Commercial
Represented leading payments company in a variety of commercial matters arising in connection with its operations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, including licensing agreements, software-as-a-service transactions, vendor contracts, hardware sales contracts and development agreements
Represented private equity fund in connection with the preparation of the legal documentation for an energy-as-a-service joint venture, including the master services agreement, service level agreements and related development documents
Represented software developer in connection with software-as-a-service agreement with national mortgage lender in connection with software designed to automate various components of loan approval process
Represented state-owned energy company in connection with the sale of 121 million barrels of crude oil to Chinese corporation
Represented online retailer in connection with the negotiation of its various distribution agreements with manufactures
Project Finance and Development
Represented Peruvian energy company in connection with a $300 million non-recourse loan financing for the construction and operation of a 220 Kv transmission line project in the Republic of Peru
Represented Colombian project company in connection with the civil works construction contract for the onshore LNG receiving and storage terminal and in connection with the negotiation of a lease for a floating storage re-gasification unit
Represented Honduran project company and Canadian sponsor in connection with the expansion of an operating silver mine in Honduras and the related investment agency debt financing
Represented lenders and lead arrangers, in connection with the $50 million term loan facility to a Colombian borrower for the refinancing of an existing 45 MW power project
Represented syndicate of international commercial banks in connection with $500 million credit facility for the expansion of a Chilean copper mine
Represented a multilateral investment agency in connection with the financing of a run-of-river hydroelectric project to be constructed in Mexico
Represented syndicate of senior lenders in connection with the construction financing of a 100 MWac photovoltaic solar project to be located in the Coquimbo Region of Chile
Represented a Honduran entity in the development and construction of a hydroelectric power generating plant in Honduras with a combined gross capacity of 21 MW
Corporate and M&A
Represented Spanish energy conglomerate in the restructuring of its US wind and solar project holdings
Represented buyer in the debt-funded purchase of a majority stake in a Florida-based services business
Represented French energy company in connection with its purchase of renewable energy company and related assets in Panama
Represented private equity fund in the acquisition of a portfolio of wind, solar and hydroelectric projects held by SPVs organized in Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador and Peru, and managed local due diligence
Drafted shareholders agreement and share purchase agreement for the formation of a project company for the development of a refinery located in South America, with a total nameplate capacity of 300,000 barrels per day
Represented lender in closing a USD10 million loan financing for a maquiladora in Mexico
Performed due diligence, in Spanish and English, in connection with the acquisition of an Ecuadoran entity by a multinational corporation
Represented US company in connection with a joint venture in Uruguay
Start-ups
Represented domestic disinfection company with the preparation of primary commercial contracts for its domestic operations and in connection with its expansion into Latin America
Represented cannabis start-up with its response to an RFP issued by a tribal concessionaire for the development of a multi-million dollar vertically integrated cannabis business
Represented start-up online home-goods company in connection with the preparation of its organizational documents, its clickwrap sales agreement and with the negotiation of its core set of supply and services agreements
Represented clean energy start-up in connection with entity formation, internal governance matters and capital raising efforts, including Regulation D private placements and convertible note issuance
International Arbitration and Litigation
Represented a Spanish entity in ICDR arbitration proceedings against a foreign state in connection with the breach of a turnkey contract for the design and construction of military installations
Represented minority member in state court litigation related to the forced redemption of his equity interest in local boating equipment manufacturer
Represented a multinational project developer in two separate Spanish language ICC arbitrations involving over USD100 million in dispute against the Republic of Panama regarding the construction and financing of a series of healthcare public works projects
Represented a multinational project developer a Spanish-language ICSID arbitration involving over USD50 million in dispute against the Republic of Panama regarding the construction of asphalt production facilities
Represented multibillion dollar Spanish multinational in ICC arbitration in connection with dispute involving breach of reps and warranties and fraud
Represented American multinational shipping and logistics company in Spanish-language ICC arbitration against Ecuadoran entity