Sidley Austin LLP has announced that Sharanyaa Kruti Vasan has joined the firm’s Energy, Transportation, and Infrastructure practice as a partner. Ms. Kruti Vasan joins the firm from Milbank LLP, where she was a member of their Global Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance Group, leading and executing complex transactions involving various debt facilities, tax equity, preferred equity, and tax credit transfer structures.
Ms. Kruti Vasan brings more than a decade of experience at the forefront of the energy transition, having extensive experience in the representation of sponsors, investors, lenders, developers, and other project participants in connection with project finance transactions, and an emphasis on renewable energy. Ms. Kruti Vasan has developed deep experience structuring and negotiating the full range of project finance transaction types, including debt, tax equity, and preferred equity financing for various types of energy assets.
“As we continue to expand our 160-lawyer strong global energy practice, Sharanyaa will contribute immediately to current client matters and future growth of the group,” said Yvette Ostolaza, Chair of Sidley’s Management Committee. “Her deep technical knowledge, existing relationships with our partners, and proven track record with clients in renewable energy make her a strong addition to our global team.”
“New York is a critical market for our Energy, Transportation and Infrastructure practice, and Sharanyaa has led and executed some of the most recent complex transactions,” said Nancy Chung, member of the firm’s Management Committee and Executive Committee, and managing partner of the New York office. “Her fluency in tax credit transfer structures and energy finance positions us to serve clients at the leading edge of the energy transition.”
Other recent additions to Sidley’s leading Energy, Transportation, and Infrastructure practice include Simon Barrett and Olivia Matsushita in Tokyo, John Thomas in New York, and Steven Tredennick and Paris Theofanidis in Houston.
Sidley’s Energy, Transportation, and Infrastructure practice offers broad experience advising clients in the energy, digital media, transportation, and logistics industries, ranging from transactional, regulatory, and litigation support. Sidley is also ranked Band 1 USA – Nationwide Energy Transition in the most recent Chambers rankings. Lawyers in the practice have been recognized as leading practitioners by Chambers, Legal 500, Project Finance International, IFLR, and Euromoney.
