Jorge Kamine > Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP > Palo Alto, United States > Lawyer Profile

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has been building its Latin America expertise in recent years, with a notable emphasis on private equity investments, strategic M&A deals and transactions linked to energy and infrastructure assets. Insurance is another key sector for the firm. It now has a strong emphasis on Brazil through native Brazilian and New York-based partner Anna Martini Pereira, although she is also active in deals across the region, including transactions in the financial institutions, technology and consumer goods sectors. Washington DC, New York and Houston-based Jorge Kamine provides further senior expertise in energy and infrastructure transactions. Former Latin America department head Maria-Leticia Ossa Daza left the firm in May 2024. Since the conclusion of research, the firm has hired a group of 11 capital markets and M&A specialists from Mayer Brown (effective as of August 2024), including five partners and six associates, to the firm’s Chicago office; among them capital markets expert Jennifer Carlson has considerable experience of Latin America.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP provides credit and capital solutions for its diverse client base related to conventional and renewable energy projects. Key areas of expertise include acquisition financing, as well as mezzanine, holding company and back-leverage financing. The department is co-chaired by Eric Pogue in New York and Archie Fallon in Houston. Pogue and Fallon are key advisors for nationwide and international renewable energy transactions. Jorge Kamine, who splits his time between Washington DC, New York and Houston, is well versed in both debt and equity financing of projects. The practice has experienced a significant amount of expansion, with a team of four partners joining from Mayer Brown between September 2023 and January 2024. Other notable hirings include Tony Johnston from Kirkland & Ellis LLP in October 2023, Sarah McLean from A&O Shearman in January 2024, and Holt Foster from Sidley Austin LLP in June 2024.