payments.\nRepresented JERA in the acquisition of a 43% stake in Cricket Valley Energy Center, the developer of a 1,000 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Dover, New York.\nRepresented Mitsui in its acquisition of a 30% stake in 10 wind farms and 2 solar photovoltaic power plants in Canada from GDF SUEZ Canada.\nRepresented AmREIT in its defense against an unsolicited takeover offer by Regency Centers Corporation.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group, a leading private equity fund focused on energy infrastructure, in its $1.23 billion acquisition of two of Dominion Energy’s combined-cycle gas turbine plants.\nRepresented American Pacific Corporation, a manufacturer of fine chemicals and specialty chemicals, in a going private transaction in which it was acquired by H.I.G. Capital, a private equity investment firm.\nRepresented Royal Bank of Canada in the $628 million sale of Liberty Life Insurance Company, its U.S. life insurance subsidiary, to Athene Holding.\nRepresented UK-based Balfour Beatty in the $1.35 billion sale of its professional services unit Parsons Brinckerhoff to Canadian-based WSP Global in a spin-off transaction.\nRepresented UDR, a leading multifamily real estate investment trust, in its definitive agreement with Home Properties and an affiliate of the Lone Star Funds to acquire up to six communities valued at $908 million.\nRepresented the members of York Capital Management in their $425 sale of a minority interest to Credit Suisse.\nRepresented OMERS Private Equity, the private equity investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, in the sale of newswire service Marketwired to Nasdaq.\nRepresented Anheuser-Busch InBev in its sale of substantially all of the assets of InBev USA to funds managed by KPS Capital Partners. Partner Columbia University Columbia University School of Law Columbia University Columbia University School of Law Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs New York Energy and Infrastructure\nRepresented Instar Asset Management in the business combination of Oilfield Water Logistics (“OWL”), Instar’s portfolio company that develops and operates wells, conveyance lines and related facilities in the southwestern United States for the disposal of water incident to the production of oil and gas, and Pilot Water Solutions (“Pilot”), a long-term, full-service water midstream company with expertise in produced water gathering, sourcing, recycling and disposing. Represented Hotwire Communications, a leading provider of fiber-to-the-home in the United States, in connection with a large private equity investment by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Blackstone Infrastructure Partners. Represented Macquarie Capital (USA) re its sale of Savion to Shell, consisting of a development pipeline of 18GW of solar and energy storage projects. The largest renewables development M\u0026amp;A deal to date. Represented Axium Infrastructure on its acquisition of BlueWave, a leading Boston-based solar and energy storage developer. Represented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of equity interests in a portfolio of wind projects, which represents 1,063 MW of gross capacity, from BlackRock Renewable Power. Represented Capital Dynamics, a Swiss/NYC-based PE fund, in connection with its acquisition of a 300 MW portfolio of operating solar power plants located in California, Delaware and Arizona from LS Power. Represented Capital Dynamics, in connection with its acquisition of a 70% interest in a 127 MW operating solar power plant located in Arizona from Apollo Global Management. Represented The Carlyle Group and its portfolio company, Cogentrix Energy Power Management, LLC, on the sale of a 600 MW portfolio of six operating wind projects in upstate New York. Represented The Carlyle Group and its affiliate Southeast PowerGen in connection with the sale of Effingham County Power, a 511 MW operating combined-cycle generating and transmission facility located in Rincon, GA, to Oglethorpe Power Corporation. Represented Brookfield Renewable Partners it its acquisition of the 845 MW Shepherds Flat Windfarm located near Arlington, Oregon from Caithness Energy. Shepherds Flat is the third largest windfarm in the United States, and the ninth largest in the world. Represented Brookfield Renewable Partners in the acquisition of the 252 MW Holtwood hydro plant and the 50 MW Lake Wallenpaupack hydro plant in Pennsylvania. Represented Starwood Energy Group, a leading private equity fund focused on energy infrastructure, in its $1.23 billion acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in the operating subsidiaries of two of Dominion Energy’s combined-cycle gas turbine plants. Represented Starwood Energy Group in its acquisition of the RockGen and Garrison combined cycle natural gas electric generation facilities from affiliates of Calpine Corporation, a portfolio company of Energy Capital Partners. Represented Starwood Energy Group in its (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) leveraged buyout of 100% of the assets constituting the West Lorain Power Plant located in Lorain, Ohio from FirstEnergy Generation, which are oil-fired power plants. Represented Graanul Invest, the largest wood pellets producer in Europe, in connection with its investment in Sweetwater Energy. Represented Graanul Invest in its (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Texas Pellets. Represented JERA in its sale of a minority interest in Cricket Valley Energy Center to Development Bank of Japan. Represented Chubu Electric and then JERA in the acquisition of a 43% stake in Cricket Valley Energy Center, the developer of a 1,000 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Dover, New York. Represented JERA in the joint acquisition with General Electric of a minority stake in Renovo Energy Center, the developer of a 950 MW natural gas-fired power plant in development in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. Represented Axium Infrastructure in its acquisition of an equity interest in CPV Three Rivers Energy Center, a 1,258 MW power project to be constructed in northeastern Illinois, from affiliates of General Electric Company and Competitive Power Ventures. Represented Axium Infrastructure in its acquisition of a 50% ownership stake in the Dry Lake II wind farm and a 50% ownership stake in the Copper Crossing solar project from Avangrid Renewables. Represented Axium Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition of a 49% equity interest in the 97 MW Wheat Field wind project from EDP Renewables North America. Represented Tradewind Energy in its the divestiture of its 3 GW+ wind asset portfolio to Invenergy. Represented Tradewind Energy, Inc. in its sale of its 5 GW+ solar power and energy storage platforms to Macquarie Infrastructure/Capital. Represented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments in the acquisition, tax equity financing, and project financings of a 46 MW solar power plant in Arizona, from Torch Clean Energy. Represented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments, a private equity firm specializing in renewable energy projects and a member of the D.E. Shaw Group, in connection with its acquisition of LS - Cliffrose, a single-purpose entity that owns all of the assets comprising a 70 MW solar farm to be located south of Kingman, Arizona, from Longview Solar, a joint venture of TUUSSO Energy and Elemental Energy. Represented UBS Infrastructure, a business unit of UBS Asset Management, in connection with the acquisition of a 50% interest in a 161 MW wind energy project, located in Oldham County, Texas, from EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, an affiliate of EDF Renewable Energy. Represented UBS Infrastructure in connection with the proposed acquisition of an equity stake in a combined cycle natural gas power plant portfolio located in Connecticut. Represented InstarAGF Asset Management in its acquisition of Texas-based Oilfield Water Logistics, an energy services company, from Natural Gas Partners. Represented InstarAGF Asset Management and its wholly-owned portfolio company AMPORTS, Inc. in the acquisition of Horizon Terminal Services, a provider of port logistics services, from Höegh Autoliners B.V. Represented Mitsui in its acquisition of a 30% stake in 10 wind farms and 2 solar photovoltaic power plants in Canada from GDF SUEZ Canada. Represented Mitsui Gas e Energia do Brasil Ltda in its acquisition of a 49% stake in Petrobras Gás S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Brazilian state-owned oil company Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras). Represented First Reserve, a global energy-focused private equity and infrastructure investment firm, in connection with the acquisition of Kingfisher Wind, a 298 MW wind energy project located in Northern Canadian County and Southern Kingfisher County in Oklahoma, and the related a $270 million tax equity financing. Represented Greentech Capital Advisors in its role as financial adviser to Atlantica Yield plc., a NASDAQ-listed yieldco or total return company that owns a diversified portfolio of contracted renewable energy, power generation, electric transmission and water assets, in connection with Atlantica Yield's strategic partnership with Algonquin Power \u0026amp; Utilities Corp., a North American diversified generation, transmission and distribution utility. Represented Kruger Energy, a business unit of Kruger Inc., a Canadian pulp and paper company, in the acquisition of three solar photovoltaic projects under development in Imperial County, California, and the subsequent sale of Seville Solar, the developer of two of such projects, to an affiliate of Duke Energy. Represented Swiss Life, the largest insurance company in Switzerland, in its investment in a portfolio of 12 wind farms located throughout the United States owned by EDP Renewables totaling 1.6 GW of installed capacity. Represented Luminus Management in its (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) acquisition of the trucking logistics/assets and subsidiaries comprising the US-based business of Taylor Express, Inc., from the Celadon Group, Inc. Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of recycled water gathering systems and wells in the Permian basin. Represented Israel Corporation in its acquisition of Globeleq Americas, a holding company for a portfolio of Latina American and Caribbean operating power businesses, comprising gas and hydro power plants in Peru and Bolivia, fuel based power assets in El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama and Jamaica totaling a capacity of over 2,180 MW, from the CDC Group, the U.K. government-owned investor in developing countries. Represented a private equity fund in a bid to acquire certain rail operations and related assets from Dow at certain Dow-owned manufacturing sites in the U.S. and Canada. Represented Public Sector Pension Investment Board in the acquisition, through its wholly owned subsidiary Infra-PSP Canada, of a 49% equity interest of the holding company of I-69 Development Partners (I-69 DP). Represented GS Infrastructure Partners and Mediobanca in the acquisition of minority equity stakes in Sintonia, the infrastructure investment vehicle of the Benetton family. Represented Statoil in its merger with the oil and gas business of Norsk Hydro. Food \u0026amp; Beverage; Health and Wellness\nRepresented Windmill Farms, a premier controlled environment agricultural producer of mushrooms, in the acquisition of substantially all the the assets of Ostrom Mushroom Farms LLC a leading controlled environment mushroom grower located in Sunnyside, Washington.\nRepresented WM Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in the health and wellness sector, in the acquisition of Vega, a leading brand in plant-based protein powder in both the U.S. and Canada, from Danone.\nRepresented WM Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in the health and wellness sector, in the acquisition of Raw Sugar, a leader in premium-quality and earth-friendly personal care products, from its founders.\nRepresented WM Partners, a private equity firm that specializes in buyout investments in the health and wellness sectors, in its acquisition of Great Lakes Gelatin Company, a leading supplier of high-grade collagen products, gelatin-derived products and other performance products and supplements.\nRepresented WM Partners in its $700 million sale of Nutranext Holdings and its subsidiaries to The Clorox Company.\nRepresented WM Partners and its portfolio company Wellnext, in the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Natural Dynamics, a Texas-based nutraceutical company that holds leading nutraceutical brands including Natural Calm and Organic Life Vitamins, as well as the educational site Organic Connections.\nRepresented Kirin in connection with its joint strategic investment with Mitsui in Thorne, an health and technology company.\nRepresented WM Partners in its acquisition of Feel Good Organics, an organic superfood brand exclusively sold on Amazon.com, from its shareholders.\nRepresented WM Partners in its acquisition of Jade Leaf, the category leader for matcha green tea products in the United States, from its shareholders.\nRepresented Matrixx Initiatives in its sale to funds managed by H.I.G. Capital by means of a cash tender offer followed by a back-end merger.\nRepresented Kirin, a leading Japanese company in the food and beverage market, in connection with its equity investment for a 24.5% stake in The Brooklyn Brewery Corporation, a craft beer manufacturer located in Brooklyn, New York.\nRepresented Anheuser-Busch InBev in its sale of substantially all of the assets of InBev USA to funds managed by KPS Capital Partners. Technology, Media and Communications\nRepresented Lightning eMotors in the $800 million SPAC merger with Gig Capital 3.\nRepresented LBO France Gestion in connection with the leveraged buyout of McIntosh, a high-end audio equipment company, and certain other U.S. operating subsidiaries of Italy-based Fine Sounds.\nRepresented Ridgewood Infrastructure re the acquisition of a majority of the outstanding capital stock of Ecosave, a clean tech company focused on facilitating energy efficient retrofit projects and building automation systems.\nRepresented of Total System Services in its $54 billion merger of equals with Global Payments.\nRepresented Mobileye, a leader in the development of computer vision and machine learning, data analysis, localization and mapping for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving, in its $15.3 billion sale to Intel Corporation through a cash tender offer followed by a back-end squeeze-out transaction.\nRepresented IAR Systems Group, a Swedish computer software company that trades on the NASDAQ OMX in Stockholm, in its acquisition of Secure Thingz, Inc., an IoT company.\nRepresented Inovalon, a leading provider of medical data analytics, in connection with its initial public offering and related reorganization transactions.\nRepresented Inovalon in a Dutch auction self-tender offer and a simultaneous private placement of common stock to existing stockholders.\nRepresented OMERS Private Equity, the private equity investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, in the sale of newswire service Marketwired to Nasdaq.\nRepresented OMERS Private Equity in its sale of Sysomos, a data analytics company, to Meltwater.\nRepresented McAfee, the world's largest dedicated security technology company in its acquisition of NitroSecurity, a VC-backed company based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.\nRepresented OpenLink Financial, the leading provider of cross-asset trading, risk management and operations software solutions, in its acquisition of SolArc, a software company focused on commodity management solutions for companies operating across the commodity supply chain, with a particular strength in physical bulk commodities.\nRepresented OpenLink Financial in its acquisitions of CubeLogic Limited.\nRepresented A\u0026amp;E Television Networks in its purchase of the equity interest of ASTRO All Asia Entertainment Networks in AETN All Asia Networks.\nRepresented Sysomos, a leading provider of social media-related services, in its acquisitions of Expion, a leading social marketing platform, and Uberlabs, a visual listening and image recognition platform.\nRepresented Harris Corp. in its acquisition of CapRock Communications from funds managed by ABRY Partners.\nRepresented Koninklijke Philips Electronics in the sale of a 80.1% stake in its semiconductor business to a private equity consortium comprised of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts \u0026amp; Co, Silver Lake Partners, AlpInvest Partners, Bain Capital and Apax Partners.\nRepresented Swisscom in its tender offer for all outstanding shares of Fastweb through a tender offer followed by a squeeze out transaction.\nRepresented The Weinstein Company in its out-of-court restructuring of substantially all of its consolidated indebtedness.\nRepresented NXP in its acquisition financing, comprised of a bridge loan and the related high-yield bond refinancing, and in the establishment of a $500 million secured revolving credit facility.\nRepresented Blockbuster in connection with its unsolicited proposal to acquire Circuit City.\nLife Sciences\nRepresented 21st Century Oncology in connection with $1.5 billion sale to GenesisCare.\nRepresented Sandoz in its acquisition of U.S. rights to ANGIOMAX® from The Medicines Company.\nRepresented Novartis in connection with the sale of the Miacalcin U.S. business to Sebela.\nRepresented Olympus Corporation in the divestiture of its biotech business.\nRepresented Nihon Kohden Corporation in its acquisition of Defibtech, LLC, a US medical instruments company developing and manufacturing, among other things, state-of-the art defibrillators.\nRepresented DRI Capital in the acquisition of a royalty stream in Biogen's SPINRAZA®.\nRepresented Oxford Immunotec – represented as stalking horse in connection with acquisition of Cylex, life sciences company focused on in vitro diagnostics products.\nRepresented Akzo Nobel in the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary Organon BioSciences N.V. to Schering-Plough. Industrials\nRepresented American Pacific Corporation, a manufacturer of fine chemicals and specialty chemicals, in a going private transaction in which it was acquired by H.I.G. Capital, a private equity investment firm, though a tender offer and follow-on merger.\nRepresented Futamura Chemical, a leading Japanese manufacturer of plastic films, in connection with its acquisition of the Cellophane business of the Innovia Group, a UK-headquartered global manufacturer of Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene and Cellulose based film and a portfolio company of Candover Partners.\nRepresented Daicel Corporation, a Japanese corporation, in its acquisition of Special Devices, a company that specializes in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of pyrotechnic devices used in triggering automotive airbags, from funds managed by Wayzata Investment Partners.\nRepresented Rhône Capital in the refinancing of the consolidated indebtedness of LWB Refractories Holding GmbH.\nFinancial Services\nRepresented Royal Bank of Canada in the sale of Liberty Life Insurance Company, its U.S. life insurance subsidiary, to Athene Holding.\nRepresented SoftBank in the proposed tender offer for an equity stake in Swiss Re.\nRepresented the members of York Capital Management in their sale of a minority interest to Credit Suisse.\nRepresented Barclays Bank PLC in the sale of its iShares business to CVC Capital Partners Group SICAV-FIS S.A.\nRepresented Morgan Stanley in its sale of Cournot Financial Products to funds managed by Quadrant Structured Products.\nProfessional Services\nRepresented UK-based Balfour Beatty in the $1.35 billion sale of its professional services unit Parsons Brinckerhoff to Canadian-based WSP Global in a spin-off transaction.\nRepresented AIG in the acquisition of an equity stake in K2 Intelligence Holdings, a company specializing in investigative services, data analytics, compliance monitoring, cyber threat, and anti-money laundering.\nRepresented the members of UMT Consulting Group, a strategic project and portfolio management consulting firm, in the sale of the company to Ernst \u0026amp; Young. Real Estate\nRepresented AmREIT in its defense against an unsolicited takeover offer by Regency Centers Corporation.\nRepresented UDR, a leading multifamily real estate investment trust, in its definitive agreement with Home Properties and an affiliate of the Lone Star Funds to acquire up to six communities valued at $908 million.\nRepresented Daiwa House in connection with its joint venture with HAP Investments.\nRepresented Morguard Group, a Toronto- and New York-based real estate buyout firm with approximately $19 billion in assets under management, in the acquisition of a 59% equity interests in 5929 Sunset (Hollywood), the owner of a mixed-use development in Los Angeles. Other Sectors\nRepresented Luminus Management re its (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) acquisition of the trucking logistics/assets and subsidiaries comprising the Mexico-based business of Taylor Express, Inc., from the Celadon Group, Inc.\nRepresented a private equity fund re its bid to acquire certain rail operations and related assets from Dow at certain Dow-owned manufacturing sites in the U.S. and Canada.\nRepresented Dai Nippon Printing in the acquisition of Foto Fantasy (d/b/a Innovative Foto) from an affiliate of Sankaty Advisors, an independently managed affiliate of Bain Capital.\nRepresented Dai Nippon Printing in connection with its joint venture with Kroger.\nRepresented Dai Nippon Printing in connection with its joint venture with Alpha Micron.\nRepresented Sumitomo in connection with its acquisition of an equity stake in Yanacocha Gold and Copper Mine in Peru from Newmont Mining Corporation and Compania de Minas Buenaventura","searchable_name":"Enrico Granata","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":443934,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":6673,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eSerena G. 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She advises banks, private credit funds and other loan market participants on large cap and middle market finance transactions across the capital structure, in both the private and public sectors, including cash flow, recurring revenue, and asset based credit facilities, as well as super-senior, first-in-last-out, unitranche, multitranche, senior secured, mezzanine, and holdco debt instruments. She represents investment and commercial banks, alternative lenders and private credit providers, private equity sponsors and corporate borrowers in syndicated financings, club deals, bilateral loans, high yield offerings, and other debt issuances, equity offerings, and investments, including in connection with leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, restructurings, and structured credit transactions across myriad industries.  Partner New York Metro Rising Star, Securities \u0026amp; Corporate Finance Super Lawyers, 2016-2020 ILTA - Young Professionals to Watch International Legal Technology Associations, 2019 SFNet - Profiled in Women in Secured Finance Secured Finance Network, 2023 SFNet 40 Under 40 Award Secured Finance Network, 2023 Princeton University  Columbia University Columbia University School of Law New Jersey New York Secured Finance Network ABA, Business Law Section, Secured Transactions Subcommittee","searchable_name":"Serena Granger","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":35,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":426394,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":3275,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eAriana Green is a partner in King \u0026amp; Spalding\u0026rsquo;s Tax practice.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAriana\u0026rsquo;s practice focuses on representing domestic and foreign business, tax-exempts, family offices, and individual clients on a wide range of complex tax planning, regulatory, and controversy matters spanning a variety of industries including energy, natural resources, healthcare, finance, technology, telecommunications, real estate, industrial and transportation.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Ariana also specializes in representing non-profit clients, including health care providers, private foundations, public charities, and networks of affiliated non-profit organizations,\u0026nbsp;providing such clients with tax compliance and consulting advice with respect to restructuring, acquisition planning, tax controversy, exemption applications,\u003cbr /\u003eunrelated business tax consulting, and excise taxes.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAriana's tax planning matters include domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures, domestic and cross-border financing transactions, leasing and licensing transactions, natural resources transactions, and debt restructurings. \u0026nbsp;Her tax regulatory matters include tax ruling requests and administrative projects before the IRS and the United States Treasury. \u0026nbsp;Ariana also represents clients in tax controversy and litigation matters.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAriana completed her LL.M. in Taxation at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. 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She received her Juris Doctor,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003emagna cum laude\u003c/em\u003e, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2010, where she was named to the\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eOrder of the Coif\u003c/em\u003e. \u0026nbsp;During law school, Ariana was a member of both the\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eFlorida Journal of International Law\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eJournal of Technology Law and Policy\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","matters":["\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of Energizer Holdings, Inc. in connection with $2 billion acquisition of Spectrum Brands\u0026rsquo; Global Battery and Portable Lighting Business.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of an affiliate of private equity firm Global Energy Capital LP in connection with its acquisition of a majority membership interest in Flowco Production Solutions, L.L.C., which specializes in the design, manufacturing and installation of gas lift and surge plunger lift systems for the oil and gas industry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of private investment firm Lindsay Goldberg in connection with an acquistion by its holding company, Golden West, of four independent packaging companies, Heritage Solutions Inc., Capital Corrugated Inc., PackageOne Inc., Package Innovators Corporation and their co-owned captive sheet feeder, Cal Sheets LLC.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of Patagonia Works in connection with $27 million joint venture with solar finance company Kina\u0026rsquo;ole Capital Partners, LLC to purchase rooftop solar energy systems in Hawaii.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of New York City based content recommendation software company Taboola in connection with acquisition of Perfect Market, a Pasadena, California-based programmatic advertising company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of former hedge fund senior vice president before the U.S. Federal Court of Claims in $7.86 million tax refund victory against the Internal Revenue Service.\u003c/p\u003e"]},"locales":["en"]},"secondary_title_id":null,"upload_assignments":{"headshot":[{"id":1254},{"id":1254}]},"capability_group_id":1},"created_at":"2025-05-26T04:52:24.000Z","updated_at":"2025-05-26T04:52:24.000Z","searchable_text":"Green{{ FIELD }}Representation of Energizer Holdings, Inc. in connection with $2 billion acquisition of Spectrum Brands’ Global Battery and Portable Lighting Business.{{ FIELD }}Representation of an affiliate of private equity firm Global Energy Capital LP in connection with its acquisition of a majority membership interest in Flowco Production Solutions, L.L.C., which specializes in the design, manufacturing and installation of gas lift and surge plunger lift systems for the oil and gas industry.{{ FIELD }}Representation of private investment firm Lindsay Goldberg in connection with an acquistion by its holding company, Golden West, of four independent packaging companies, Heritage Solutions Inc., Capital Corrugated Inc., PackageOne Inc., Package Innovators Corporation and their co-owned captive sheet feeder, Cal Sheets LLC.{{ FIELD }}Representation of Patagonia Works in connection with $27 million joint venture with solar finance company Kina’ole Capital Partners, LLC to purchase rooftop solar energy systems in Hawaii.{{ FIELD }}Representation of New York City based content recommendation software company Taboola in connection with acquisition of Perfect Market, a Pasadena, California-based programmatic advertising company.