Market-Leading Global Power Team
Bracewell is recognized as having one of the leading global power practices. With one of the largest dedicated energy teams of any law firm, we have deep understanding of the global power markets and the commercial drivers for success. We draw on our experience as a market-leading global energy firm to advise clients on complex transactions, financings and regulatory matters related to conventional power and renewable energy.
We represent a large and diverse group of power sector clients, including privately held and consumer-owned utilities, independent power producers, retail electric businesses, commodity trading houses, investors and lenders. Our conventional power and renewable energy clients include Arroyo Energy, Avangrid, Competitive Power Ventures, Engie, Equinor, Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, Invenergy, NRG Energy, Rockland Capital, Sol Systems, Vistra Energy and Xcel Energy, among others. Many of our recent representations have involved projects that have been recognized as market-leading transactions, including Competitive Power Ventures in the equity investment by an international consortium in the Three Rivers Energy project in Illinois (2020 Power Deal of the Year, PFI Awards); Equinor on the development of its Empire Wind Offshore Wind Farm (2020 Projects Deal of the Year Finalist, IFLR United States Awards); Marubeni Corporation and Aljomaih Energy & Water Company in the financial closing of the Rabigh 300 MW solar photovoltaic IPP in Saudi Arabia (2021 Middle East & Africa ESG Platform Deal of the Year, PFI Awards); and Marubeni and Total Solar on the development and implementation of the Al Kharsaah solar photovoltaic independent power plant in Qatar (Finance Team of the Year Finalist, 2021 Legal Business Awards).
Our highly regarded power regulatory practitioners regularly represent electric transmission and distribution utilities, independent power producers, power marketers and investors in energy companies before various regulatory agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). We have a deep knowledge and comprehensive experience in all of the various ISOs and RSOs across the United States. As power markets evolve in response to changes in fuel diversity and price formation, we also represent clients in complex multi-party contested proceedings, including disputes regarding compensation for energy infrastructure investments.
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Areas of Focus
Independent Power Producers
We represent a broad array of independent power producers around the world, including sponsors, lenders and developers in conventional and renewable independent power and integrated power projects.
We advise independent power producers on financing, siting and permitting issues for the development of power projects, acquisitions and dispositions of generation unites, and ongoing compliance and enforcement matters for operating facilities.
Meet the teamPower Trading & Markets
Bracewell is among the leading law firms in standardized and structured transactions involving physical and financial power, gas and other commodities. Our team includes lawyers with in-house experience at commodity trading businesses, as well as experience with federal commodity regulators.
We are particularly known for our work on structured commodity transactions involving the formation, purchase and sale of power trading positions, companies, electricity derivatives and other energy futures strategies. Our lawyers are intimately familiar with agreements promulgated by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the North American Energy Standards Board and have significant experience with structured commodity transactions, acquisitions and divestitures involving trading portfolios and compliance with related regulations.
Meet the teamRegulated Utilities
Market Leader in Power and Utilities Law
According to Chambers USA (2016), our power and utilities lawyers include some of the “premier lawyers in the utility M&A world.” We represent clients in large, complex utility transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions of utilities and interests in utilities, electric generating facilities, and large portfolios of such assets, involving fossil and renewable energy facilities, transmission facilities, and similar “utility-type” properties. We also advise utilities clients on environmental and regulatory issues unique to their business.
We also help power generation and transmission clients achieve a competitive advantage in the deregulated electric power market. Bracewell is one of only a few firms with the experience to handle the complex mix of sophisticated legal, financial, regulatory, and management issues required for global power plant development.
Meet the teamWe represent a broad array of independent power producers around the world, including sponsors, lenders and developers in conventional and renewable independent power and integrated power projects.
We advise independent power producers on financing, siting and permitting issues for the development of power projects, acquisitions and dispositions of generation unites, and ongoing compliance and enforcement matters for operating facilities.
Meet the teamBracewell is among the leading law firms in standardized and structured transactions involving physical and financial power, gas and other commodities. Our team includes lawyers with in-house experience at commodity trading businesses, as well as experience with federal commodity regulators.
We are particularly known for our work on structured commodity transactions involving the formation, purchase and sale of power trading positions, companies, electricity derivatives and other energy futures strategies. Our lawyers are intimately familiar with agreements promulgated by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the North American Energy Standards Board and have significant experience with structured commodity transactions, acquisitions and divestitures involving trading portfolios and compliance with related regulations.
