Latham & Watkins Represents Mercuria in Strategic Partnership With Continental Resources

Two leading American energy companies, Mercuria Americas and Continental Resources, have announced a partnership to build the Pecos Power Plant, a 452 MW gas-fired power plant in Pecos, Texas. The partnership reflects a shared commitment to strengthening US energy independence by expanding reliable, domestic power generation and supporting accelerating demand across the ERCOT grid.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents the energy and commodities company with a corporate deal team led by Houston partners James Garrett and Ashley Nguyen, with associates Logan McDowell and Natalie Merten. Advice was also provided on finance matters by New York partner Hamad Al-Hoshan, with associates Giancarlo Reanda, Alice Dales, Miles Primason, and Yian Wang; on tax matters by Houston partner Jim Cole; on environmental matters by Los Angeles/Houston partner Joshua Marnitz; on real estate matters by San Diego counsel Aaron Friberg; on energy regulatory matters by Washington, D.C. partner Natasha Gianvecchio; on anti-bribery and anti-corruption matters by Washington, D.C. partner Erin Brown Jones; and on project development and finance matters by Houston partner Jonathan Katz.