Paul M. Williams

Experience: Real Estate: Advised an investment and asset management firm as to the acquisition, sale, lease, and financing of agricultural, commercial, industrial, and mineral properties in California and Arizona.; Advised a multinational luxury goods conglomerate as to the acquisition of several properties on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California.; Advised a multinational luxury goods conglomerate as to the development of commercial properties in California.; Advised a multinational luxury goods conglomerate as to the acquisition of winery and vineyard properties in Northern California.; Advised the nation's largest developer, owner, and manager of high-quality student housing as to long-term ground lease and development transactions on college and university campuses.; Advised a private university as to the acquisition of land for and the development of a medical center.; Advised a strategic investor as to the acquisition and development of commercial properties in Silicon Valley.; Advised a multinational conglomerate as to the acquisition of data storage facilities across six U.S. states.; Advised a private equity group as to the investment in an automotive parts manufacturing business and its real estate assets in several U.S. locations.; Advised a private equity group as to the investment in an aviation parts manufacturing business and its real estate assets in several U.S. locations.; Advised a multinational manufacturing company as to the acquisition of a cold storage facility in California.; Advised various purchasers as to luxury residential purchases in Southern and Northern California.; Oil and Gas: Advised a financial services conglomerate as to debt and equity investments in several oil and gas projects in California.; Advised an independent oil and gas company as to the acquisition of producing assets in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California.; Advised an independent oil and gas company as to the sale of producing assets within the City of Los Angeles.; Advised an independent oil and gas company as to the acquisition and development of oilfield properties in Southern California.; Advised an independent oil and gas company with respect to the acquisition of assets and development of a drilling program in the Cat Canyon Oil Field in California.; Advised an independent oil and gas company with respect to leasing diatomite formation targets in California.; Advised a group of land owners and mineral owners as to the redevelopment of an urban oilfield property in Los Angeles.; Advised a strategic investor as to the acquisition of land for and the development of housing for oilfield services workers in North Dakota.; Advised a petrochemicals company as to the acquisition and development of a site for the production of biofuels in California.; Advised a private university as to investments in certain mineral properties.; Advised a public utility on the decommissioning and sale of a gas storage facility in the United States.; Advised a multinational petrochemical company as to two facility acquisitions in California.; Advised a multinational petrochemical company as to a chemicals facility acquisition in British Columbia, Canada.; Advised an international oil and gas exploration and production company as to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility acquisition in British Columbia, Canada.; Advised an international oil and gas exploration and production company as to the sale of its LNG business and refinery assets in Alberta and Ontario, Canada.; Power and Renewables: Represented hyperscalers and colocators in the acquisition, leasing, and development of data center properties in California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Illinois, and other locations across the United States.; Advised a global power company on the leasing and development of a gas-fired generation facility in Huntington Beach, California.; Advised a global power company on the leasing and development of gas-fired generation and energy storage facilities in Long Beach, California.; Advised a global power company on the sale of a gas-fired generation facility in Redondo Beach, California.; Advised a multinational conglomerate on the sale of a nuclear facility in California.; Advised a global power company on the sale of a former pet coke facility in Texas.; Advised a global power company on the leasing and development of an energy storage facility in Arizona.; Advised a global power company on the leasing and development of solar energy production and energy storage facilities in California.; Advised a global power company on the leasing and development of solar energy production and energy storage facilities in Hawaii.; Advised a global power company on the leasing and development of wind power generation facilities in California.; Advised a multinational conglomerate on the leasing and development of solar energy production facilities in Massachusetts and New York.; Advised an independent power producer on the acquisition and repowering of several renewables sites in California.; Advised an independent power producer on the ground leasing and development of a co-generation facility in California.; Advised a multinational conglomerate on the sale of a co-generation facility in California.; Advised an investment and asset management firm as to the lease and development of lithium assets in California.; Finance: Represented multiple lenders in construction and back-leverage financings of portfolio renewables projects across the United States.; Represented institutional investor groups with respect to senior secured financing in connection with a dormitory privatization.; Represented institutional investor groups with respect to senior secured financing in connection with the construction and operation of a port facility in Texas.; Represented multiple lenders and borrowers with respect to construction financings secured by multifamily properties across California.; Represented multiple lenders with respect to senior financings secured by industrial properties in California and Texas.; Represented multiple lenders and borrowers with respect to senior financings secured by commercial properties across California.; The above representations were handled by Mr. Williams prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.