Project Finance
International Counsel
5 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Melissa Raciti-Knapp
Latin America 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
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Latin America
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 Latin America
Project Finance - International Counsel
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.
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.
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