Luis Montes

Practice Areas

Luis Montes is a partner in the Banking & Finance and Capital Markets practices in the São Paulo office.

Career

Luis represents financial institutions, multilateral organizations, equity sponsors, private equity houses and corporate clients in financing transactions, banking regulatory and related matters, including acquisition financings, asset-based loans, out-of-court restructurings and structured finance transactions, with a particular focus in project financings deals (with experience in a wide range of infrastructure and energy transactions).

Luis has significant experience in corporate, banking and capital markets law and has participated in significant equity and debt offerings of Brazilian private issuers (both domestic and offshore), banking transactions and projects structuring and financing in Brazil, including construction and financing of power generation (with focus in renewable sources), transmission and distribution, water and sanitation, roads, ports and airports.

Luis joined Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown in 2011 and became a partner in 2018. Previously, Luis Montes was an associate of Lefosse Advogados in cooperation with Linklaters LLP.