Bio

Richard Madris is head of the Infrastructure Funds 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; creation of social infrastructure funds and funds for renewables and carbon credits; formation of distribution funds on behalf of Citibank; counsel to multiple asset managers with respect to platform issues; multiple U.S. and non-U.S. acquisitions and financings of infrastructure assets on behalf of JPMorgan IIF; investments in wind and solar portfolios; structuring acquisitions and joint ventures for energy, transportation and water assets. 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 2020 Award for Infrastructure Funds Lawyer of the Year, 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, IFLR1000, and other industry organizations. Prior to joining Stroock, Richard worked for Judge Richard A. Posner (U.S. Federal Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit).