Best Lawyers in America for Project Finance Law
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Rohit Chaudhry is a debt finance partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Rohit’s practice focuses on energy and project finance transactions, sales and acquisitions, as well as project restructurings across the energy spectrum, including independent power, oil & gas, midstream and LNG sectors. Rohit represents private equity funds, developers, lenders and institutional investors on domestic and international transactions. He has led transactions in the U...
Chris Grissom practices primarily in the areas of state and local tax planning, LLCs, federal and state tax disputes, and state and local tax and non-tax incentives. Through his tax controversy, planning and incentives work, he deals with a wide variety of industries, including pulp and paper, software technology, automotive, finance, telecommunications, and textile manufacturers. In his tax practice, Chris regularly counsels many of the Fortune 500 on Alabama tax matters. He also conducts mu...
Chris Pace is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He advises on project finance and economic development law, state and local government law, economic development incentives, and gaming law. Chris’ clients include county and municipal governmental bodies as well as new and expanding business concerns, examples of which include a large steel company investing more than $1 billion in a new facility, and a regional beverage supplier investing millions of dollars to expand its existi...
Ben Williams is a corporate and transactional attorney in the firm’s Real Estate and Banking & Financial Services practice groups with more than 40 years of experience in complex corporate, commercial finance, and real estate transactions. Ben’s practice includes creating, negotiating and closing nuanced structures and innovative financing alternatives on behalf of lender and borrower clients alike, and assisting businesses on both sides of acquisitions and mergers. His work i...
Leslie M. Jacomino is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Project Finance Law and Transportation Law. Leslie M., who practices law in Chicago, Illinois, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Leslie M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Greg Preston is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Project Finance Law and Real Estate Law. Greg, who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Greg is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Elle Hayes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Project Finance Law. Elle, who practices law in Miami, Florida, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Elle is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Nicholas Calvin Mitchell is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law and Project Finance Law. Nicholas Calvin, who practices law in New York, NY, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nicholas Calvin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Adam Heasley advises lenders, borrowers, and sponsors in a wide variety of debt financing transactions with a focus on acquisition credit facilities, asset-based lending, and special situations investing. Adam helps clients entering into acquisition, cash flow, and asset-based credit facilities meet their transaction goals and achieve timely deal execution. In addition to negotiating transaction documents, he has extensive experience in structuring bespoke intercreditor arrangements and guidi...
S. Grant Bowen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Project Finance Law. S. Grant, who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which S. Grant is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
David Aguilar is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law, Project Finance Law and Real Estate Law. David, who practices law in Irvine, California, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Sabrina Rishmague is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law and Project Finance Law. Sabrina, who practices law in Miami, Florida, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sabrina is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Christen Triche is an attorney in Fishman Haygood’s Business Section. Her practice primarily focuses on business banking and finance, corporate law, and mergers and acquisitions. Christen regularly represents Provident Resources Group (Provident), a national nonprofit organization that undertakes projects and partnerships designed to promote education, health, and other charitable purposes. Most recently, she represented Provident’s subsidiaries in closing on a series of financing...
Noah Lebowitz serves as bond counsel, borrower’s counsel, underwriters’ counsel, disclosure counsel, and bank counsel on tax-exempt and taxable public finance transactions. Prior to joining Nixon Peabody, Noah served as Assistant County Executive and Director of Communications for Monroe County, New York. My focus My practice focuses on assisting clients with a wide variety of financings, including to support infrastructure and capital improvement projects for state and local gove...
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