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Hunton Andrews Kurth Advises on Genesis Energy, L.P.’s Registered Senior Notes OfferingMay 22, 2024NewsHunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the underwriters of Genesis Energy, L.P.’s registered offering of $700 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% Senior Notes due 2032. The transaction closed on May 9, 2024.Genesis Energy, L.P. is a diversified, midstream energy, master limited partnership based in Houston, Texas ...

WSG member Lisa Sotto, Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, recently sat down with Information Security Media Group (iSMG) to discuss the multitude of state privacy laws taking effect in 2023 that have forced organizations to revamp their compliance programs to incorporate disparate requirements ...

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised Evergy Missouri West, Inc. (the “Company”) in connection with its issuance of $300 million aggregate principal amount of First Mortgage Bonds, 5.150% Series due 2027, under the Company’s Mortgage Indenture, in a private placement under Rule 144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to eligible purchasers ...

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the underwriters on an SEC-registered offering by NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. (NEE Capital) of (i) $750 million aggregate principal amount of 4.20% Debentures, Series due June 20, 2024 (the “2024 Debentures”), (ii) $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.45% Debentures, Series due June 20, 2025 (the “2025 Debentures”), (iii) $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 4 ...

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”) in connection with its issuance of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.25% First Mortgage Bonds due 2024, $400 million aggregate principal amount of 4.20% First Mortgage Bonds due 2029, $450 million aggregate principal amount of 4.40% First Mortgage Bonds due 2032 and $550 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% First Mortgage Bonds due 2052 ...

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the underwriters on an SEC-registered offering by NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. (NEE Capital) of (i) $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.875% Debentures, Series due January 15, 2027, (ii) $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.440% Debentures, Series due January 15, 2032 and (iii) $500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.00% Debentures, Series due January 15, 2052 ...

HuntonAK Labor and Employment partner and practice group co-chair Emily Burkhardt Vicente was recently named to The Los Angeles Times’ inaugural Business of Law: Trends, Updates, Visionaries & In-House Counsel Leadership Awards Magazine. This first annual publication features “California-licensed in-house counsel and firm lawyers who are impacting change… and have demonstrated noteworthy success and accomplishments during the last 24 months ...

HuntonAK Labor and Employment partnerJuan Enjamio has been recognized in the most recent publication of Florida Super Lawyers 2021. HuntonAK Labor and Employment associates Drei Munar and Katherine Sandberg were both recognized by Northern California Super Lawyers 2021 ...

HuntonAK Labor and Employment partner M. Brett Burns was honored as a Daily Journal Top Labor & Employment Lawyer 2021. This annual list recognizes California’s top attorneys who have made significant contributions to their field of practice. Brett’s practice is active across the country with particular focus in California ...

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering by PPL Electric Utilities Corporation (“PPL EU”) of $650 million aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds, Floating Rate Series due 2024. The transaction closed on June 24, 2021 ...

HuntonAK’s Labor and Employment practice has been recognized as leaders by Chambers USA 2021 rankings. Chambers USA ranks leading firms and lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas throughout America. The research is in-depth, and client-focused and the guide is read by industry-leading companies and organizations throughout the US and worldwide ...

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering by WEC Energy Group, Inc. (WEC) of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 0.80% Senior Notes due March 15, 2024. The transaction closed on March 19, 2021 ...

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP senior counsel Robert Grey Jr. has received The American Lawyer’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his longstanding contributions to the legal profession. Grey, president of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, was among six Lifetime Achievement honorees who were recognized in a virtual event on Jan. 14 ...

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the initial purchasers in connection with the offering by Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation ('RG&E') of $200 million in aggregate principal amount of its 1.850% First Mortgage Bonds due 2030, Series CCC in a private placement under Rule 144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to eligible purchasers ...

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the underwriters on an SEC-registered offering by NiSource Inc. (“NiSource”) of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.950% Notes due 2025 and $750 million aggregate principal amount of 1.700% Notes due 2031. Proceeds from the sale of the notes were used, in part, to fund NiSource’s concurrent cash tender offers to purchase certain of its outstanding notes (the “Concurrent Tender Offers”) ...

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the underwriters on an SEC-registered offering by Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) of $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of First Mortgage Bonds, 2.85% Series due April 1, 2025. FPL was incorporated under the laws of Florida in 1925 and is a rate-regulated electric utility engaged primarily in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy in Florida ...

Hunton & Williams LLP and Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP combined on April 2, 2018, to become Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. Both firms’ partnerships voted overwhelmingly to approve the combination, which will create a 1,000-lawyer firm operating through 15 domestic and five international locations, making it one of the top 50 US legal practices by headcount and anticipated combined revenue ...

Partner Fernando Alonso, chairman of the firm’s Latin America practice group, has been selected for inclusion in the 2017 Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers by Latinvex, for the second consecutive year. Latinvex selects leading lawyers based on a combination of factors, including recent rack record on major deals and business, prominence of firm in Latin America, as well as legal rankings from Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Thomson Reuters ...

Hunton & Williams LLP advised Mizuho Securities USA Inc., Regions Securities LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as joint book-running managers, on an SEC-registered offering by CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CEHE) of $300 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.00% General Mortgage Bonds, Series AA, due 2027. CEHE, a wholly owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc., provides electric transmission and distribution services to retail electric providers serving over 2 ...