McDermott Will & Schulte advises Gemspring Capital in partnership with Key Line Construction and Palouse Power  | McDermott

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McDermott Will & Schulte advises Gemspring Capital in partnership with Key Line Construction and Palouse Power

Aug 3, 2026

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Global law firm McDermott Will & Schulte represented an affiliate of Gemspring Capital Management, LP (“Gemspring”) in its partnership with Key Line Construction (“Key Line”) and Palouse Power (“Palouse”) to create a scaled utility infrastructure services platform serving the Pacific Northwest.

The new combined business employs more than 250 people and is one of the few regional contractors capable of self-performing both electrical and civil utility projects at scale, serving a diversified base of utility customers across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, and Utah.

The McDermott team was led by Alexander Clavero and Lauren Troeller with invaluable assistance from Jenna Young, Sam Hirsch, Christian Benson, Llewelyn Engel, Tony Torain, Adam Gartner, Elena Otero, Frances Sevilla-Sacasa, Andreea Zelloe, Sydney McDermott, Katie Cross, Caitlin Drott, Wondha Cadet, Ian Levin, Anh Lee, Alex Ruiz, Jacob Hollinger, James Mann, John Parker, Sarah Bro, David Saunders, Samantha Koplik, Ronald Richman, Kate Vera Coverdale, and Betty Brito.

Read Gemspring Capital’s press release here.

In this article

Alexander C. Clavero

Partner

Miami, New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Lauren M. Troeller

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Jenna Young

Associate

Miami

Samuel Henry Hirsch

Associate

Miami

Llewelyn M. Engel

Partner

Washington, DC

Tony W. Torain II

Partner

Washington, DC, New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Adam B. Gartner

Special Counsel

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Elena Otero

Partner

Miami

Frances Sevilla-Sacasa

Associate

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Sydney E. McDermott

Associate

Washington, DC

Katie Cross

Associate

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Caitlin P. Drott

Associate

Washington, DC

Wondha Cadet

Associate

Chicago

Ian L. Levin

Partner

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Anh B. Lee

Partner

Chicago

Alejandro Ruiz

Partner

San Francisco

Jacob Hollinger

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

James S. Mann

Associate

Los Angeles

John B. Parker

Associate

Atlanta

Sarah Bro

Partner

Orange County, Los Angeles

David P. Saunders

Partner

Chicago

Samantha R. Koplik

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Ronald E. Richman

Partner

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Kate Vera Coverdale

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

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