The Houston branch of Mayer Brown houses a broad Latin America-focused offering, spanning banking and finance, projects and infrastructure, capital markets, M&A, energy and international disputes. Jose Valera, a member of the global energy group, has an excellent track record of advising oil, gas and electric power companies in Latin America in relation to energy transactions and projects. Pablo Ferrante, who is admitted to practise in Argentina and New York, and as a foreign legal consultant in Texas, is a partner in the global oil and gas group with a focus on Latin America, and a go-to adviser on cross-border corporate transactions and financings. Alexandre Chequer, who divides his time between Houston and the Rio de Janeiro office of associated firm Tauil & Chequer Advogados, heads the global energy team, and has extensive experience in oil, gas and energy matters in Brazil and elsewhere in Latin America.
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