Houston – Sidley is pleased to announce that Paris Theofanidis has joined as a partner in the firm’s Energy, Transportation and Infrastructure practice in Houston. He joins Sidley from Paul Hastings, where he was a Global Finance partner.
Mr. Theofanidis’ principal practice areas are finance, derivatives, and structured products. He has extensive experience representing corporate borrowers and issuers, institutional investors, insurance companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, commercial banks, and underwriters in a multitude of significant transactions involving various subspecialties of finance, including syndicated bank finance, structured finance, project finance, capital markets finance, private placement of notes, equipment finance, mezzanine finance, second lien finance, bridge finance, and maritime finance. Mr. Theofanidis also represents dealers and corporate end-users in an array of over-the-counter derivatives transactions and structured products. In addition, he has extensive experience negotiating and documenting physically-settled commodity transactions, including forward sale transactions involving the purchase and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and gold.
“Paris is one of the leading energy lawyers in Houston and a preeminent practitioner in advising leading banks and other clients on oil and gas lending,” said Yvette Ostolaza, Sidley’s Management Committee Chair. “He joins our strong roster of lawyers in Houston as we continue to serve clients in the energy industry with a full suite of capabilities across practices.”
“Paris is well known for his work on complex transactions involving commodities and derivatives,” said Cliff Vrielink, global leader of the Energy, Transportation, and Infrastructure practice, co-managing partner of the Houston office, and a member of Sidley’s Executive Committee. “I have known Paris since early in his career, and he is a great addition to our Houston office and our energy finance team.”
Sidley’s Energy, Transportation and Infrastructure practice offers broad experience advising clients in the energy, digital media, transportation, and logistics industries, ranging from transactional to regulatory and litigation support. Sidley, a market leader in energy transition and sustainability, was named the winner of Financial Times’ 2021 “Innovation in Sustainability and ESG.” 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, Who’s Who Legal, The Legal 500, Project Finance International, IFLR, and Euromoney.
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