Arnold & Porter

Arnold & Porter's lengthy history in Latin America has provided a platform for a growing practice in energy and infrastructure. It has worked on multiple investments in large renewables projects in Brazil and achieved further growth in public-private partnership financing transactions involving bridges, airport expansions, toll roads and metro projects. It remains known for its expertise in projects supported by structured finance and securitisation transactions, including future-flow diversified payment rights (DPR) deals. Its close links to sovereign governments and quasi-sovereign entities, along with development banks, provides it with a steady flow of prestigious engagements. New York’s Chris Willott has an extensive record in project financings in Brazil and across Latin America. Washington DC-based Whitney Debevoise and Gregory Harrington frequently advise sovereign governments and other sovereign entities on major infrastructure projects, including the Republic of Panama and the country's Ministry of Economy and Finance on the financing of the construction of the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal.