Environment: Mainly Transactional
USA Guide 2024 : Texas
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Chambers Review
Kirkland & Ellis has an outstanding specialist environmental transactional practice group that principally focuses on deals in the energy and infrastructure space. The firm regularly provides environmental diligence support to clients engaged in the most significant of transactions.
Work Highlights
- Kirkland & Ellis advised Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. on its agreement with Intel to co-fund a $30 billion semiconductor plant in Arizona.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"A very knowledgeable team with deep industry expertise, they're always available and quick to provide insightful and detailed expertise."
"Kirkland's lawyers are sophisticated and creative, they can solve very complex issues."
"I'm impressed with their responsiveness, speed and commercialness."
"A very knowledgeable team with deep industry expertise, they're always available and quick to provide insightful and detailed expertise."
"Kirkland's lawyers are sophisticated and creative, they can solve very complex issues."
"I'm impressed with their responsiveness, speed and commercialness."
Notable Practitioners
Paul Tanaka is an environmental transactions specialist who manages compliance and liability issues, with a strong focus on the energy, chemical and infrastructure sectors.
"I can always go to Paul with confidence knowing he will deliver the best from the full talent pool that Kirkland has to offer."
"Paul offers a unique blend of technical and commercial expertise. I view him as not only an environmental expert, but as a thought partner on our firm's transactions."
Jonathan Kidwell is an accomplished environmental transactional attorney and acts for clients across a range of sectors, including in his thriving energy practice.
"A talented transactional support lawyer."
"Jonathan is smart and very practical."
James Dolphin is developing a strong environmental transactional support practice, with particular expertise in advising petroleum clients.
"James is an excellent lawyer technically, very commercially minded and his dedication is impressive."
Ranked Lawyers at
Kirkland & Ellis
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