Biography
Taylor Gillespie is an Associate in White & Case's New York office. Multilingual and trained in both common law and civil law, Taylor represents domestic and international clients in a variety of high-stakes transactions, disputes, and advisory matters.
Taylor's interdisciplinary practice spans environmental matters, including social and corporate governance, sustainability, and health and safety. He has advised clients across a range of industries on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, financings, project development, and regulatory compliance. Taylor has also served as counsel in international investment and commercial arbitrations, U.S. court proceedings, and internal investigations.
Taylor also maintains an active sports law practice, representing professional sports entities, athletes, and investors in various matters from commercial negotiations to cases before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Taylor provides strategic and day-to-day counsel to sports clients on complex domestic and cross-border issues.
Experience
Recent matters include representation of:
Calpine Corporation on its agreement to be acquired by Constellation Energy Corporation (NYSE: CEG) in a cash and stock transaction valued at an equity purchase price of approximately US$16.4 billion.
Nomura Holdings America Inc., the U.S. arm of the Nomura Group, a global financial services group and one of Japan's largest investment banks and brokerage group, on its entry into a stock purchase agreement to acquire for US$1.8 billion (subject to closing adjustments) Macquarie's U.S. and European public asset management business.
WE Soda Limited on its approximately US$1.425 billion acquisition of Genesis Alkali, the largest US-based producer of natural soda ash, from Genesis Energy LP (NYSE: GEL), establishing WE Soda as the largest global producer of soda ash.
Alstom on its entry into a binding agreement to sell its North American conventional rail signaling business to Knorr-Bremse AG, the world's leading manufacturer of braking systems, for approximately €630 million.
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG), a leading North American energy and home services company, on its approximately US$12 billion acquisition of a portfolio of natural gas generation facilities and a commercial and industrial virtual power plant (C&I VPP) platform from LS Power.
Microsoft in carbon removal offtake transactions involving millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide to be sequestered in connection with nature-based and carbon capture projects globally.
An international professional sports entity in a case before the Court of Arbitration for Sport concerning the performance of contractual obligations.
Shutterstock, Inc., a leading global creative platform offering high-quality creative content for transformative brands, digital media and marketing companies, on its acquisition of Envato Pty Ltd., a leader in digital creative assets and templates, for US$245 million.
New Alvogen Group Holdings, the US fully integrated pharmaceutical company, on its US$2 billion sale to Lotus Pharmaceuticals.
EOG Resources in its acquisition of a roughly 900,000 acre unconventional exploration concession in Abu Dhabi — the first concession of its kind granted to a U.S. company, including the negotiation of 25 project contracts.
Linden Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts within the healthcare and life sciences sectors, in its investment in Klick Health —a leading Canadian digital marketing agency serving the healthcare industry and valued at over US$2 billion.
A foreign government in relation to climate change proceedings before the International Court of Justice and International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
A European state in an ICSID arbitration relating to an investment in a solar power plant.
A special committee of the board of directors of a private equity firm portfolio company in an independent internal investigation.
