Mitchell D. Holzrichter

First-of-their-kind projects: Mitch worked for the first long-term lease of a major U.S. commercial airport, the first revenue-risk highway concession deal to offer a net concession payment to the government owner, and the first public university student housing availability payment transaction, among other innovative projects. He also advises clients on projects supported by first-of-their-kind and innovative technologies, including connected and autonomous vehicle lanes, automated transit networks, vertiports and other new mobility solutions. Clients have praised Mitch's "commercial and creative" approach to transactions and his “strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.”

Infrastructure investment and acquisition: Mitch advises clients on the investment, sale, and acquisition of equity interests in infrastructure companies and concessions. He represents sellers and bidders in M&A processes, as well as investors in venture capital, upstream and other equity transactions in the infrastructure sector. Clients have called Mitch "an extremely talented and pragmatic lawyer who has a strong commercial sense," able to successfully negotiate and close deals.

Government and regulated industries: Mitch advises sophisticated governmental entities, including public pension systems, financing authorities, and development agencies, on their governance and transactions. He also advises major gaming companies and suppliers on licensure and other regulatory matters.

Political experience: Mitch works for clients on various government and political law matters, including government ethics, lobbyist registration rules, public records laws, and regulatory matters. Clients including political committees, donors, and candidates turn to Mitch's experience on election and campaign finance laws. He has represented plaintiffs, including members of Congress and government reform advocates, in voting rights litigation, redistricting litigation, and constitutional ballot initiatives.

• The consortium of Abertis Infraestructuas and John Hancock in their acquisition of Elizabeth River Crossings, a long-term toll highway and tunnel concession in Virginia with an enterprise value of more than $2 billion.
• A major commercial airline in the development of new Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, a $9.5 billion project.
• Lenders to the PennDOT Pathways Major Bridge Public Private Partnership program, which included an issuance of $1.8 billion in private activity bonds, the largest issuance of surface transportation private activity bonds ever and named best Transport (Road) Deal in North America by IJ Global.
• Accelerate Maryland Partners, a consortium of Transurban and Macquarie, on the development of the Maryland express lane program near Washington, DC.
• Capital One in the development of its airport lounge program, including at airports in Denver, Dallas and Washington, DC, among other locations.
• The City of Chicago and the City of St. Louis in proposed leases of Midway International Airport and St. Louis Lambert International Airport, respectively.
• Alabama Department of Transportation on the proposed redevelopment of the Mobile River Bridge along I-10.
• Purdue University on a first-of-its-kind use of availability payments to develop new student housing facilities.
• HMSHost Corporation in the sale of its highway rest area concession business as a carve-out sale transaction.
• DIF Capital Partners in its acquisition of a majority interest in a fiber and fixed wireless provider in the Midwestern US.
• BBGI in its acquisition of a controlling interest in East End Crossing Partners, which holds the concession for the East End Crossing bridge project near Louisville.
• Shortlisted bidders in offers for Pan Am Railways and the Lake State Railway Company.
• The Sales Tax Securitization Corporation, an affiliate of the City of Chicago, in various financings secured by the City's sales tax revenues, including a $1.7 billion financing to support initiatives to address affordable housing, homelessness support services, environmental justice, and community development that was named Deal of the Year by Bond Buyer.
• ACS Infrastructure Development on its investment in and strategic partnership with Glydways, an innovative personal rapid transit company.
• KPMG on the Michigan Department of Transportation’s innovative connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) project with Cavnue.
• The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) on its proposed public-private partnership for the long-term lease and operation of the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas and the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix.
• Plenary on the development of a first-of-its-kind airport transportation system at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport.