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Melissa Raciti-Knapp

Melissa Raciti-Knapp

Global 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

Project Finance

Latin America - International Counsel

5 years ranked

Projects

USA

18 years ranked

Projects

USA

14 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

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

Band 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

Band 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

Foreign Expert
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.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Melissa Raciti-Knapp is a project finance lawyer who is active in the market and consistently involved in fascinating deals. Her work is always impressive.

    Project FinanceChambers Global Guide
  • Melissa has been terrific and is a great negotiator. She has great client manner and is incredibly responsive.

    ProjectsChambers Global Guide

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