Cooley announced on May 6 the launch of its infrastructure, energy and real estate group, along with the addition of Mona Dajani as a partner in its New York office. The firm said this move builds on its experience in real estate, data center, and digital infrastructure sectors.
The formation of this new group is intended to help Cooley offer a more integrated platform for clients involved in capital-intensive infrastructure projects. Rachel Proffitt, partner and CEO of Cooley, said: “Mona adds invaluable expertise to our growing platform. The infrastructure market is converging where our clients are focused and where the market is heading: toward complex, capital‑intensive infrastructure projects driven by energy, data, AI and digital transformation. We will continue to invest in this space as part of our ambition to build a destination practice for the most capital-intensive infrastructure and energy work.”
Dajani will co-chair the new group alongside Michelle Schulman. She brings decades of experience advising on global energy and infrastructure projects that include project finance and development, mergers and acquisitions, finance, and tax equity. Her previous role was at Baker Botts as global co-chair of its energy, infrastructure and hydrogen practice.
Dajani said: “The alignment between my practice and Cooley’s platform was immediately apparent. Cooley sits at the intersection of capital, energy and technology, which is exactly where the infrastructure market is moving. I’m energized to work alongside Michelle and the broader team to build an integrated, market‑defining infrastructure, energy and real estate practice to help clients navigate the unprecedented energy and infrastructure investment cycle.” She added: “Rising power demand is driving a fundamental reallocation of capital into infrastructure and reshaping how energy systems are built and financed. The most valuable assets today sit at the intersection of energy, technology and real estate and require an integrated approach from site selection through capital deployment.”
Cooley stated that its new group will advise on renewable energy development; data center construction; conventional power generation; grid interconnection; project finance; mergers & acquisitions; as well as deal structures related to artificial intelligence applications within these sectors.
According to information provided by Cooley LLP in their announcement materials: Clients partner with Cooley on transformative deals across intellectual property matters as well as regulatory issues involving high-stakes litigation.
