Practice Areas
Capital Markets; Credit & Leveraged Finance; Criminal Defense & Investigations; Crisis Management; Energy & Natural Resources; Energy Transition; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG); FCPA & Anti-Corruption; Infrastructure; Latin America; Mergers & Acquisitions; Mining & Metals; National Security; Oil & Gas; Power & Utilities; Private Equity; Project Development & Finance; Restructuring
Career
Oversees S&C's recruiting and administrative functions; Latin America practice co-head; Sovereign Finance co-head. Deep track record and expertise in leading multidisciplinary teams on challenging cross-border transactions, disputes and investigations for a range of clients in Asia, Europe and the Americas. Selected representations include: the Republic of Argentina in securing the Second Circuit reversal of an $18 billion judgment in litigation arising from the expropriation of YPF; VMOS S.A. in the development and financing of the Vaca Muerta Sur Pipeline project in Argentina; Codelco in its lithium joint venture with Rio Tinto; Grupo SURA in shareholder activism defenses and strategic transactions; and sovereigns, multinational corporations and financial institutions on complex financings, restructurings and strategic matters throughout Latin America. Profiled by The Financial Times as an Innovative Lawyer; by Law360 as both an M&A and Project Finance MVP; by Latin Lawyer as International Lawyer of the Year; by National Law Journal as both an Energy & Environmental Trailblazer and one of the 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America; and recognized by Hispanic Business as one of The 100 Most Influential U.S. Hispanics.
Harvard Law (JD, 1983); William and Mary (BA, 1980)
Clerk, Hon. Lawrence Pierce, US Second Circuit
