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).

Alicia regularly represents borrowers and financial institutions in a variety of commercial and finance transactions, including project financing, secured and unsecured commercial loans and asset-backed financing. Her transactional experience also includes a variety of corporate matters and general business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, stock and asset purchases and divestitures and other strategic business arrangements.

Professional Highlights

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers (published by BL Rankings LLC) for Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2023 – 2024)
  • Member of the Projects Team, Ranked in IJ Global – Three Top 20 League Tables for First of 2017 in North America (including Project Finance, Infrastructure Finance and Power Infrastructure Finance).
  • Recognized by The Legal 500 U.S., Project Finance (2018 – 2019).

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  • Associations
    • Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) (Member)
    • Institute for Energy Law (Advisory Board Member)
    • Board of Directors of Legal Aid at Work (Member)
    • The Lake School (President of the Board of Directors)
    • American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section)

Education

  • J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2009

    B.A., University of Virginia, 2005

Admissions

  • New York

    California