Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP remains well-known for bilateral and club loans in Brazil, Mexico and across Latin America. Many of these are mid-market financings, particularly trade and pre-payment deals. It has an established record in acquisition and leveraged finance, debt restructurings and has emerging presence in litigation funding. Debt private placements and securitisation are also sweet spots for the Latin America team, which often works alongside colleagues from across the firm. The group has close connections to major commercial lenders including various HSBC operating companies and ING. It also has strong relationships with creditors in significant debt restructurings. New York partner and co-chair of the firm’s Latin America practice, Thomas Mellor is a hugely experienced global finance lawyer with a substantial focus on the region, traditionally Brazil, but now with a real geographic spread; along with bank lending, Mellor is also a prominent figure in litigation funding across Latin America. Houston’s John Crespo, Humberto Padilla Gonzalez and Felipe Alice are also key figures in energy and infrastructure finance; while Washington DC partner Ulises Pin is noted for financings in the TMT sector (including submarine cable projects), and is a growing force in the wider digital infrastructure sector.