Our site clinches two prestigious Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year accolades
White & Case Secures Two Major Awards at Latin Lawyer 2019 Deal of the Year Awards
White & Case, a leading global law firm, has been recognised for its exceptional work in the Latin American legal market, securing two awards at the 14th annual Latin Lawyer 2019 Deal of the Year Awards. The awards, announced on September 29, 2020, honoured the firm's achievements in the categories of Project Finance and Restructuring.
In the Project Finance category, White & Case was recognised for its role in the financing of the Energía del Pacífico power plant and LNG import terminal project in Acajutla, El Salvador. This project, the biggest energy infrastructure investment in El Salvador's history, involves the construction, operation, and maintenance of a 378MW gas-fired power plant and an offshore LNG import terminal, including an FSRU (Floating Storage and Regasification Unit) and natural gas pipelines. The project won the "Project Finance (Energy)" award.
The project team was led by Andrew Rosenblatt (New York) and Michael McCourt (São Paulo), with support from James Copeland (New York), Diego Brandão (São Paulo), Jacob Falk, Christa L. Maiorano, Micaela García-Ribeyro, Rachel Rosenfeld, Pablo Calderón (Washington, DC), Julie Mayo, Jessica Rodriguez (Houston), Richard Howley, Alexandra Jeffreys, and Jamie Munro (London).
The Energía del Pacífico project was also a category winner in the project finance (Energy) category of the awards, demonstrating a level of complexity that set new parameters in its respective jurisdiction. Latin Lawyer, a platform providing comprehensive coverage of the Latin American legal market, recognised the firm's work on the project financing in El Salvador.
Marissa Leigh Alcala, Tracy Horton, and Noam Ayali led the project team representing lenders in financing the estimated US$850 million Energía del Pacífico project.
In the Restructuring category, White & Case's involvement in high-profile Latin American deals includes financing and restructuring matters, although specific key individuals for the award-winning deal at the Latin Lawyer 2019 Deal of the Year Awards are not explicitly identified in the available information. The representatives for the Paraguay PPP project were from firms advising the local construction companies and the infrastructure sponsor entities, but names are not listed.
Other professionals mentioned in related Latin American finance and restructuring contexts include Guillermo Uribe Lara and Stephen J. Double, but their involvement in these exact award-winning deals is not confirmed. Further direct sources from the firm might be needed to list the key individuals associated with these awards.
The first award-winning deal by White & Case at the Latin Lawyer 2019 Deal of the Year Awards was the financing of the national routes 2 and 7 road project in Paraguay (Rutas 2 y 7 Project). This project was the largest private investment in Paraguay's history and its first public-private partnership (PPP). The project won "Infrastructure Financing of the Year" by LatinFinance and "Latin America PPP Deal of the Year" by Proximo Awards. Key individuals involved included legal advisors representing Rutas del Este, Sacyr Concesiones, and Ocho A, although the firm representing them was not specified.
These awards underscore White & Case's commitment to delivering exceptional legal services in the Latin American market and its ability to handle complex, high-stakes transactions.
[1] https://www.whitecase.com/insights/alerts/paraguay-announces-winning-bidder-for-national-routes-2-and-7-road-project [2] https://www.whitecase.com/people/guillermo-uribe-lara [3] https://www.whitecase.com/people/stephen-j-double
- White & Case's success in the Project Finance category at the Latin Lawyer 2019 Deal of the Year Awards was for their work on the Energía del Pacífico power plant and LNG import terminal project, which involved sports-like competition as it set new parameters in El Salvador, demonstrating an impressive level of complexity.
- In addition to the Energía del Pacífico project, White & Case's repertoire in the Latin American legal market includes involvement in high-profile deals, such as financing and restructuring matters, comparable to a team that masters various sports, being adaptable to diverse situations.
