Sami Mir

Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

Band 1

Projects: Agency Financing

USA

4 Years Ranked

Band 2

Project Finance

Latin America - International Counsel

3 Years Ranked

Foreign Expert

Projects

USA

12 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

USA 2024

Latin America 2025

About

Provided by Sami Mir

Global

Practice Areas

Sami is in the Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Group and ECA Group and serves as the Firm's relationship partner for a number of IFIs, including IFC, IDB Invest, DFC, U.S. Exim Bank, NADB and EDC.

Sami's practice is predominantly focused on advising lenders (including ECAs, MLAs, other official credit agencies and commercial lenders) and sponsors on project finance and PPP transactions, as well as equity and fund investments, in Latin America and emerging markets around the world. He is a native English speaker and is fluent in Spanish.

Sami is ranked Band 1 for Agency Financing 2020-2023 and band 2 for Projects by Chambers USA 2022. Sami has been ranked Band 2 for Project Finance by Chambers Latin America 2024. Legal 500 has noted him as “an up and coming name amongst lending agencies.” In addition, Sami was named a 2016 Law360 “Rising Star,” which recognized his work as a top project finance attorney under the age of 40.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Global

Projects: Agency Financing - USA

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Sami Mir works with agencies operating across the Americas in the most sophisticated of agency-backed financings for large energy and infrastructure projects.

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Project Finance - Latin America - International Counsel

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Sami Mir enjoys extensive experience representing institutional investors, especially multilateral credit agencies, in important Latin American project finance mandates throughout the region, including in Mexico, Colombia and Central America.

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Projects - USA

Foreign expert in Latin America-wide

Individual Editorial

Sami Mir works with agencies operating across the Americas in the most sophisticated of agency-backed financings for large energy and infrastructure projects.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Sami Mir has great market knowledge. He gives great legal advice and has a very practical mind."

Projects: Agency Financing respondent
Global

"Sami is one of the top lawyers in the field. He is dedicated to his work and his clients, and his knowledge and expertise are evident in the work product and advice."

Projects: Agency Financing respondent
Global

"Sami Mir is commercially oriented, highly available and very organised. He knows how to coordinate his team very well and has a lot of experience in project finance."

Project Finance respondent
Global

"Sami Mir has great market knowledge. He gives great legal advice and has a very practical mind."

Projects: Agency Financing respondent
Global

"Sami is one of the top lawyers in the field. He is dedicated to his work and his clients, and his knowledge and expertise are evident in the work product and advice."

Projects: Agency Financing respondent
Global

"Sami Mir is commercially oriented, highly available and very organised. He knows how to coordinate his team very well and has a lot of experience in project finance."

Project Finance respondent
Global

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Projects: Agency Financing - USA

Individual Editorial

Project Finance - Latin America - International Counsel

Individual Editorial

Projects - USA

Individual Editorial

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