Meet the teamMarket Leader in Power and Utilities Law
According to Chambers USA (2016), our power and utilities lawyers include some of the “premier lawyers in the utility M&A world.” We represent clients in large, complex utility transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions of utilities and interests in utilities, electric generating facilities, and large portfolios of such assets, involving fossil and renewable energy facilities, transmission facilities, and similar “utility-type” properties. We also advise utilities clients on environmental and regulatory issues unique to their business.
We also help power generation and transmission clients achieve a competitive advantage in the deregulated electric power market. Bracewell is one of only a few firms with the experience to handle the complex mix of sophisticated legal, financial, regulatory, and management issues required for global power plant development.
Meet the teamGlobal Recognition for Excellence
Our power practice, including its lawyers, is recognized for excellence in the United States, the United Kingdom and the MENA region by numerous leading publications, including Chambers and Legal 500.
- Chambers Global – Africa-wide Projects & Energy; Middle East-wide Projects & Energy; UK Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border); USA Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border); USA Electricity Finance; USA Electricity Regulatory & Litigation; USA Electricity Transactional; USA Projects
- Chambers UK – UK-wide Projects
- Chambers USA – Nationwide Electricity Regulatory & Litigation; Nationwide Electricity Transactional; Nationwide Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional
- IFLR1000 – UK Project Development: Power; UK Project Finance; US Project Development: Power; US Project Finance
- Legal 500 EMEA – UAE Infrastructure and Projects
- Legal 500 UK – Emerging Markets; Power
- Legal 500 US – Energy Litigation: Conventional Power; Energy Regulation: Conventional Power; Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power; Energy Transactions: Conventional Power
- U.S. News – Best Lawyers – National Energy Law (Tier 1); Houston Energy Law (Tier 1); Houston Project Finance Law (Tier 1); New York Energy Law (Tier 1); Washington, DC Energy Law (Tier 1)
The team is well known in the industry…. They are responsive, understand our goals and provide us with swift and effective counsel.
Chambers USA, 2021

Market-Leading Engagements
We represent clients in a range of transactions and financings in the power sector, many of which are the first of their kind.
- Alcazar Energy on the 1.8 GW Benban Solar Park in Egypt — 2017 Global MLA Deal of the Year, PFI Awards
- Alcoa Power Generating Inc. in the sale of four hydroelectric power plants with an aggregate capacity of 215 MW located on the Yadkin River in North Carolina to an affiliate of Cube Hydro Partners, LLC
- AP Energy Holdings Inc and South Field Energy LLC in the $1.3 billion project financing and equity arrangements for the construction of the South Field Energy project, a 1,182 MW combined-cycle natural gas electric generating facility located near Wellsville, Ohio
- Arabia One For Clean Energy Investments, a project company formed by Hanwha Engineering & Construction Corporation, Ennera Energy and Arabia Trading and Consulting Company) in the project development and financing of the Arabia One project, one of seven solar photovoltaic projects in Jordan (called the “Seven Sisters”) procured in Round 1 of Jordan’s renewable energy program — 2014 Middle East Renewable Deal of the Year and 2014 Middle East Overall Project of the Year, IJGlobal Middle East
- Basalt Infrastructure Partners II LP in the acquisition of Detroit Renewable Energy LLC, an integrated renewable energy system comprised of Detroit Thermal, Detroit Renewable Power and Hamtramck Energy Services
- Brookfield Infrastructure Group Corporation in the sale of Cross Sound Cable Company, the owner of a high voltage direct current electric transmission system connecting the New England and New York power grids, to A1A Energy North America LLC, an affiliate of Argo Infrastructure Partners
- Competitive Power Ventures in the equity investment by Osaka Gas USA, Axium Infrastructure and Harrison Street in CPV’s gas-fired Three Rivers Energy Center project in Illinois — 2020 US Power Deal of the Year, PFI Awards
- Duke Energy Corporation in the $2.8 billion sale of its Midwest merchant generation business to a subsidiary of Dynegy Inc., which includes ownership interests in 11 power plants with a total capacity of approximately 6,100 MW, as well as Duke’s competitive retail electric and gas business — 2015 Strategic Deal of the Year, Platts Global Energy Awards