Andrew Ralston is counsel in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Firm's Houston office. As a member of the Firm’s Energy and Derivatives Markets Group, he represents companies in both the energy industry and petrochemical industry.
Andrew’s energy experience includes representing clients in both the power and petroleum refining industries. He has represented these clients in both domestic and international transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, structured energy transactions, and financings.
Andrew's petrochemical experience has focused on representing various petrochemical companies in both international and domestic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, securities, project development and finance, and long term strategic agreements.
Representative Experience
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Represented client in acquisition of 517MW duel fuel simple cycle power plant
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Represented client in acquisition of a foreign owned chemical company
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Represented client in acquisition of three PVC pipe manufacturing facilities
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Represented client in a $30 million debt investment in a Mexican construction company
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Represented client in $50 million construction financing
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Represented client in the sale of its retail power business located in multiple states
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Represented client in the creation of distributed power generation product
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Represented client in the formation of a joint venture between two chemical companies for the purpose of expanding an existing chemical plant
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Represented client in a purchase of a U.S. based refinery
Andrew is admitted to practice in Texas.
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 1991
- University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., 1988
