Shellka Arora-Cox focuses her practice on project finance, corporate finance, Islamic finance, sustainable finance, acquisitions, tax equity, construction and restructuring.

Paul Casas is a partner in Pillsbury’s Corporate practice, located in the San Francisco office.

Chris Drymalla is a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property practice.

Adam Goldberg is a partner in Pillsbury’s Litigation practice with a focus on white collar and corporate investigations, U.S. regulatory compliance and cross-border disputes involving high-risk jurisdictions, including in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.

Pillsbury partner Thomas Gump advises on corporate and finance matters, including debt and equity financings, M&A, and other strategic transactions, with special focus on energy, financial services and technology sectors.

Stan Lewandowski, global co-leader of Pillsbury’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice, counsels domestic and international companies on optimal structuring, financing, operations, development and other strategic transactional issues, primarily in the artificial intelligence, fintech, aerospace, education, life sciences and digital health, travel, cybersecurity, gaming, climatetech and renewable energy sectors.

In addition to his lengthy legal career, Don also has practiced as a certified public accountant, which gives him added insight into the tax accounting and reporting challenges faced by clients.

David is recognized for his experience in the production, trade, shipment and use of renewable fuels, renewable natural gas, low-carbon energy and products, environmental and carbon credits, petroleum products and other energy commodities.

Hugh McDonald’s practice focuses on all aspects of bankruptcy, restructuring, workouts and litigation, including navigating through some of the largest and most complex bankruptcy cases.

Alicia McKnight advises clients in a wide range of industry sectors, but has generally focused on both domestic and international energy and infrastructure projects. Alicia is also the Co-Chair of Pillsbury’s Women's Impact Network (WIN).

Matthew Morrison, a partner in our Environmental section, spent more than two decades working at the EPA and the Justice Department, addressing a variety of cases under all the major federal environmental laws. His focus then, as it is today, has been on Clean Air Act issues, including those pertaining to criteria pollutants, hazardous air pollutants and greenhouse gases. Matt works extensively on renewable energy matters ranging from renewable fuels to hydropower, offshore and onshore wind, and solar power. He also maintains a significant caseload, handling matters under Superfund and the Endangered Species Act.

Robert Nelson Jr. has played a leading role in the development and financing of over 100 energy and infrastructure projects worldwide, including a number of landmark projects.

Christina Pearson, the head of Pillsbury’s Silicon Valley Corporate and Securities group, represents companies in every stage of their life cycle, from start-up to maturity, and counsels her clients through liquidity transactions such as venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and initial public offerings.

Pillsbury partner Michael Reese has advised clients worldwide on energy and infrastructure projects worth billions of dollars and is recognized by The Legal 500 U.S.

Elina Teplinsky, a leading member of Pillsbury’s International Nuclear Projects team and Energy Industry Group deputy leader, focuses on international nuclear energy matters, including advice to U.S. and global clients on transactional and regulatory issues.

Pillsbury partner Gavin Watson advises clients on cross-border corporate and commercial transactions, specializing in the energy and sustainable finance sector, as well as the development and financing of energy and infrastructure projects worldwide.

Reza Zarghamee advises U.S. and international clients on a vast array of environmental and sustainable finance matters, including the strategies for performing compliance audits, transactional due diligence, remediation, and SEC disclosures.

Sheila Harvey, Pillsbury’s Energy Industry Group leader, Hydrogen and Sustainable Finance co-leader and Climate Change & Sustainability practice leader, is an accomplished adviser on climate, energy and environmental policy and regulatory issues as well as the impact of these policies and regulations on transactional and litigation matters.

Victoria is a multispecialist financing lawyer who advises borrowers and financial institutions on a broad range of transactions, with a focus on energy finance and project development.

Baylee Beeman focuses her practice on corporate tax matters.

Max Griffin advises on a full-spectrum of banking and finance matters, both syndicated and bilateral, including corporate lending, real estate finance, fund finance and asset finance.

Lauren Johnstone represents clients in all areas of state and federal environmental law.

Olivia Lugar advises clients in a broad range of industries on secured and unsecured debt financings as well as project development primarily in the renewable energy space.

Cara MacDonald is an associate in Pillsbury’s Real Estate practice and is based in San Francisco.

Clarence Tolliver focuses on energy regulatory, transactional and project matters, with an emphasis on nuclear fusion, nuclear fission, hydrogen, renewable energy and aerospace and aviation industries. 

Allan Van Vliet advises clients on a wide variety of commercial transactions, with a focus on serving clients in the real estate, construction, and energy industries.

Daniel Welch has broad finance experience touching on aircraft asset-backed securities issuances, loans and issuances secured by a variety of asset classes, financings for purchases of high value assets, international unsecured term loans and revolving credit lines, derivatives documentation, industry advocacy and project financings.