Bracewell & Giuliani’s attorneys advise developers, sponsors, utilities, contractors and vendors in energy and other infrastructure project financing transactions around the world. Representative engagements include non-recourse and limited-recourse project financings of power plants, oil and natural gas pipelines, LNG facilities, petrochemicals, sports complexes and other infrastructure projects. We provide guidance on multilateral lending, export credit finance, capital markets and bank syndication, asset securitizations, cash-flow monetizations, revolving lines of credit and equipment finance arrangements.
From initial planning to completion of turnkey facilities, our lawyers serve as a single resource for every aspect of project finance activity. We help clients prepare bids and analyze project risks, then establish joint ventures or other dedicated entities to handle the project undertaking. Our lawyers prepare every aspect of transaction documentation. This includes the various sales and marketing contracts, service and supply agreements, and engineering and construction contracts necessary for energy project development.
We have undertaken project finance transactions throughout Europe and the Asia/Pacific region, as well as in North America. We have particular strength in transactions for clients in Central and South America. Our experience in this region includes energy generation and transmission projects in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico.
We represent clients before host country governments in negotiations on concession and implementation agreements, guarantees and other governmental support arrangements for infrastructure projects. We are consistently ranked among the top-ten U.S. law firms at structuring, documenting and closing syndicated loans for energy industry lenders and borrowers around the world.