Head of Project Finance & Development and a partner in the Finance and Infrastructure Groups, Kelann Stirling has spent over 20 years advising clients on the development and financing of energy and infrastructure projects within and outside of the United States. She advises clients on optimal and holistic financing solutions, including senior secured project financings, holdco loans, backleverage financings and development capital and 4(a)(2) private placements, as well as multi-source financings for large scale infrastructure projects. She has significant experience in energy and infrastructure restructurings and acquisition financings and has advised clients on numerous projects covering a wide range of asset classes, including conventional power, solar, wind and battery storage, carbon capture and sequestration, liquefied natural gas (LNG), midstream gas gathering and processing facilities, energy transition technologies and digital infrastructure.

Kelann has been recognized for her project finance work by both Chambers USA and Chambers Global (2021-2026), and sources note that “Kelann possesses an acute legal mind, analyzes the most complex issues in full depth and delivers practical advice.” “She is very creative, very hard-working and up to speed on the market” (Chambers USA). She was also listed as a key lawyer for Project Finance by Legal 500 in 2025 and named a “Rising Star Partner” in Project Finance by IFLR1000 in 2021 and by Law360 in 2019.