Best Lawyers in New York, United States for Energy Law
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David has more than 30 years of experience representing a wide variety of clients, with special emphasis on the power, infrastructure, and transport sectors. He has extensive experience advising investment funds, equity investors, public authorities, asset operators, lenders, and manufacturers in the tax structuring and implementation of sophisticated domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and financing transactions. Please read more here: https://www.winston.com/en/who-we-are/profe...
Emad H. Khalil is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law. Emad H., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Emad H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Doreen U. Saia has a wide-ranging energy law practice focused on the representation of national and international corporations that own and operate electric generating facilities and engage in financial transactions trading electricity products. She has been actively involved in state and federal regulatory proceedings concerning the deregulation of the electricity market, the siting of new generating facilities and cost-of-service ratemaking. Doreen was instrumental in developing the structu...
Nicholas H. Politan, Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law. Nicholas H., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nicholas H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Richard Lorenzo has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry, antitrust and complex litigation. Mr. Lorenzo has extensive experience in federal and state courts and at both the state and federal level, has been involved in every type of regulatory proceeding, from rate cases to rulemakings to prudence investigations involving over $10 billion in assets. He successfully defended Central Maine Power Company in a suit filed by FPL Energy Maine to void its $850 million contract to purch...
Ernest W. Chung is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law. Ernest W., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ernest W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Joshua Cohn is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law, Energy Law and Litigation - Construction. Joshua, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Joshua is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Princess Fuller is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Project Finance Law. Princess, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Princess is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Nicholas Cicale is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law. Nicholas, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nicholas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Graham T. Coates is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law, Environmental Law and Government Relations Practice. Graham T., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Graham T. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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