Investing in Public Infrastructure

Finding the Right Path to Project Delivery

Band 1 – Chambers USA
PPP, Energy Transition, Renewables, and Power

Band 1 – Chambers USA
Public Finance: Nationwide, California, New York, and DC

We are the only law firm ranked at the highest level by Chambers across these practice areas.

Orrick combines market-leading public finance and energy & infrastructure teams – drawing on our experience advising on over $140 billion in P3 and alternative delivery infrastructure projects and over $615 billion in public finance transactions over the past 5 years – to help public and private entities achieve better value for money through alternative delivery methods. In doing so, we help governments build projects faster, while reducing financing costs through proactive planning at every stage of a project.

The infrastructure investment gap and the cost of achieving decarbonization goals exceed $6 trillion in the U.S. There’s never been greater need or greater opportunities to address it. Whether you’re a private or public owner of infrastructure or energy assets – and it’s time to upgrade your campus, expand public roads, water, wastewater, aviation, port assets, or implement energy, digital or resiliency improvements – alternative or innovative delivery models present a path forward.

How We Can Help

We guide our clients through the entire lifecycle of an infrastructure or energy project and deliver innovative solutions in an evolving landscape.

Whether you’re thinking about delivering a current or future project, Orrick’s combined team of public finance and energy & infrastructure lawyers provides early-stage advisory services concurrently – so you’re optimizing the project delivery and financing solution at the same time.

Experience in Every Kind of Innovative Approach

Our team works on every alternative project delivery method in the market, helping our clients build and deploy solutions including:

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A 360-Degree View of the Market

Our Chambers Band 1 recognition in public finance, P3 and energy and record as No. 1 municipal bond counsel for more than 25 years (Bond Buyer) reflects our commitment to delivering high-quality legal solutions.

Our coordinated approach gives us a 360-degree view – for owners, developers, lenders, and investors. Our sector experience is just as expansive – spanning the full spectrum of core and non-core infrastructure assets, including:

Transportation and Transit: Airports, cargo facilities, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, port infrastructure, rail and light rail, and roads, toll roads and managed lanes
Social Infrastructure: Education (schools, universities, student housing and parking facilities), public facilities (affordable and workforce housing, courthouses, civic centers, recreational, correctional and multi-use facilities), and healthcare facilities
Digital Infrastructure: Data centers, broadband, wireless communications, telecommunications, fiber and related technology, smart cities and EV charging
Energy and Utilities: Energy systems sustainability and climate change, energy as a service (EaaS), energy performance contracting, renewable energy (solar, wind, geothermal and biomass), water and wastewater, waste-to-energy, conventional power, transmission and distribution