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 covers environmental matters, including related to social and corporate governance (ESG), energy transition, sustainability, and health and safety (EHS). He has advised clients across a range of industries on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, banking transactions, project development, and regulatory compliance. Taylor has also served as counsel in international investment and commercial arbitrations, US court proceedings, and internal investigations.
Taylor also represents professional sports entities and athletes in various matters, from commercial negotiations to cases before the Court of Arbitration for Sport to general advisory work.
Before joining White & Case, Taylor was a personal trainer for professional athletes.
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.
AGIC Capital, a growth-oriented European-Asian private equity firm, in its acquisition of SolmeteX LLC, the largest closed-loop dental amalgam waste compliance service provider in North America.
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.
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. through its United States–based subsidiary, Mitsui E&P USA LLC (MEPUSA), on the acquisition of an unconventional gas asset in Texas, from US oil & gas exploration and production companies Sabana, LLC and Vanna, LLC.
TotalEnergies on its agreement to acquire 100 percent of Talos Low Carbon Solutions, an American company focused on carbon capture and storage.
Nordic Capital, a private equity firm, in its acquisition of Surgical Information Systems, a provider of surgical software for ambulatory surgery centers and hospitals.
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.
