Ranking tables

Energy Transition | USA

USA - Nationwide

This practice area seeks to recognize firms and individuals assisting companies with energy transition, ie, the move away from traditional reliance on oil and gas and a move towards 'clean' and renewable energy. This may include the reshaping of asset portfolios and energy consumption across both the operational and supply chain sides. The work covered in this section includes the financing of low-carbon and de-carbonization projects, capital markets work and associated regulatory/compliance advice.

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Band 1
  1. Baker Botts L.L.P.
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    Baker Botts L.L.P.
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 1 | 2 Years Ranked
    Baker Botts L.L.P. draws on its depth of experience in the energy sector to advise developers and investors in the oil and gas space on their energy transition efforts. The firm has particularly strong capabilities advising on the development and financing of carbon capture and sequestration projects. It has further strength in renewable natural gas and alternative fuels.
  2. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 1 | 2 Years Ranked
    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has an impressive practice representing top industry players in their energy transition efforts. The firm is particularly strong on transactional matters, with experience in acquisitions and investments in the space. Its experience spans hydrogen, CCS, biofuel and renewable energy assets.
  3. Sidley Austin LLP
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    Sidley Austin LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 1 | 2 Years Ranked
    Sidley Austin LLP has a distinguished energy transition practice. The team is noted for its excellent representation of clients active in key areas of the transition movement, including carbon capture, hydrogen, sustainable fuels as well as renewable energy and battery storage. The firm's capabilities cover project development and complex M&A.
  4. Vinson & Elkins LLP
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    Vinson & Elkins LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 1 | 2 Years Ranked
    Vinson & Elkins LLP has exceptional strength in the energy transition space. The firm draws on its deep bench to ably assist clients with project financing, acquisitions and joint venture transactions. Its expertise covers renewable energy as well as newer assets classes including EV charging, hydrogen and carbon capture.
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Band 2
  1. A&O Shearman
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    A&O Shearman
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    A&O Shearman ably represents companies in the upstream, midstream, renewable energy sectors and other industry participants in their transition efforts. It has capabilities in the acquisition and investment into companies active in the renewable energy space. The firm has strength in EV charging infrastructure and battery storage in addition to carbon capture and sequestration and hydrogen.
  2. Akin
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    Akin
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Akin possess significant strength representing market participants active in a variety of sectors in their energy transition efforts. The firm's expertise covers new technology such as carbon capture and storage, hydrogen plants and battery storage projects, as well as sustainable fuel. The team are equally adept at handling project financings and M&A transactions in the space.
  3. Bracewell LLP
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    Bracewell LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Bracewell LLP is noted for its strength advising traditional oil and gas companies on their energy transition efforts as well as providing counsel to renewable energy developers. The team has expertise in carbon capture and sequestration and offshore wind projects. Its project development practice is complimented by its strength handling regulatory and transactional matters.
  4. Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    2
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Greenberg Traurig has a strong presence in the energy transition space. The firm has experience in carbon capture and sequestration, RNG and hydrogen. It handles joint ventures in the space to develop or invest in renewable energy projects or technology such as EV charging and battery storage facilities.
  5. Hogan Lovells US LLP
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    Hogan Lovells US LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked
    Hogan Lovells has significant strength across a range of energy transition matters including EV charging stations developments, CCS acquisitions and the redevelopment of traditional plants to be clean technology sites. The firm draws on its deep nuclear expertise to adeptly advise market participants in key developments in the space. It is additionally skilled in tax credit issues including in the solar and hydrogen space.
  6. Holland & Knight LLP
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    Holland & Knight LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked
    Holland & Knight LLP undertakes an array of work in the energy transition space for developer clients. The firm has significant capabilities in the biogas space which sees the it regularly handle RNG developments and SAF supply agreements. The team offers strength in battery assets as well as DAC and CSS projects.
  7. King & Spalding LLP
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    King & Spalding LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    King & Spalding LLP has a respected team with strong capabilities in the energy transition space. The firm advises an array of energy companies in both the oil and gas and power space on cutting-edge projects, joint ventures and M&A transactions. It is experienced across waste to energy, hydrogen and CCS assets as well as novel direct air capture projects.
  8. Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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    Kirkland & Ellis LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Kirkland & Ellis has a strong energy transition practice. The team possesses considerable expertise handling M&A, joint ventures and investments in the space. The firm represents an array of financial institutions in de-carbonization and renewable energy projects.
  9. Latham & Watkins LLP
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    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Latham & Watkins LLP is an energy powerhouse offering impressive expertise across the various sectors of the industry. In addition to its strength handling the project financing and development of renewable energy and storage projects, it ably advises on CCS, hydrogen and RNG projects. The team has additional capabilities in the acquisition and investment in low carbon assets.