{{ FIELD }}Representation of former hedge fund senior vice president before the U.S. Federal Court of Claims in $7.86 million tax refund victory against the Internal Revenue Service.{{ FIELD }}Ariana Green is a partner in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s Tax practice. \nAriana’s practice focuses on representing domestic and foreign business, tax-exempts, family offices, and individual clients on a wide range of complex tax planning, regulatory, and controversy matters spanning a variety of industries including energy, natural resources, healthcare, finance, technology, telecommunications, real estate, industrial and transportation.  Ariana also specializes in representing non-profit clients, including health care providers, private foundations, public charities, and networks of affiliated non-profit organizations, providing such clients with tax compliance and consulting advice with respect to restructuring, acquisition planning, tax controversy, exemption applications,unrelated business tax consulting, and excise taxes.\nAriana's tax planning matters include domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures, domestic and cross-border financing transactions, leasing and licensing transactions, natural resources transactions, and debt restructurings.  Her tax regulatory matters include tax ruling requests and administrative projects before the IRS and the United States Treasury.  Ariana also represents clients in tax controversy and litigation matters.\nAriana completed her LL.M. in Taxation at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. While there, she served as a graduate tax research assistant to Professor Dennis A. Calfee. She received her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2010, where she was named to the Order of the Coif.  During law school, Ariana was a member of both the Florida Journal of International Law and the Journal of Technology Law and Policy. Partner University of Florida Levin College of Law University of Florida Levin College of Law University of Florida Levin College of Law District of Columbia Florida Representation of Energizer Holdings, Inc. in connection with $2 billion acquisition of Spectrum Brands’ Global Battery and Portable Lighting Business. 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Representation of New York City based content recommendation software company Taboola in connection with acquisition of Perfect Market, a Pasadena, California-based programmatic advertising company. Representation of former hedge fund senior vice president before the U.S. Federal Court of Claims in $7.86 million tax refund victory against the Internal Revenue Service.","searchable_name":"Ariana Green","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":101,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":442992,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":960,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eScott Greer focuses exclusively on construction law and leads the firm's worldwide Energy and Construction transactional practices. A licensed Professional Engineer, he represents owners and developers in a wide range of projects throughout the U.S. and the world, primarily in the oil and gas, LNG, petrochemical, power and mining sectors, with project values generally ranging from $100 million to over $20 billion in value.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScott has been recognized by numerous organizations as one of the best construction lawyers in the U.S. and the world (\u003cem\u003esee\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\"Recognitions\" section for more information), and he leads a practice that has been ranked as one of the top three construction practices in the U.S by\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eLegal 500\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;and one of the top 10 in the world by\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eInternational Who's Who\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eof Construction Lawyers\u003c/em\u003e. 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A licensed Professional Engineer, he represents owners and developers in a wide range of projects throughout the U.S. and the world, primarily in the oil and gas, LNG, petrochemical, power and mining sectors, with project values generally ranging from $100 million to over $20 billion in value.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScott has been recognized by numerous organizations as one of the best construction lawyers in the U.S. and the world (\u003cem\u003esee\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\"Recognitions\" section for more information), and he leads a practice that has been ranked as one of the top three construction practices in the U.S by\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eLegal 500\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;and one of the top 10 in the world by\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eInternational Who's Who\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eof Construction Lawyers\u003c/em\u003e. He has represented clients in over two dozen countries, including the U.S, Latin America, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia, including on numerous \"largest-of-its-kind\" and \"first-of-kind\" projects, for a cumulative project value exceeding $300 billion. Recent examples of projects include liquefied natural gas (LNG) export and import facilities, natural gas and crude oil pipelines, natural gas storage facilities, power plants (nuclear, coal-fired, gas-fired, combined cycle, hydro), wind farms, compressed air energy storage facilities, offshore oil production facilities, petrochemical facilities, desalination facilities, cement manufacturing facilities, steel manufacturing facilities, copper mining facilities, coal mining facilities, ports, skyscrapers, sports stadiums, universities, mixed-use developments and condominiums.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScott assists owners and developers throughout the entire project spectrum, commencing at project conception and continuing through punch list completion and beyond, including: selecting the appropriate project delivery system and contractual structure; drafting and negotiating construction-related agreements, such as EPC, design-build, EPCM, construction, construction management, engineering, architectural, program management and development agreements; drafting and negotiating operation and maintenance agreements and LTSAs; and resolving construction-related disputes.\u003c/p\u003e","matters":["\u003cp\u003eScott has represented owners and developers in a wide range of projects spanning the U.S and the globe, including representing the following clients in their LNG, oil and gas, petrochemical, mining and cement manufacturing, and commercial projects:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\"\u003eLNG Projects (export and import)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\"\u003eCheniere Energy\u003c/strong\u003e in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement to expand its Sabine Pass LNG import facility to incorporate LNG liquefaction capabilities (the first and second trains), the expansion of which is valued at $3.9 billion and representing the first LNG liquefaction project to ever be constructed in the continental United States. 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In addition, represented Cheniere in the EPC agreement for its further expansion to its liquefaction capacity, adding trains 3 and 4, valued at $3.8 billion, and train 5.{{ FIELD }}Freeport LNG Development in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement to expand its LNG import facility to incorporate LNG liquefaction capabilities (the first through third trains), the expansion which is valued in excess of $10 billion and which was named by IJ Global in 2015 as the winner of the “Overall Global” and “North America Oil \u0026amp; Gas” awards and by The American Lawyeras the 2015 Global Finance Deal of the Year.{{ FIELD }}Anadarko in the drafting and negotiation of pre-FEED, FEED and EPC agreements for the development of a multi-billion dollar liquefaction facility in Mozambique.{{ FIELD }}Southern LNG, an affiliate of Kinder Morgan, in the drafting and negotiation of FEED and EPC agreements for the design and construction of an expansion to its LNG import facility located at Elba Island, Georgia, to incorporate LNG liquefaction capabilities, as well as previously the FEED and EPC agreements for the expansion of its import terminal.{{ FIELD }}Cheniere Energy in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for its Corpus Christi LNG liquefaction facility for three LNG trains, located near Portland, Texas, and valued at $9.5 billion.{{ FIELD }}The Singapore Energy Market Authority with respect to the EPC agreement for a new LNG import terminal in Singapore, the first of its kind in Singapore.{{ FIELD }}An international energy company in the drafting and negotiation of FEED and EPC agreements for a multi-billion dollar LNG liquefaction facility in Kitimat, Canada, the first of its kind in Canada.{{ FIELD }}Freeport LNG Development in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for the design and construction of an LNG import facility to be located at Quintana Island, Freeport, Texas, valued in excess of $500 million.{{ FIELD }}Cheniere Energy in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for the design and construction of an LNG import facility at Sabine Pass, Louisiana, the first LNG import facility to be built in the United States in almost thirty (30) years. This project, with its subsequent expansion of regasification capabilities, is valued in excess of $1.5 billion.