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Latin America Guide 2023

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Provided by Cynthia Urda Kassis

Latin America

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Cynthia Urda Kassis is Global Project Development & Finance Practice Group Leader and a Lead Industry Coordinator for Metals & Mining.

She focuses on project finance, joint venture transactions and restructuring in the mining, energy and infrastructure industries.

Cynthia’s clients include corporations, traditional and alternative financiers, government agencies, and development institutions.

Has considerable experience in Latin American project financings involving bank, agency, alternative and private placement financings, with extensive knowledge of the energy, infrastructure, mining and general manufacturing industries.

Career

American University Washington College of Law, J.D.

University of Notre Dame, M.A.

University of Virginia, B.A.

Admissions: New York

Personal

https://www.shearman.com/people/u/urda-kassis-cynthia

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Project Finance - International Counsel
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Band 1

Stellar partner Cynthia Urda Kassis is recognised as one of the foremost figures in the project finance field in the region. She employs her in-depth experience to advise an array of blue-chip project sponsors on transactions in the natural resources sector, particularly in Chile. Market observers roundly esteem her, with a client declaring: "Cynthia Urda Kassis is one of the sharpest minds on the market." Acknowledging her collaborative approach, another interviewee notes: "She is pleasant to work with."

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