Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Joseph M. Karp, Lisa A. Cottle, Thomas W. Solomon and Christine A. Kolosov have joined the firm as partners in the Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance industry team. Karp, Cottle and Solomon will be based in the firm’s San Francisco office and Kolosov will be based in the Los Angeles office. The group joins from Winston & Strawn LLP.
“We continue to see increasing demand from clients who need assistance with renewable energy project agreements and regulatory counsel, and Joe, Lisa, Tom and Christine bring a wealth of experience in these areas,” said Sheppard Mullin chair Luca Salvi. “We have been committed to significantly growing our already nationally renowned Energy team and, with the addition of this new group, we now have the top renewable energy practice in the country.”
Katherine Gillespie, co-leader of the firm's Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance team, added, “I am thrilled to practice alongside Joe, Lisa, Tom and Christine again. Their reputation and track record for guiding clients through complex renewable energy agreements and regulatory proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission augments our existing industry-leading capabilities and adds even more depth to our California presence.”
Sheppard Mullin’s Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance industry team, which includes more than 80 attorneys nationwide, is frequently ranked as one of the leading renewable energy and regulatory practices in the U.S. by Chambers USA, Legal 500 and among the Best Law Firms for Energy Law by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers. In 2021, the team represented Brookfield in the financing of the 845 MW Shepherds Flat wind farm complex, a deal named by Proximo as 2021 Deal of the Year – North America Onshore Wind.
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