{{ FIELD }}An international company in connection with the development of an LNG liquefaction facility located in the European Union.{{ FIELD }}A global energy company with respect to an EPC agreement for a $1 billion expansion to a natural gas liquefaction plant in Trinidad and Tobago.{{ FIELD }}An international oil and gas company with respect to the FEED agreement for an LNG liquefaction plant in Angola.{{ FIELD }}Gulf LNG in the drafting and negotiation of the EPC agreements for its 1.5 Bcf LNG import terminal in Mississippi, and the FEED agreement for the expansion of the import terminal to include liquefaction trains.{{ FIELD }}El Paso with respect to an EPC agreement for an LNG import project located in The Bahamas.{{ FIELD }}A developer in the drafting and negotiation of engineering and O\u0026amp;M agreements for an offshore LNG import terminal to be located in the Gulf of Mexico.{{ FIELD }}A Spanish company in the expansion of its LNG import facility in Puerto Rico.{{ FIELD }}Cheniere Energy with respect to the EPC agreement for the design and construction of an LNG import facility to be located in Corpus Christi, Texas.{{ FIELD }}A Chilean company with respect to the structuring of contracts and bid process for the FEED and EPC contracts for the design and construction of Chile’s first proposed LNG import terminal.{{ FIELD }}Jordan Cove with respect to the drafting and negotiation of a FEED agreement and EPC agreement for its Oregon LNG import terminal.{{ FIELD }}NextDecade in connection with the drafting and negotiation of the FEED and EPC agreements for its Rio Grande LNG liquefactation facility in Texas.{{ FIELD }}Oil \u0026amp; Gas ProjectsPetroterminal de Panama with respect to the construction of a major expansion to its crude oil storage and handling facilities in Panama, which was named by Project Finance magazine as Project Finance Deal of Year for Latin America, Refinancing.{{ FIELD }}Tallgrass Energy in the drafting and negotiation of engineering, procurement and construction agreements for the construction of a crude oil pipeline of approximately 692 miles, which involves the conversion of approximately 432 miles of gas pipelines to crude service and building approximately 260 miles of new pipeline.{{ FIELD }}An owner in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for an FPSO located offshore of Africa.     {{ FIELD }}Bobcat Gas Storage with respect to the development of a 19 Bcf salt dome storage facility in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.{{ FIELD }}PennEast in the drafting and negotiation of construction related agreements for the construction of a 110-mile, 36-inch diameter pipeline through Pennsylvania and New Jersey, at a cost of approximately $1 billion, which will deliver approximately 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day.{{ FIELD }}A major international oil and gas company in its multi-billion dollar worldwide construction program.{{ FIELD }}An energy company with respect to the development of a natural gas pipeline in excess of 120 miles in the Northeastern United States.{{ FIELD }}A major international oil and gas company in the development of its international construction forms.{{ FIELD }}Cheniere Energy in the drafting and negotiation of supply agreements for the purchase of 240 miles of pipe for its Creole Trail LNG import project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.{{ FIELD }}A developer with respect to engineering, procurement and construction agreements for a gas storage project, with a proposed storage capacity of up to 18.9 Bcf, in two nearly depleted reservoirs in Logan County, Colorado.{{ FIELD }}A global energy company with respect to an EPC contract for the supply of the topsides, hull and moorings for a multi-billion dollar tension leg platform oil production facility in the Gulf of Mexico.{{ FIELD }}A developer in the engineering and construction of a biofuels project in Texas.{{ FIELD }}A global natural gas company with due diligence review in connection with the potential purchase of two large mobile semi-submersible drilling units currently under construction, designed to operate in international waters of approximately two miles in depth and drilling wells of six miles deep.{{ FIELD }}A major global oil and gas company in the drafting and negotiation of a suite of contracts for the development and operation of a ultra-deepwater drillship, capable of drilling to depths for wells up to seven miles deep.{{ FIELD }}Williams Pacific Connector Gas Operator, LLC in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC for the design and construction of the 235 mile natural gas pipeline in Oregon.{{ FIELD }}Represent a Fortune 100 owner in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for isobutane dehydrogenation facility.{{ FIELD }}A global energy company in the drafting of an EPC agreement for the expansion of two Venezuelan liquid extraction plants.{{ FIELD }}Petrochemical and Refinery ProjectsSadara (a joint venture of Saudi Aramco and The Dow Chemical Company) in the development of a petrochemical facility in Saudi Arabia, valued at $20 billion and constituting the largest petrochemical facility ever built in a single phase.{{ FIELD }}Sasol with respect to construction and procurement issues related to the development and construction of its $8.1 billion chemical complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana, which will include an ethane cracker and six chemical manufacturing facilities and was named by IJ Global in 2015 as the winner of the “North America Petrochemical” award.{{ FIELD }}LACC LLC, a joint venture of Axiall and Lotte Chemical, in the drafting and negotiation of FEED and EPC agreements for a multi-billion dollar ethane cracker in Lake Charles, Louisiana.{{ FIELD }}Lotte Chemical in the drafting and negotiation of an monethylene glycol (MEG) plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana.{{ FIELD }}Motiva in connection with the development, drafting and negotiation of EP, EPCM, EPC and construction contracts for expansion of its refinery facilities in Texas and Louisiana.{{ FIELD }}An owner in the development of a multi-billion fertilizer project in the Midwestern U.S.{{ FIELD }}An owner in the expansion of an ammonia facility and construction of a urea facility in the Southwest U.S.{{ FIELD }}The Dow Chemical Company with respect to the engineering and construction of a major expansion to its Freeport, Texas, petrochemical facility.{{ FIELD }}Power Projects (nuclear, gas-fired, combined cycle, coal-fired, hydro, wind farms, compressed air energy storage)\nAn independent power producer with respect to the development and operation of a fleet of international nuclear power plants in the Middle East, valued in excess of $20 billion and representing one of the largest energy projects in the world.{{ FIELD }}Oregon Clean Energy, LLC on the EPC agreements for its 800 MW gas-fired combined cycle power generation facility and switchyard to be located near the city of Oregon, Ohio, which won IJ Global’s 2015 award for the North America Single Asset Power category.{{ FIELD }}A developer in the drafting and negotiation of the EPC agreement for a multi-billion dollar 1200 MW coal-fired power plant using a circulating fluidized bed boiler, to be built in Matagorda County, Texas.     {{ FIELD }}Birdsboro Power, LLC in connection with the drafting and negotiation of the EPC and long-term service agreement for a 488 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power generation facility, to be located in Pennsylvania.{{ FIELD }}An independent power producer in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for a 200 MW gas-fired power plant in Peru.{{ FIELD }}Mirant in the drafting and negotiation of EPC and equipment procurement contracts related to the development of a gas-fired electric generation facility in California with a combined capacity of 800 MW.{{ FIELD }}An electric utility company with the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for the design and construction of a 2000 MW greenfield nuclear power plant in the Southeastern United States.{{ FIELD }}St. Joseph Energy Center, LLC, in the drafting and negotiation of EPC agreement for a greenfield, 700-megawatt, combined-cycle, natural gas-fired generation facility in New Carlisle, Indiana.{{ FIELD }}A member of an international consortium in the contracting for the decommissioning and cleanup of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.{{ FIELD }}Keys Energy Center, LLC on the EPC agreement its 735.5 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power generation facility to be located in Prince George’s County, Maryland.{{ FIELD }}A utility with respect to its nuclear operations in China.{{ FIELD }}An international independent power producer in the drafting and negotiation of EPC terms with a Korean contractor for the development of a 900 MW coal-fired power plant in Chile.{{ FIELD }}An electric utility company in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for a 100 MW wind farm to be built in the Dominican Republic.{{ FIELD }}An energy company in its nationwide power plant expansion program, including, for example, an approximate 900 MW coal-fired electric generating facility in the Southwestern United States.{{ FIELD }}A developer in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement and turbine supply agreement for the conversion of a coal and oil fired facility to an approximate 450 MW natural gas combined cycle power plant.{{ FIELD }}A developer in connection with the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for the construction of a 670 MW combined cycle power plant in the Midwest.