Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown‘s transportation finance practice is praised by clients for its ’multidisciplinary approach, industry expertise, client-centric culture, and emphasis on diversity and inclusion’. The team’s fields experience in advising a broad spectrum of clients, including equity sponsors, lenders, and public entities and other parties in various transaction structures, including asset sales, Public-Private Partnerships and refinancing, among others. The team is retained by a significant portfolio of clients, including KPMG, Wells Fargo Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities, and other lenders in various rail project financing, such as Brightline West. Chicago-based Joseph Seliga is the department head, and advises clients in matters involving rail infrastructure, mass transit, and public-private partnership transactions for government entities, developers and lenders, among other clients. David Narefsky  is a key member of the team for government rail infrastructure transactions, including Brightline, public metros, and advising the California High-Speed Rail Authority on financing matters. Stephanie Wagner oversees transactions pertaining to rail concession and mass transit projects, and is noted as an ‘expert in her field and a strong advocate’.