Vanessa Cuellas

Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

Band 3

Project Finance

Spain

3 Years Ranked

Band 4

Energy & Natural Resources

Spain

3 Years Ranked

Band 6

Banking & Finance

Spain

8 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Europe 2025

About

Provided by Vanessa Cuellas

Global

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance, Project Finance and Energy & Natural Resources

Personal

Vanessa specialises in project finance, advising sponsors, borrowers and funders in relation to the development, acquisition, financing and refinancing of energy and infrastructure assets.

Her experience covers both international and domestic work across the energy and infrastructure landscape (greenfield and brownfield) from power (including renewables) to roads, rail and ports among others.

She has also wide experience in leverage, corporate and structured finance.

Vanessa is recognized as a leading market practitioner in the main legal directories such as Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. She has been recently recognized as one of the world’s leading practitioners in the Who's Who Legal: Project Finance 2024.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Project Finance - Spain

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Vanessa Cuellas regularly acts on nationwide, often renewable energy project finance mandates, where she represents well-known banks as lenders. She also offers expertise in large acquisition finance and debt refinancing instructions.

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Energy & Natural Resources - Spain

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Vanessa Cuellas is well reputed for her handling of lender and borrower-side financings in the energy space, with a focus on project development and financing.

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Banking & Finance - Spain

Band 6

Individual Editorial

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

She is always involved and knows how to face problems very well.

Project Finance respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Vanessa is a highly qualified professional, with great knowledge of the energy sector, who is also very approachable and eager to help.

Project Finance respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Vanessa Cuellas is very approachable and eager to help.

Energy & Natural Resources respondent
Chambers Global Guide

She is always involved and knows how to face problems very well.

Project Finance respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Vanessa is a highly qualified professional, with great knowledge of the energy sector, who is also very approachable and eager to help.

Project Finance respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Vanessa Cuellas is very approachable and eager to help.

Energy & Natural Resources respondent
Chambers Global Guide

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Vanessa Cuellas

Global Guide 2025

Project Finance + 2 more rankings

About

Practice Areas

Personal

Chambers Review

Chambers Global Guide

Project Finance - Spain

Individual Editorial

Energy & Natural Resources - Spain

Individual Editorial

Banking & Finance - Spain

Individual Editorial

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