{{ FIELD }}An international energy company in the drafting and negotiation of EPC contracts for the development of an 83 MW coal-fired power plant in Guatemala.{{ FIELD }}An owner in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for a 2700 MW compressed air energy storage project in Ohio, valued in excess of $1 billion.{{ FIELD }}An independent power producer with respect to the development of two hydroelectric plants in Brazil.{{ FIELD }}An international independent power producer in drafting and negotiating EPC, LTSA and O\u0026amp;M contracts for the development of a 200 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant in Mexico.{{ FIELD }}A contractor with respect to an EPC agreement for a 160 MW wind farm located in the Southwestern U.S{{ FIELD }}Natural Resources, Mining and Cement ManufacturingHolcim with respect to a construction, procurement and supply agreements for the world’s largest cement manufacturing plant, located in Missouri.{{ FIELD }}A global mining company in the drafting and negotiation of an EPCM agreement for the engineering, procurement and construction management of a $1 billion copper mining facility located in the Andes Mountains of Chile.{{ FIELD }}An international company in the drafting and negotiation of construction-related agreements for a U.S. multi-billion dollar new nuclear uranium enrichment facility, the first new nuclear facility to be permitted in the U.S. in almost 30 years.{{ FIELD }}Carbones del Cerrejón in the drafting and negotiation of an EPCM agreement for the company’s $1.2 billion expansion of its coal mine in the Guajira peninsula of northeast Columbia, its port facilities on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia and its interconnecting rail facilities. The mine is the largest coal mine in Latin America and the largest open-pit coal mine in the world.{{ FIELD }}A cement manufacturing company in the drafting and negotiation of a design-build balance of plant contract for one-million-metric-ton-per-year plant expansion to the Victorville, California, cement manufacturing plant, raising the capacity to 3.2 million tons per year and making it the largest cement manufacturing plant in the United States.{{ FIELD }}A coal mining company with respect to the development of two greenfield underground coal mining projects, to be located in the Northeastern United States.{{ FIELD }}A developer in the engineering, procurement and construction of a mining and steelmaking facility in the United States, valued at $1.6 billion.{{ FIELD }}A global mining company in a multi-million dollar dispute arising out of the engineering and construction of a $1 billion copper mining facility located in the Andes Mountains of Chile.{{ FIELD }}A cement manufacturing company in the drafting and negotiation of design-build balance of plant contract for an expansion to the Kosmosdale cement manufacturing plant in Louisville, Kentucky, from 2,500 to 4,700 short tons per day.{{ FIELD }}Infrastructure and CommercialAn owner with respect to the drafting of a dredging contract valued in excess of $1 billion for a major port project in the United Arab Emirates.{{ FIELD }}A developer in the drafting and negotiation of multi-prime supply, EPCM and construction contracts for a seawater desalination vessel, to be deployed in international waters.{{ FIELD }}The Atlanta Falcons Football Club in the drafting and negotiation of architectural and construction agreements for the construction of a new football stadium.{{ FIELD }}An Atlanta parcel delivery company in its $1 billion expansion to its worldwide hub.{{ FIELD }}A global Fortune 50 company in the drafting and negotiation of design and construction agreements to be used for the building of apartment complexes across the nation, totaling in excess of $1 billion.{{ FIELD }}A global Fortune 50 company in the English court system in a multi-million dollar dispute concerning the construction of a large food processing plant in Ireland.{{ FIELD }}A large Atlanta-based broadcasting company in all aspects of its $1.2 billion construction program.{{ FIELD }}The Atlanta Falcons Football Club in the drafting and negotiation of a construction agreement for the construction of a dormitory for the Falcons training camp in Flowery Branch, Georgia.{{ FIELD }}A global engineering company in all aspects of its practice, including defending the company against claims of defective engineering.{{ FIELD }}A developer in the drafting and negotiation of a construction agreement for a new signature high-end mixed use skyscraper on Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois.{{ FIELD }}The Atlanta Falcons Football Club in a major renovation of the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.{{ FIELD }}A real estate developer in the drafting and negotiation of architectural agreements for a new signature mixed-use skyscraper in Atlanta, Georgia, comprised of an office building, residential condominiums and street level retail totaling over one million square feet of space.{{ FIELD }}An international cement company in all aspects of construction transactional and dispute resolution matters nationwide, including the drafting and negotiating of design-build, guaranteed maximum price construction agreements for several cement plants, each costing in excess of $100 million.{{ FIELD }}An owner in the negotiation of architectural and construction agreements for a high-rise hotel located in Atlanta, Georgia.{{ FIELD }}A large, Atlanta-based parcel delivery company in all aspects of construction, including, as one example, the litigation in federal court of a multi-million dollar dispute involving an air hub.{{ FIELD }}A German real estate company regarding all aspects of the design and construction of its U.S. properties.{{ FIELD }}A real estate developer in the development of The Atlantic, a 46-story condominium community at Atlanta’s Atlantic Station community.{{ FIELD }}An English manufacturer of heavy construction machinery in the design and construction of its first manufacturing facility in the U.S.{{ FIELD }}An apartment and condominium developer in all aspects of its nationwide construction program.{{ FIELD }}A three member consortium in the drafting of an EPC agreement for a maximum security prison located in the jungles of Costa Rica.{{ FIELD }}An Ivy League school in the negotiation of contracts for an owner-controlled insurance program for its comprehensive campus-wide building program, including its implementation in construction agreements.{{ FIELD }}Scott Greer focuses exclusively on construction law and leads the firm's worldwide Energy and Construction transactional practices. A licensed Professional Engineer, he represents owners and developers in a wide range of projects throughout the U.S. and the world, primarily in the oil and gas, LNG, petrochemical, power and mining sectors, with project values generally ranging from $100 million to over $20 billion in value.\nScott has been recognized by numerous organizations as one of the best construction lawyers in the U.S. and the world (see \"Recognitions\" section for more information), and he leads a practice that has been ranked as one of the top three construction practices in the U.S by Legal 500 and one of the top 10 in the world by International Who's Who of Construction Lawyers. He has represented clients in over two dozen countries, including the U.S, Latin America, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia, including on numerous \"largest-of-its-kind\" and \"first-of-kind\" projects, for a cumulative project value exceeding $300 billion. Recent examples of projects include liquefied natural gas (LNG) export and import facilities, natural gas and crude oil pipelines, natural gas storage facilities, power plants (nuclear, coal-fired, gas-fired, combined cycle, hydro), wind farms, compressed air energy storage facilities, offshore oil production facilities, petrochemical facilities, desalination facilities, cement manufacturing facilities, steel manufacturing facilities, copper mining facilities, coal mining facilities, ports, skyscrapers, sports stadiums, universities, mixed-use developments and condominiums.\nScott assists owners and developers throughout the entire project spectrum, commencing at project conception and continuing through punch list completion and beyond, including: selecting the appropriate project delivery system and contractual structure; drafting and negotiating construction-related agreements, such as EPC, design-build, EPCM, construction, construction management, engineering, architectural, program management and development agreements; drafting and negotiating operation and maintenance agreements and LTSAs; and resolving construction-related disputes. Scott A Greer Partner Named as MVP Construction Lawyer of the Year Law360, 2025 Named as Energy Attorney of the Year Law.com Texas Legal Awards, 2024 Ranked “Band 1” nationwide for Construction, one of the top 11 lawyers in the United States for construction Chambers USA, 2022 Named as NLJ Real Estate/Construction Law Trailblazer National Law Journal, 2022 \"Highly Regarded Practitioner\" IFLR 1000 U.S. 2022 Named as MVP Energy Lawyer of the Year Law360, 2022 Named as BTI Client Service All-Star BTI Consulting Group, 2022 Lawyer of the Year. The only construction lawyer in Houston to receive this award.  Best Lawyers 2022 Ranked as a 'Hall of Fame' lawyer for construction, one of the top 15 lawyers in the United States for construction Legal 500 US, 2020 Named as an MVP in Project Finance  Law360, 2019 Named as an MVP in Energy law an accolade given to only five attorneys in the U.S.  Law360, 2012 and 2016 Named as an Energy \u0026amp; Environmental Trailblazer, the only construction lawyer in the U.S. to receive this recognition National Law Journal, 2016 Ranked as one of the top 25 leading lawyers in the U.S. for construction Legal 500, 2011–2016 Ranked for his work in construction law, earning a Band 1 ranking (the highest recognition available) in Texas Chambers USA, 2005–2016 Named as a top 10 Most Highly Regarded Individual in North America and among the top 25 worldwide   International Who’s Who of Construction Lawyers, 2015 Ranked as one of the top 10 U.S. construction Thought Leaders. Scott has been ranked by this organization since 2013 International Who’s Who of Construction Lawyers, 2016 Sole winner of the Construction Category of Texas, an award based on client nominations  Client Choice Awards, 2017 Oklahoma State University  Emory University Emory University School of Law University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois College of Law U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Georgia Texas Court of Appeals of Georgia Supreme Court of Georgia State Bar of Georgia Atlanta Bar Association (Construction Law Section) American Bar Association (ABA Forum on the Construction Industry) American Concrete Institute (Subcommittee 318-A of the Standard Building Code Committee and Responsibility in Concrete Construction Committee) Houston Bar Association (Construction Law Section; Oil and Gas Section; International Law Section) Fellows of The American Bar Foundation Scott has represented owners and developers in a wide range of projects spanning the U.S and the globe, including representing the following clients in their LNG, oil and gas, petrochemical, mining and cement manufacturing, and commercial projects: LNG Projects (export and import)\nCheniere Energy in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement to expand its Sabine Pass LNG import facility to incorporate LNG liquefaction capabilities (the first and second trains), the expansion of which is valued at $3.9 billion and representing the first LNG liquefaction project to ever be constructed in the continental United States. In addition, represented Cheniere in the EPC agreement for its further expansion to its liquefaction capacity, adding trains 3 and 4, valued at $3.8 billion, and train 5. Freeport LNG Development in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement to expand its LNG import facility to incorporate LNG liquefaction capabilities (the first through third trains), the expansion which is valued in excess of $10 billion and which was named by IJ Global in 2015 as the winner of the “Overall Global” and “North America Oil \u0026amp; Gas” awards and by The American Lawyeras the 2015 Global Finance Deal of the Year. Anadarko in the drafting and negotiation of pre-FEED, FEED and EPC agreements for the development of a multi-billion dollar liquefaction facility in Mozambique. Southern LNG, an affiliate of Kinder Morgan, in the drafting and negotiation of FEED and EPC agreements for the design and construction of an expansion to its LNG import facility located at Elba Island, Georgia, to incorporate LNG liquefaction capabilities, as well as previously the FEED and EPC agreements for the expansion of its import terminal. Cheniere Energy in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for its Corpus Christi LNG liquefaction facility for three LNG trains, located near Portland, Texas, and valued at $9.5 billion. The Singapore Energy Market Authority with respect to the EPC agreement for a new LNG import terminal in Singapore, the first of its kind in Singapore. An international energy company in the drafting and negotiation of FEED and EPC agreements for a multi-billion dollar LNG liquefaction facility in Kitimat, Canada, the first of its kind in Canada. Freeport LNG Development in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for the design and construction of an LNG import facility to be located at Quintana Island, Freeport, Texas, valued in excess of $500 million. Cheniere Energy in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for the design and construction of an LNG import facility at Sabine Pass, Louisiana, the first LNG import facility to be built in the United States in almost thirty (30) years. This project, with its subsequent expansion of regasification capabilities, is valued in excess of $1.5 billion. An international company in connection with the development of an LNG liquefaction facility located in the European Union. A global energy company with respect to an EPC agreement for a $1 billion expansion to a natural gas liquefaction plant in Trinidad and Tobago. An international oil and gas company with respect to the FEED agreement for an LNG liquefaction plant in Angola. Gulf LNG in the drafting and negotiation of the EPC agreements for its 1.5 Bcf LNG import terminal in Mississippi, and the FEED agreement for the expansion of the import terminal to include liquefaction trains. El Paso with respect to an EPC agreement for an LNG import project located in The Bahamas. A developer in the drafting and negotiation of engineering and O\u0026amp;M agreements for an offshore LNG import terminal to be located in the Gulf of Mexico. A Spanish company in the expansion of its LNG import facility in Puerto Rico. Cheniere Energy with respect to the EPC agreement for the design and construction of an LNG import facility to be located in Corpus Christi, Texas. A Chilean company with respect to the structuring of contracts and bid process for the FEED and EPC contracts for the design and construction of Chile’s first proposed LNG import terminal. Jordan Cove with respect to the drafting and negotiation of a FEED agreement and EPC agreement for its Oregon LNG import terminal. NextDecade in connection with the drafting and negotiation of the FEED and EPC agreements for its Rio Grande LNG liquefactation facility in Texas. Oil \u0026amp; Gas ProjectsPetroterminal de Panama with respect to the construction of a major expansion to its crude oil storage and handling facilities in Panama, which was named by Project Finance magazine as Project Finance Deal of Year for Latin America, Refinancing. Tallgrass Energy in the drafting and negotiation of engineering, procurement and construction agreements for the construction of a crude oil pipeline of approximately 692 miles, which involves the conversion of approximately 432 miles of gas pipelines to crude service and building approximately 260 miles of new pipeline. An owner in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for an FPSO located offshore of Africa.      Bobcat Gas Storage with respect to the development of a 19 Bcf salt dome storage facility in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. PennEast in the drafting and negotiation of construction related agreements for the construction of a 110-mile, 36-inch diameter pipeline through Pennsylvania and New Jersey, at a cost of approximately $1 billion, which will deliver approximately 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. A major international oil and gas company in its multi-billion dollar worldwide construction program. An energy company with respect to the development of a natural gas pipeline in excess of 120 miles in the Northeastern United States. A major international oil and gas company in the development of its international construction forms. Cheniere Energy in the drafting and negotiation of supply agreements for the purchase of 240 miles of pipe for its Creole Trail LNG import project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. A developer with respect to engineering, procurement and construction agreements for a gas storage project, with a proposed storage capacity of up to 18.9 Bcf, in two nearly depleted reservoirs in Logan County, Colorado. A global energy company with respect to an EPC contract for the supply of the topsides, hull and moorings for a multi-billion dollar tension leg platform oil production facility in the Gulf of Mexico. A developer in the engineering and construction of a biofuels project in Texas. A global natural gas company with due diligence review in connection with the potential purchase of two large mobile semi-submersible drilling units currently under construction, designed to operate in international waters of approximately two miles in depth and drilling wells of six miles deep. A major global oil and gas company in the drafting and negotiation of a suite of contracts for the development and operation of a ultra-deepwater drillship, capable of drilling to depths for wells up to seven miles deep. Williams Pacific Connector Gas Operator, LLC in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC for the design and construction of the 235 mile natural gas pipeline in Oregon. Represent a Fortune 100 owner in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for isobutane dehydrogenation facility. A global energy company in the drafting of an EPC agreement for the expansion of two Venezuelan liquid extraction plants. Petrochemical and Refinery ProjectsSadara (a joint venture of Saudi Aramco and The Dow Chemical Company) in the development of a petrochemical facility in Saudi Arabia, valued at $20 billion and constituting the largest petrochemical facility ever built in a single phase. Sasol with respect to construction and procurement issues related to the development and construction of its $8.1 billion chemical complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana, which will include an ethane cracker and six chemical manufacturing facilities and was named by IJ Global in 2015 as the winner of the “North America Petrochemical” award. LACC LLC, a joint venture of Axiall and Lotte Chemical, in the drafting and negotiation of FEED and EPC agreements for a multi-billion dollar ethane cracker in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Lotte Chemical in the drafting and negotiation of an monethylene glycol (MEG) plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Motiva in connection with the development, drafting and negotiation of EP, EPCM, EPC and construction contracts for expansion of its refinery facilities in Texas and Louisiana. An owner in the development of a multi-billion fertilizer project in the Midwestern U.S. An owner in the expansion of an ammonia facility and construction of a urea facility in the Southwest U.S. The Dow Chemical Company with respect to the engineering and construction of a major expansion to its Freeport, Texas, petrochemical facility. Power Projects (nuclear, gas-fired, combined cycle, coal-fired, hydro, wind farms, compressed air energy storage)\nAn independent power producer with respect to the development and operation of a fleet of international nuclear power plants in the Middle East, valued in excess of $20 billion and representing one of the largest energy projects in the world. Oregon Clean Energy, LLC on the EPC agreements for its 800 MW gas-fired combined cycle power generation facility and switchyard to be located near the city of Oregon, Ohio, which won IJ Global’s 2015 award for the North America Single Asset Power category. A developer in the drafting and negotiation of the EPC agreement for a multi-billion dollar 1200 MW coal-fired power plant using a circulating fluidized bed boiler, to be built in Matagorda County, Texas.      Birdsboro Power, LLC in connection with the drafting and negotiation of the EPC and long-term service agreement for a 488 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power generation facility, to be located in Pennsylvania. An independent power producer in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for a 200 MW gas-fired power plant in Peru. Mirant in the drafting and negotiation of EPC and equipment procurement contracts related to the development of a gas-fired electric generation facility in California with a combined capacity of 800 MW. An electric utility company with the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for the design and construction of a 2000 MW greenfield nuclear power plant in the Southeastern United States. St. Joseph Energy Center, LLC, in the drafting and negotiation of EPC agreement for a greenfield, 700-megawatt, combined-cycle, natural gas-fired generation facility in New Carlisle, Indiana. A member of an international consortium in the contracting for the decommissioning and cleanup of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Keys Energy Center, LLC on the EPC agreement its 735.5 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power generation facility to be located in Prince George’s County, Maryland. A utility with respect to its nuclear operations in China. An international independent power producer in the drafting and negotiation of EPC terms with a Korean contractor for the development of a 900 MW coal-fired power plant in Chile. An electric utility company in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for a 100 MW wind farm to be built in the Dominican Republic. An energy company in its nationwide power plant expansion program, including, for example, an approximate 900 MW coal-fired electric generating facility in the Southwestern United States. A developer in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement and turbine supply agreement for the conversion of a coal and oil fired facility to an approximate 450 MW natural gas combined cycle power plant. A developer in connection with the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for the construction of a 670 MW combined cycle power plant in the Midwest. An international energy company in the drafting and negotiation of EPC contracts for the development of an 83 MW coal-fired power plant in Guatemala. An owner in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC agreement for a 2700 MW compressed air energy storage project in Ohio, valued in excess of $1 billion. An independent power producer with respect to the development of two hydroelectric plants in Brazil. An international independent power producer in drafting and negotiating EPC, LTSA and O\u0026amp;M contracts for the development of a 200 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant in Mexico. A contractor with respect to an EPC agreement for a 160 MW wind farm located in the Southwestern U.S Natural Resources, Mining and Cement ManufacturingHolcim with respect to a construction, procurement and supply agreements for the world’s largest cement manufacturing plant, located in Missouri. A global mining company in the drafting and negotiation of an EPCM agreement for the engineering, procurement and construction management of a $1 billion copper mining facility located in the Andes Mountains of Chile. An international company in the drafting and negotiation of construction-related agreements for a U.S. multi-billion dollar new nuclear uranium enrichment facility, the first new nuclear facility to be permitted in the U.S. in almost 30 years. Carbones del Cerrejón in the drafting and negotiation of an EPCM agreement for the company’s $1.2 billion expansion of its coal mine in the Guajira peninsula of northeast Columbia, its port facilities on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia and its interconnecting rail facilities. The mine is the largest coal mine in Latin America and the largest open-pit coal mine in the world. A cement manufacturing company in the drafting and negotiation of a design-build balance of plant contract for one-million-metric-ton-per-year plant expansion to the Victorville, California, cement manufacturing plant, raising the capacity to 3.2 million tons per year and making it the largest cement manufacturing plant in the United States. A coal mining company with respect to the development of two greenfield underground coal mining projects, to be located in the Northeastern United States. A developer in the engineering, procurement and construction of a mining and steelmaking facility in the United States, valued at $1.6 billion. A global mining company in a multi-million dollar dispute arising out of the engineering and construction of a $1 billion copper mining facility located in the Andes Mountains of Chile. A cement manufacturing company in the drafting and negotiation of design-build balance of plant contract for an expansion to the Kosmosdale cement manufacturing plant in Louisville, Kentucky, from 2,500 to 4,700 short tons per day. Infrastructure and CommercialAn owner with respect to the drafting of a dredging contract valued in excess of $1 billion for a major port project in the United Arab Emirates. A developer in the drafting and negotiation of multi-prime supply, EPCM and construction contracts for a seawater desalination vessel, to be deployed in international waters. The Atlanta Falcons Football Club in the drafting and negotiation of architectural and construction agreements for the construction of a new football stadium. An Atlanta parcel delivery company in its $1 billion expansion to its worldwide hub. A global Fortune 50 company in the drafting and negotiation of design and construction agreements to be used for the building of apartment complexes across the nation, totaling in excess of $1 billion. A global Fortune 50 company in the English court system in a multi-million dollar dispute concerning the construction of a large food processing plant in Ireland. A large Atlanta-based broadcasting company in all aspects of its $1.2 billion construction program. The Atlanta Falcons Football Club in the drafting and negotiation of a construction agreement for the construction of a dormitory for the Falcons training camp in Flowery Branch, Georgia. A global engineering company in all aspects of its practice, including defending the company against claims of defective engineering. A developer in the drafting and negotiation of a construction agreement for a new signature high-end mixed use skyscraper on Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois. The Atlanta Falcons Football Club in a major renovation of the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. A real estate developer in the drafting and negotiation of architectural agreements for a new signature mixed-use skyscraper in Atlanta, Georgia, comprised of an office building, residential condominiums and street level retail totaling over one million square feet of space. An international cement company in all aspects of construction transactional and dispute resolution matters nationwide, including the drafting and negotiating of design-build, guaranteed maximum price construction agreements for several cement plants, each costing in excess of $100 million. An owner in the negotiation of architectural and construction agreements for a high-rise hotel located in Atlanta, Georgia. A large, Atlanta-based parcel delivery company in all aspects of construction, including, as one example, the litigation in federal court of a multi-million dollar dispute involving an air hub. A German real estate company regarding all aspects of the design and construction of its U.S. properties. A real estate developer in the development of The Atlantic, a 46-story condominium community at Atlanta’s Atlantic Station community. An English manufacturer of heavy construction machinery in the design and construction of its first manufacturing facility in the U.S. An apartment and condominium developer in all aspects of its nationwide construction program. A three member consortium in the drafting of an EPC agreement for a maximum security prison located in the jungles of Costa Rica. 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