BRADENTON, Fla. - Hunton & Williams LLP has hired David Horner to work in the firm's infrastructure public-private partnerships practice.
Horner, who previously worked for the firm as a corporate associate from 2003 to 2005, returned as a partner.
In addition to work in private practice, Horner served as deputy assistant secretary for transportation policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation and chief counsel at the Federal Transit Administration from 2005 to 2009.
"David's understanding of promoting private investment in the U.S. transportation network, and his experience in P3 project procurement and related federal regulatory matters, are the perfect complement for our clients and our considerable P3 infrastructure and public finance practice," said John D. O'Neill Jr., managing partner of Hunton & Williams' Richmond office and co-head of the public finance practice group.
Most recently, Horner worked for Allen & Overy LLP as senior counsel from 2009 to until December 2015.
Horner is known for his work in representing governmental entities in P3 infrastructure transactions and has represented clients on matters throughout the United States, Hunton & Williams said.
His work on P3 transactions and "market firsts" includes the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's Rapid Bridge Replacement Project, the first multi-asset transportation P3 in the United States; Puerto Rico's $1.1 billion long-term concession of the PR-22 toll road; and the $483 million long-term lease of the monetized Ohio State University Parking System.
Currently, Horner is advising the Virginia Department of Transportation on Transform 66, a $2.1 billion HOT lanes project that is VDOT's largest P3 to date.
Horner has authored studies and articles on P3s, including "Home Rule and Public-Private Partnerships" and "Rescue Investing through Public-Private Partnerships."
Horner received a bachelor's degree at Kenyon College and his law degree at Washington & Lee University School of Law. He is admitted to the bar in New York and Virginia, and lives in Washington, D.C.
The P3 practice team advises on projects involving highways and bridges, toll roads, transit systems, airports, water and sewer facilities, power facilities, telecommunications and fiber-optic systems, schools, and mixed-use facilities.
New York-based Hunton & Williams has offices in the U.S. and London, Bangkok, Beijing, Brussels, and Tokyo.
