Winston & Strawn LLP is best known for renewable energy, energy transition and transport infrastructure projects throughout Latin America. It is also moving into the digital infrastructure segment. The Latin America team works with a range of Spanish and US-based developers and project sponsors, along with a number of Chilean and Mexican corporates. With its sizeable Latin America team and further expertise across its US-based offices, the firm has extensive expertise in project development, financing, construction and operation. A fluent Spanish speaker having spent 13 years in Madrid and two years in Mexico City, Miami based Richard Puttré is chair of the projects practice for Latin America and the Caribbean; he splits his focus between US and Latin America-based matters. Chair of the Latin America and Caribbean practice, Talbert Navia has extensive experience in energy and infrastructure transactions and financings. Claude Serfilippi is another key member of the Latin America team with a background in energy and infrastructure matters, including renewable energy and green projects. Sao Paulo’s Rodrigo Carvalho is rated for Brazil energy deals. Named individuals are based in New York unless stated otherwise.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team has presented a heightened level of professionalism and capacity to execute. Local and international teams work together to provide high-quality deliveries.'
- 'Rodrigo Carvalho has demonstrated deep understanding of the market and was able to navigate difficult negotiations to achieve great results for all parties.'
Key clients
- Suministradora de Buses K Cuatro
- Raizen
- Enel Generación Chile S
- Enel Green Power Chile
- Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
- Grupo Energía Bogotá
- Enel Colombia
- Liwathon
- Maha Energy
Work highlights
Represented Enel Generación Chile and Enel Green Power Chile in the $2.4bn sale of receivables by both entities (alongside 24 other Chilean generation companies), to IDB Invest, followed by a securitisation transaction.
Represented Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile in connection with its multi-tranche $200m financing provided by Banco Santander and the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM), related to lithium production in Chile and Australia for export to South Korea.
Represented Suministradora de Buses K Cuatro, along with its sponsors Inversiones Kaufmann and InfraBridge Ebus Chile, on a $344m financing package for an electric bus fleet in Santiago, Chile.
Practice head
Richard Puttré; Talbert Navia
