Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)

For nearly two decades, Orrick lawyers have taken the lead in facilitating infrastructure financing throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Recently, Orrick's market-leading PPP team has advised on every major PPP transaction in the U.S. transportation sector, from the purchase of the concession for the Chicago Skyway to the recent Indiana toll road privatization. In the growing worldwide movement toward private financing of infrastructure, our lawyers provide essential advice to a range of participants.

Orrick has been recognized by numerous legal and industry publications in the infrastructure sector. SMITH's Research and Gradings named the Municipal Electricity of Georgia (MEAG) Power project the 2009 "Infrastructure Deal of the Year." In addition, Orrick has been recognized among the leading law firms by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business and Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business as well as The Legal 500.

PPP Experience

Orrick's unmatched experience, combined with our unique dual strengths in public and project finance experience have enabled the firm to play a key role representing private developers, financial institutions and public agencies on PPP transactions. Our experience encompasses the full range of public-private collaborations, from early development and construction planning phases to the later stages involving the arrangement of permanent financing, including securitizations and privatizations.

We also help public and private sector issuers, investors and financiers establish innovative contractual and financing programs for infrastructure and services. We have an excellent understanding of the full range of political, practical, financial and legal issues connected to PPPs and of the challenges that may arise for investors, lenders and public entities.

In addition to serving as leading legal counsel involved the recent rise in the privatization of infrastructure in the United States, Orrick lawyers have also been at the forefront of PPP developments in Asia and Europe. Our China lawyers were involved in groundbreaking PPP projects, such as the first application in China of a build-operate-transfer (BOT) structure in the water plant sector and one of the first competitively bid BOT power plant projects in China. In Europe, Orrick lawyers continue their strong presence in high-profile PPP projects in the transportation, airport, seaport, health care and water sectors.