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Robert J. Downing

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Work Department

Corporate

Position

Shareholder

Career

Robert J. Downing has more than 30 years’ experience in international business transactions and is Board Certified in International Law by The Florida Bar. He focuses on energy, infrastructure, finance, and project development in Latin America. Since joining Greenberg Traurig, a substantial part of his practice has been devoted to the Mexican Energy Reform in the electricity sector.

Prior to joining the firm, Robert was Associate General Counsel at Duke Energy International, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, the largest electric utility in the United States. He worked throughout Latin America. He previously served as Senior Attorney at the Cisneros Group, a Venezuelan conglomerate with global operations. He holds an LL.M. in Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Law.

Capabilities
Corporate
Infrastructure
Latin America Practice
Energy & Natural Resources

Admission to Practice
Florida
New Mexico
Texas

Languages

English
Spanish

Education

• LL.M., Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Law, University of Houston Law Center, 2013
• J.D., Columbia Law School, 1984
• M.B.A., Columbia University Graduate School of Business, 1984
• B.A., Columbia University, 1979