About Paul M. Williams

Paul M. Williams concentrates his practice on industrial, energy, and agricultural matters. He advises clients on the acquisition, divestiture, financing, and development of industrial, agricultural, energy, and mixed-use projects. He also counsels clients on energy transition and corporate sustainability initiatives.

Paul’s experience includes advising asset management firms, private equity groups, multinational conglomerates, energy companies, and high-net-worth individuals on acquiring, selling, leasing, and financing industrial facilities, energy infrastructure, data centers, and agricultural holdings across the United States. He has guided prominent transactions involving large-scale industrial complexes, including data centers, as well as significant energy projects, and extensive agricultural properties.

He has been instrumental in supporting global power companies with the leasing and development of generation and energy storage facilities, including gas-fired plants, wind, solar, and battery storage projects. His work encompasses decommissioning and sale of generating facilities-including nuclear, gas-fired, coal, and pet coke-and the development of data centers in various states.

Paul also provides guidance to upstream oil and gas companies and utilities on a wide range of transactions. He has assisted clients with the acquisition and sale of producing assets and the development of drilling and storage programs both domestically and internationally. Paul has notable experience in the leasing and development of lithium projects, petrochemical facilities, and large-scale agricultural operations.

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Legal 500 United States
•Real Estate> Real Estate Finance, 2025
•Industry Focus: Energy Transactions, Oil and Gas, 2021
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2023-2024
•Team Member, a Law360 'Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,' 2023
•Recognized, Who’s Who Legal, Energy Law, California and United States, 2015-2023
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2016-2019

 

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Areas of Law

  • Real Estate
  • Other 10
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Carbon Capture & Sequestration
    • Energy Project Finance & Development
    • Energy Transactions
    • Renewable Energy
    • Upstream Oil & Gas
    • Real Estate Finance
    • Real Estate Leasing
    • Institutional Investors
    • Digital Infrastructure, Data Center and Cloud Computing

Practice Details

  • Languages
    Spanish
    Fluent
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Real Estate: Advised an investment
    asset management firm as to the acquisition, sale, lease,
    financing of agricultural, commercial, industrial,
    mineral properties in California
    Arizona.
    Advised a multinational luxury goods conglomerate as to the acquisition of several properties on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California.
    Advised a multinational luxury goods conglomerate as to the development of commercial properties in California.
    Advised a multinational luxury goods conglomerate as to the acquisition of winery
    vineyard properties in Northern California.
    Advised the nation's largest developer, owner,
    manager of high-quality student housing as to long-term ground lease
    development transactions on college
    university campuses.
    Advised a private university as to the acquisition of l
    for
    the development of a medical center.
    Advised a strategic investor as to the acquisition
    development of commercial properties in Silicon Valley.
    Advised a multinational conglomerate as to the acquisition of data storage facilities across six U.S. states.
    Advised a private equity group as to the investment in an automotive parts manufacturing business
    its real estate assets in several U.S. locations.
    Advised a private equity group as to the investment in an aviation parts manufacturing business
    its real estate assets in several U.S. locations.
    Advised a multinational manufacturing company as to the acquisition of a cold storage facility in California.
    Advised various purchasers as to luxury residential purchases in Southern
    Northern California.
    Oil
    Gas: Advised a financial services conglomerate as to debt
    equity investments in several oil
    gas projects in California.
    Advised an independent oil
    gas company as to the acquisition of producing assets in Los Angeles
    Long Beach, California.
    Advised an independent oil
    gas company as to the sale of producing assets within the City of Los Angeles.
    Advised an independent oil
    gas company as to the acquisition
    development of oilfield properties in Southern California.
    Advised an independent oil
    gas company with respect to the acquisition of assets
    development of a drilling program in the Cat Canyon Oil Field in California.
    Advised an independent oil
    gas company with respect to leasing diatomite formation targets in California.
    Advised a group of l
    owners
    mineral owners as to the redevelopment of an urban oilfield property in Los Angeles.
    Advised a strategic investor as to the acquisition of l
    for
    the development of housing for oilfield services workers in North Dakota.
    Advised a petrochemicals company as to the acquisition
    development of a site for the production of biofuels in California.
    Advised a private university as to investments in certain mineral properties.
    Advised a public utility on the decommissioning
    sale of a gas storage facility in the United States.
    Advised a multinational petrochemical company as to two facility acquisitions in California.
    Advised a multinational petrochemical company as to a chemicals facility acquisition in British Columbia, Canada.
    Advised an international oil
    gas exploration
    production company as to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility acquisition in British Columbia, Canada.
    Advised an international oil
    gas exploration
    production company as to the sale of its LNG business
    refinery assets in Alberta
    Ontario, Canada.
    Power
    Renewables: Represented hyperscalers
    colocators in the acquisition, leasing,
    development of data center properties in California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Illinois,
    other locations across the United States.
    Advised a global power company on the leasing
    development of a gas-fired generation facility in Huntington Beach, California.
    Advised a global power company on the leasing
    development of gas-fired generation
    energy storage facilities in Long Beach, California.
    Advised a global power company on the sale of a gas-fired generation facility in Redondo Beach, California.
    Advised a multinational conglomerate on the sale of a nuclear facility in California.
    Advised a global power company on the sale of a former pet coke facility in Texas.
    Advised a global power company on the leasing
    development of an energy storage facility in Arizona.
    Advised a global power company on the leasing
    development of solar energy production
    energy storage facilities in California.
    Advised a global power company on the leasing
    development of solar energy production
    energy storage facilities in Hawaii.
    Advised a global power company on the leasing
    development of wind power generation facilities in California.
    Advised a multinational conglomerate on the leasing
    development of solar energy production facilities in Massachusetts
    New York.
    Advised an independent power producer on the acquisition
    repowering of several renewables sites in California.
    Advised an independent power producer on the ground leasing
    development of a co-generation facility in California.
    Advised a multinational conglomerate on the sale of a co-generation facility in California.
    Advised an investment
    asset management firm as to the lease
    development of lithium assets in California.
    Finance: Represented multiple lenders in construction
    back-leverage financings of portfolio renewables projects across the United States.
    Represented institutional investor groups with respect to senior secured financing in connection with a dormitory privatization.
    Represented institutional investor groups with respect to senior secured financing in connection with the construction
    operation of a port facility in Texas.
    Represented multiple lenders
    borrowers with respect to construction financings secured by multifamily properties across California.
    Represented multiple lenders with respect to senior financings secured by industrial properties in California
    Texas.
    Represented multiple lenders
    borrowers with respect to senior financings secured by commercial properties across California.
    The above representations were h
    led by Mr. Williams prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2012, California
    Alberta
    Texas
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, Association of International Energy Negotiators, 2009-Present
    •Member, Los Angeles Association of Professional Landmen, 2011-Present
    •Member, American Bar Association, 2012-Present

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Calgary
    Class of 2009
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Amherst College
    Class of 2002
    B.A.
    Cum Laude

    Cambridge University
    Class of 2003
    M.Phil.
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Attorneys FAQs

  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Paul M. Williams was admitted in 2012 to the State of California.
  • Is this attorney admitted to the bar in more than one state?
    Yes, Paul M. Williams is admitted to practice in Alberta, California and Texas.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 2750 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Paul M. Williams attended University of Calgary.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.