Denise Raytis
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA, 90071
Phone: +1-213-430-7450
Fax: +1-213-430-6407
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Eric A. Richards
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA, 90071
Phone: +1-213-430-6552
Fax: +1-213-430-6407
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Gregory Thorpe
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA, 90071
Phone: +1-213-430-6593
Fax: +1-213-430-6407
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Todd Triller
Times Square Tower
7 Times Square
New York, NY, 10036
Phone: +1-212-326-2253
Fax: +1-212-326-2061
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Yi Zhang
31st Floor, AIG Tower
1 Connaught Road Central
Hong Kong
Phone: +852-3512-2389
Fax: +852-2522-1760
LAWYERS
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Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority
Bank of America Corporation
The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.
Citigroup Inc.
Continental Airlines, Inc.
Credit Suisse Group
Fannie Mae
Government of Singapore Investment Corporation
Kennecott Land Company
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Morgan Stanley
Occidental Petroleum
Orient Overseas (International) Limited
Pacific Harbor Lines Inc.
Port of Oakland
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Project Development and Infrastructure
Infrastructure projects often involve complex challenges and unexpected twists. Whether the project is a greenfield development or the transfer or monetization of existing assets, infrastructure has moved from a primarily public financing and ownership model towards a mix of public and private risk-sharing. In addition to surmounting a multitude of regulatory and political hurdles, these transactions require a broad range of legal skills and disciplines, ranging from traditional municipal and project finance to the structuring of public-private partnership entities and the sale or lease of existing infrastructure assets. O’Melveny has long been at the forefront of developments in the infrastructure sector. We have been involved in sophisticated and unique projects, including significant new facilities at major airports and seaports, and commuter and intermodal rail systems. Our work also encompasses roads, bridges, surface transportation, water and wastewater, stadiums and arenas, new urban communities, housing, and telecommunications projects. O’Melveny’s international scope is reflected in the fact that our lawyers have completed more than 300 infrastructure-related projects and transactions in more than 40 countries around the world, including nations in North, Central, and South America; Europe; Asia; and Africa.
Key Facts
- Our infrastructure team is composed of lawyers with extensive experience in a broad range of practices, including project finance, mergers and acquisitions, municipal finance, acquisition finance, tax, real estate, governmental affairs, and regulatory oversight.
- O’Melveny’s infrastructure practice is distinguished by our balanced representation of public and private owners and operators, project sponsors, developers, investors and pension funds, investment and commercial banks, institutional lenders, and government entities.
- Our work includes greenfield developments; acquisitions and dispositions; finance and restructuring, including tax-exempt financing; public/private partnerships; asset privatizations; regulatory compliance; and operating agreements.
- A strong combination of industry and governmental experience, clients, and contacts informs and supports our counseling on sophisticated infrastructure transactions. Within our ranks are veteran Executive Branch and Capitol Hill policymakers, including a former Secretary of State, a former Secretary of Transportation, and former senior officials of the Federal Trade Commission and the US Departments of Commerce and Justice.
- We recently advised on two of the UK’s five largest infrastructure deals. We represented GIC SI, the Government of Singapore’s private-equity arm, as a member of the consortium that acquired BAA Plc, the world’s largest airport operator, for US$18.5 billion, as well as the consortium that acquired Britain’s largest ports group, Associated British Ports Plc.
- Our offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing help pave the way for investment in the developing industries and markets of the Far East. Project Finance International named our representation of eAccess Ltd., involving multiple rounds of equity financing for subsidiary eMobile Ltd., Asian Telecom Deal of the Year in 2007.
- We are an acknowledged market leader in mainland China, with strong practice teams in the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom that support our China offices. One of the few US law firms licensed to practice Hong Kong law, O’Melveny also advises clients on Hong Kong listings and regional matters. In 2006, Asian Legal Business magazine selected O’Melveny as "China Practice of the Year" from a field of seven global law firms.
Practice Strengths
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Aviation
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O’Melveny has represented aviation industry clients for more than four decades. Worldwide, we advise airlines, airports, developers, financiers, and aircraft manufacturers; local, state, and foreign governments; and other aviation-related clients. Our experience encompasses project finance and development, regulatory compliance, litigation, tax, bankruptcy, labor, and legislative review and comment. More
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Energy
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At the forefront of the energy industry since 1891, O'Melveny negotiated the construction of one of the earliest hydro-electric plants. Our teams have routinely handled some of the largest, most noteworthy energy transactions, including representing the biggest nuclear proceeding in the structure of nuclear plants. We offer key structural, regulatory, operational, and risk advisement to private equity and venture capital investment interests in this sector. More
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Housing
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Housing projects often involve intricate economic and regulatory issues. Our multidisciplinary practice assists clients with tax, securities, real estate, finance, natural resources, partnership, environmental, and other issues.
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Ports
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Over the past 50 years, O’Melveny has participated in the development, financing, and sale of many significant port projects. Clients rely on our lawyers’ ability to negotiate the most current and sophisticated financing structures for these demanding projects. We regularly represent three of the five largest US ports.
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Rail Transportation
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O’Melveny counsels rail line operators, users, and affected communities on all aspects of transactions related to rail line consolidation, expansion, and development. When representing a group of local transportation agencies in the acquisition of existing railroad rights-of-way for Southern California’s commuter rail system, we negotiated complex shared-use, construction, and development agreements; provided advice regarding issuance of tax-exempt bonds; and worked closely with, and testified before, government agencies to address public issues.
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Roads
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O’Melveny has substantial experience adapting project financing structures to the distinctive requirements of toll road, bridge, and related projects for developers, investors, and lenders. We have thorough knowledge of the underlying economic aspects driving these projects, including the contractual arrangements and permitting issues that can pose challenges.
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Stadiums and Arenas
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We have been involved in all stages of stadium and arena financing, development, and construction for decades. Our lawyers help clients define business structures, anticipate challenges, and manage negotiations. Representative projects include financing for modern sports facilities in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis.
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Water and Wastewater
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Our teams have counseled municipalities, public water authorities, utilities, private owners, developers, and operators on many water-related construction, development, and regulatory matters. Using a variety of financing structures, we have negotiated multimillion-dollar development transactions for public and private water companies.
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Continental Airlines
Port of Oakland
Alameda Corridor Project
Kennecott Land Company
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