Lucas retired from the partnership at the end of 2022. He spent more than three decades advising public companies and their underwriters in public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities in connection with meeting capital needs, refinancing and restructuring of outstanding debt and financing acquisitions and other strategic transactions.

Lucas drew upon his extensive knowledge of the energy industry in providing practical and proactive advice to issuers, boards of directors, underwriters and investors in a broad range of corporate, finance and securities matters, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting and compliance and corporate governance.

Over the course of his career, Lucas acted as primary corporate counsel to two of the largest investor-owned electric and gas utility systems in the United States and as issuers’ or designated underwriters’ counsel to many other domestic utility and telecommunications companies in numerous registered and 144A/Regulation S offerings, private placements, consent solicitations and tender offers involving a broad spectrum of securities, including:

• Senior notes
• Mortgage bonds
• Tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds
• Utility securitization bonds
• Convertible notes
• Preferred stock
• Equity units
• Trust preferred securities
• Lease obligation bonds
• Pass-through trust certificates.

During his tenure at the firm, Lucas was an active member of numerous committees, including the:

• Firmwide Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council
• Firmwide Pro Bono Committee
• New York Office Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council (Chair)
• New York Office Hiring Committee
• New York Office Pro Bono Committee
• Corporate Pro Bono Committee.