Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP today announced that Fern Han has joined the Firm’s Houston office as a Partner, where she will focus on project, energy and infrastructure finance and other banking and credit matters.~~“Clients pursuing investments across sectors, including energy and infrastructure, continue to turn to Simpson Thacher for innovative financing solutions,” said Alexandra Kaplan, Co-Head of Simpson Thacher’s Global Banking and Credit Practice. “Fern’s extensive experience in project, energy and infrastructure finance will greatly benefit our clients, and we are pleased to welcome her to Simpson Thacher,” continued Brian Steinhardt, Co-Head of Simpson Thacher’s Global Banking and Credit Practice.~~Fern represents public and private borrowers, as well as lenders, on complex U.S. and international banking and credit matters across the energy and infrastructure sectors, including project finance, acquisition finance, reserve-based lending, export credit finance and other structured finance transactions. Her clients include public and private companies, private equity funds, development finance institutions, banks and export credit agencies.~~“Fern’s addition marks the latest step in the growth of our Houston office, which now has more than 85 lawyers who provide best-in-class transactional advice, and is a destination for clients focusing on energy and infrastructure projects, among other matters,” said Matt Einbinder, Co-Managing Partner of Simpson Thacher’s Houston office.~~Fern said, “Simpson Thacher’s Banking and Credit and Energy and Infrastructure platforms are second-to-none and will provide me with the opportunity to serve my clients at the highest level. I’m very excited to join the team.”~~Ranked #1 by Loan Pricing Corporation based on volume and value of deals in 2024, clients rely on Simpson Thacher’s market-leading Banking and Credit Practice for advice on an array of complex credit transactions and financial instruments at all levels of the corporate capital structure. This includes robust capabilities on all sides of innovative infrastructure finance transactions, including project financings and other nonrecourse financings of various asset classes worldwide. The Firm’s Houston office advises on the full spectrum of corporate transactional matters across the energy and infrastructure sectors, including battery storage, digital infrastructure, energy exploration and production, energy transition, midstream, oil field services, power, refining and petrochemicals, renewable energy, utilities and water infrastructure.~~For more information, please click here.