Projects and Infrastructure

For nearly three decades, Gibson Dunn has maintained a leading Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group, with experience in more than 60 countries and an in-depth knowledge of the industrial, commercial, financial and political issues that are inherent in the development, financing, construction and operation of major domestic and international projects and infrastructure facilities. The group has been widely recognized among the top project finance and public-private partnership (PPP) practices worldwide.

Our team has been involved in the procurement, development and financing of major infrastructure projects, including toll roads, airports, ports, pipelines, water and waste-water projects, stadiums, parking facilities and other public use facilities. We represent sponsors and developers, governments and public agencies, contractors, commercial and investment banks, institutional investors and equipment suppliers in connection with all aspects of project development, including:

• Bid preparation and qualification
• Contract negotiation and drafting
• Financing arrangements
• Construction and operation-related issues
• Licensing and establishment of local offices
• Claims preparation and negotiation
• Dispute resolution and arbitration
• Acquisition or disposition of projects and infrastructure assets

The Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group is an integrated part of the firm’s Global Finance group, representing leading domestic and foreign financial institutions and borrowers/issuers in all types of debt financing and equity transactions, including taxable and tax-exempt debt issuances, private placements, Rule 144A offerings, equity placements, leveraged financing and nonrecourse term debt. The group draws on the skills and proficiency of Gibson Dunn’s other first-tier practices, including the Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Environmental, Land Use and Development, Business Restructuring and Reorganization, and Tax groups. Our group also has extensive experience in U.S. federal and state regulatory matters of all types.

Our lawyers routinely advise on the negotiation and drafting of all types of projects and infrastructure transaction documents, including those relating to:

• Project development
• Equity and debt financings of all types, including public offerings and private placements
• Joint ventures and consortium matters
• Disposition and acquisition of operating assets
• Bankruptcy and restructuring transactions
• Construction
• Engineering
• Procurement
• Equipment supply
• Interconnection agreements
• Concessions and governmental matters
• Operation and maintenance
• Land entitlements, siting, permitting, land use and environmental matters
• Shared facilities and co-tenancies

Our Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group has represented the acquirers, sellers, borrowers and issuers in connection with dozens of the most high-profile project financing transactions, including “Deal of the Year” project financing, acquisition and capital markets transactions. The group has substantial experience throughout the world, and it takes pride in Gibson Dunn’s seamless integration with and coordination across all relevant geographical and practice group areas.