King & Spalding has added Joel Goldberg as a partner in its Energy industry team and Corporate practice group in Houston, expanding the firm’s capabilities across conventional energy, renewable power, LNG, battery storage, carbon capture, and infrastructure projects.
Goldberg advises clients throughout the full lifecycle of energy and infrastructure projects, including project development, financing, acquisitions, and commercial transactions.
His experience spans conventional and renewable electricity projects, liquefied natural gas, renewable natural gas, battery energy storage, and carbon capture facilities.
Goldberg also advises on engineering, procurement and construction agreements, offtake contracts, joint ventures, power purchase agreements, energy commodity transactions, and project financings.
His background combines private practice experience with an in-house operational perspective.
Before returning to private practice, Goldberg served as General Counsel and Commercial Director of Energy Developments.
He joins King & Spalding from Porter Hedges, where he was Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Property and Finance Practice Group.
King & Spalding sees Goldberg’s Houston relationships and experience across both conventional and renewable energy as complementary to its established energy and infrastructure practice.
The firm’s integrated platform also gives Goldberg access to lawyers working across finance, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and disputes.
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“Joel’s established network in Houston and deep knowledge of the energy industry represents a significant addition to our energy and infrastructure platform. Joel’s commercial perspective, technical sophistication and deep experience with both conventional and renewable energy projects reinforce our ability to advise clients on their most complex and significant matters.”
Keith Townsend, Co-Leader of King & Spalding’s Corporate Practice Group
“King & Spalding has built one of the premier energy and infrastructure platforms in Houston. The firm’s strength and collaboration across finance, private equity, M&A and disputes creates a uniquely integrated platform that will allow me to grow my practice and expand the services I can provide to clients.”
Joel Goldberg, Partner at King & Spalding
