Bio

Richard Madris is head of the Infrastructure Practice Group at Stroock. He is one of the leading infrastructure fund lawyers in the U.S. According to Chambers, clients note Richard is “a real shining star.” He advises clients on fund formation and investments and developed and structured a major multibillion-dollar global infrastructure fund for JP Morgan. Richard has helped his clients acquire or sell interests in more than $25 billion of privately held investments in the infrastructure sector. Richard’s recent transactions include: formation of multiple open-end and closed-end real asset funds, including for infrastructure, energy, real estate and private equity; multiple U.S. and non-U.S. acquisitions and financings of infrastructure assets on behalf of JPMorgan IIF; sale of Neptune Regional Transmission System; investments in wind and solar portfolios; creation of a social infrastructure fund; structuring an acquisition of seaports; representing acquirers of toll roads, municipal parking facilities and other transportation assets; and acquisition of SouthWest Water Co. in a going-private transaction. Richard is the leading authority on open-end infrastructure funds in the U.S. In addition to infrastructure matters, Richard also concentrates in private funds and transactional matters, including in the real assets area. He advises private investment funds in both their formation and investment stages. He has experience with M&A, restructurings and securities offerings. Richard is often involved in structuring complex and innovative transactions, including structuring of acquisitions and financings. In addition, he acts as counsel to the asset management division of a major investment bank. Richard is the recipient of the 2016 Global Award for Fund Formation Within Infrastructure, and the 2015 Award for Best Infrastructure Practice and has been recognized numerous times by The Legal 500 and IFLR1000.