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Winston & Strawn LLP
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Winston & Strawn LLP continues to significantly expand its banking and finance offering, primarily through the launch of a large Latin America-focused Miami office in 2022. This has provided the Latin America practice with considerable depth in project finance, bank regulatory matters, fintech, digital payments and digital assets. In project finance, Richard Puttré has a long history in energy and infrastructure financings, especially for Spanish construction companies and other sponsors. This builds on the firm’s pre-existing expertise in Latin America project financings, including in the renewable energy sector; it has an especially strong record in Chile. The new Miami office also includes partner Craig Rasile, an experienced figure in bankruptcy and restructuring, including Latin America engagements. Carl Fornaris joined from Greenberg Traurig LLP to co-chair the financial services group and the digital assets & blockchain technology team, and has an extensive background in Latin America. Kimberly Prior and Daniel Stabile also co-head the digital assets & blockchain technology group. Other key partners include Talbert Navia and Allen Miller who co-chair the Latin America team from New York; and the highly-rated Rodrigo Carvalho, managing partner of the São Paulo office. Los Angeles-based Francisco Flores is highly rated for structured finance transactions in Latin America. All named individuals are based in Miami unless stated otherwise.
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‘The closeness and close treatment. For a company, the most important thing is that the legal process is as simple as possible, avoiding all negotiations that do not add value to the contract and that only generate fruitless discussions - and therefore fees. Francisco Flores is a great lawyer and understands the business well, which is rare for lawyers.’
‘The banking and finance team of Winston, already very strong in the U.S., substantially increased its presence in Brazil with the opening of the office in São Paulo. A union of highly qualified lawyers in NY law with local knowledge (as well as great familiarity with financial institutions), distinguishes Winston from other firms operating in Brazil. They are mainly strong in syndicated financing, trade finance and operations with related ESG metrics. This is another differential, vast knowledge of “green” financing contracts.’
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Key clients
- Total Play Telecommunications
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Work highlights
- Represented Total Play Telecommunications with regard to its $45m bridge financing from Barclays.
- Represented Chilean airline Sky in connection with the negotiation of documentation relating to the sale and leaseback of various CFM International aircraft engines with Engine Lease Finance Corporation.
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