Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

Project Finance

Latin America - International Counsel

5 Years Ranked

4

Band 4

Projects

USA

18 Years Ranked

F

Foreign Expert

Projects

USA

14 Years Ranked

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Provided by Melissa Raciti-Knapp

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Melissa is a project finance attorney who focuses on large energy and infrastructure projects. She advises commercial banks, export credit agencies, multilaterals and other financial institutions as well as borrowers and developers on a wide variety of project development and financing work. Her industry experience covers power (both conventional and renewable), mining, oil and gas, water treatment, telecoms and other infrastructure, including a wide variety of transactions relating to energy transition.

Melissa brings extensive experience across the United States and Latin America, where her language skills and talent for navigating cultural nuances are especially valuable. Working closely with local counsel, she and her team regularly negotiate and prepare documents in Spanish.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Project Finance - Latin America - International Counsel

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Melissa Raciti-Knapp of Vinson & Elkins has considerable experience in the project finance ambit. She is known for advising major banks acting as lenders on energy and natural resource projects.


Projects - USA

4
Band 4
Individual Editorial
Melissa Raciti-Knapp of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has a wealth of experience assisting commercial banks and multilateral agencies with international project finance matters, particularly in the Latin American market.

Projects - USA

F
Foreign expert in Latin America-wide
Individual Editorial
Melissa Raciti-Knapp of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has a wealth of experience assisting commercial banks and multilateral agencies with international project finance matters, particularly in the Latin American market.

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