  10. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has extensive energy transition capabilities which it leverages to provide expert representation on a range of market participants. It provides development, regulatory and transactional support projects to renewable and low carbon projects. It ably assists developers and investors with solar, wind projects, CCS and hydrogen assets.
  11. Norton Rose Fulbright
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    Norton Rose Fulbright
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked
    Norton Rose Fulbright has a wide-ranging energy transition practice which sees the it handle work across the gamut of energy asset classes. In addition to the firm's distinguished renewable energy practice, the firm has significant strength in the CCS space where it advises a range of developers. The firm is also regularly engaged for its expertise in hydrogen developments.
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Band 3
  1. Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
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    Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP demonstrates strength a wide range of matters in the energy transition space. The firm has capabilities in the carbon sequestration and carbon offset space where it represents various developers and owners. It is further recognized for its handling of acquisitions and developments the renewable energy space, including those involving wind and solar assets.
  2. McDermott Will & Emery LLP
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    McDermott Will & Emery LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    McDermott Will & Emery LLP has significant renewable energy capabilities which includes the acquisition and development of assets. The team possesses further strength in the renewable fuels space where the firm handles hydrogen and RNG developments. The firm is also notably active on new technology matters which sees it advise a range of organizations including those active in solar PV module and hydrogen production.
  3. Paul Hastings LLP
    3
    Paul Hastings LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked
    Paul Hastings LLP is a strong choice for clients seeking to decrease traditional energy asset portfolios and increase investment into renewable energy. The firm has strength handling the regulatory aspects of solar and battery storage projects.
  4. Perkins Coie LLP
    3
    Perkins Coie LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Perkins Coie LLP has great strength in the electricity space where it it routinely counsels market participants on battery storage, EV charging and offshore wind developments. The firm is experienced at assisting clients with their energy transition efforts including those looking change their assets to include more clean energy. It also has capabilities in sustainable aviation fuel.
  5. Pillsbury
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    Pillsbury
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Pillsbury has impressive capability across a huge range matters in the energy transition space. The firm's low carbon fuels practice sees them frequently handle work in the RNG, hydrogen and SAF space, which is complimented by their strength in CCS projects. The firm also demonstrates expertise advising clients with interests in in battery storage and EV charging.
  6. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
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    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates has a depth of expertise in offshore wind and regularly represents companies looking to invest in those assets. The firm is also highly capable in project developments including battery storage and those involving components used in energy transition assets such as solar farms. It also demonstrates strength in CCS projects as well as associated offtake agreements.
  7. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
    3
    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP undertakes an array of transactional work including handling the acquisition of low carbon assets to aid companies with their energy transition efforts. The firm demonstrate strength handling investments in new technologies such as EV charging stations and CCS developments and has capabilities in renewable energy developments including solar and offshore wind. The firm has further expertise in developments with cross-border elements such as those involving minerals and metals required for new technology used in the sector.
  8. White & Case LLP
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    White & Case LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    White & Case LLP undertakes an array of work in the energy transition space including in connection with CCS and DAC projects. The firm offers capabilities in the renewable energy sector and regularly handles the financings of assets such as wind farms.
  9. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
    3
    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP offers strength representing companies looking to acquire assets in the low carbon and clean energy space. The firm is experienced across renewable energy developments as well as CCS projects. It has additional capabilities in the hydrogen and RNG space.
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Band 4
  1. Jones Walker LLP
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    Jones Walker LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    Jones Walker LLP demonstrates a depth of experience with CCS and hydrogen assets, regularly handling project developments and associated documents. The firm is further recognized for its expertise in the renewable energy space where it undertakes an array of work in offshore wind.
  2. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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    Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is noted for its strength in the energy transition space. The firm has deep experience in the biofuel space where it represents an array of market participants including those with interests in SAF.
  3. Locke Lord LLP
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    Locke Lord LLP
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    Locke Lord LLP is noted for its capabilities in energy transition matters including those involving RNG projects. The firm has additional capability in offshore wind and transmission line development.
  4. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
    Energy Transition
    2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati counsels clients in developments and investments in the sector covering assets such as hydrogen and EV infrastructure. The firm represents a range of companies in the space, including start-ups, that are focused on the recycling of materials such as batteries and solar panels.