Projects: PPP
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
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Provided by Ballard Spahr LLP
Ballard Spahr holds one of the country’s best-known and most versatile P3 practices, representing clients through all phases of P3 projects. We have counselled clients in the transportation space, as well as other asset classes, including university projects and energy projects.
Our core strength is ability to represent clients in all facets of P3 transactions giving us the depth, range, and perspective necessary to steer even the largest and most challenging projects from concept to completion quickly and cost-effectively. The P3/Infrastructure Group brings together attorneys who focus on the specific legal areas crucial to creating and implementing successful P3 structures. With our experience in procurement, alternative project delivery contracting, and public finance, we help project owners, developers, lenders, and stakeholders form strong partnerships that deliver these long-term, multifaceted projects to the market and to the community
We have had roles and made contributions to, most of the major P3 projects across the country in the last 15 years, serving as P3 counsel to public owners, bond counsel to issuers and lender’s legal advisor to developers. We work with government federal, state, and local agencies, with international and domestic private entities, and our clients range from developers, investors, government entities, investment banks, property owners, engineering and construction firms and concessionaires.
Chambers Review
Ballard Spahr LLP demonstrates strength across an array of PPP projects from highways and train stations to university utilities and student housing. The team is highly experienced at representing both private and public sponsors at each step of the project life cycle and equally skilled at lender representation.
Work Highlights
- Ballard Spahr LLP represented the University of Florida in connection with the design-build-finance-operate-maintain PPP development of a new central energy plant on its Gainesville, Florida campus.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team understands the market, issues and provides practical advice and guidance to reach desired goals."
"Ballard Spahr has a very knowledgeable and experienced team."
"Ballard Sphar provides quality services in a timely fashion, while always being extremely responsive."
"The team understands the market, issues and provides practical advice and guidance to reach desired goals."
"Ballard Spahr has a very knowledgeable and experienced team."
"Ballard Sphar provides quality services in a timely fashion, while always being extremely responsive."
Notable Practitioners
Steve Park offers expert representation to clients spanning the transportation, education and power sectors, with a particular focus on the developer side.
"Steve understands the commercial realities of all sides involved, strongly representing his own client's interests and working to a commercially viable deal for all parties."
John Smolen adeptly represents developer clients in the financing of PPP projects including higher education utilities, highways and student housing.
"John is very client-focused."