Experience

• Advised Simpatica Brasil LLC in the formation of a joint venture with a Brazilian agricultural company for the development and operation of an avocado plantation in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.
• Represented a Southern California real estate development company in connection with the development and financing of a 50 MW PV solar generation facility.
• Advised Clipper Windpower, Inc. in connection with the negotiation and documentation of a turbine supply agreement and operation and maintenance agreement with Fuerza Eolica del Istmo related to a 40 MW wind farm in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• Represented TransPerfect Translations International in connection with the formation of a Brazilian subsidiary company.
• Advised Mexico Power Group in connection with the negotiation and documentation of project agreements related to four wind power projects located in Baja California, Cozumel, Nuevo Leon and Zacatecas, Mexico.
• Represented WestLB AG, New York Branch in connection with a project financing related to the construction of an industrial waste disposal plant in Antofagasta, Chile.
• Advised Clipper Windpower, Inc. in connection with the negotiation and documentation of a turbine supply agreement related to a 50 MW wind farm in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• Advised Transportadora Brasileira Gasoduto Bolivia Brasil S.A. in connection with the preparation and negotiation of equipment supply contracts with various U.S., Israeli and Japanese suppliers.
• Represented HR Ratings de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. in connection with a Partial Credit Enhancement Agreement issued by the Inter-American Development Bank.
• Advised a Brazilian private equity firm in connection with a $20,000,000 cross-border senior secured bridge loan for a Mexican pipeline supplier.

Honors & Activities

Professional Honors and Activities

• American Bar Association, International Law Section, Committee on Latin America
• State Bar of New York, International Law Section
• California State Bar, International Law Section

Civic Activities

• Director and General Counsel, Brazilian Institute for Arts and Culture (BIAC)
• Group Leader, Adventure Guides Program, La Jolla YMCA

Insights & Presentations

• Moderator, "Turbine Manufacturers Plans for the Future," Infocast Wind Power Finance and Investment Summit, San Diego, Feb. 2017
• Moderator, "Recent Developments in Financing of Mexican Solar Projects," Infocast Solar Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, Oct. 2016
• Moderator, “Financing Mexico’s First Round of Solar Projects,” Mexico City, Mexico, Oct. 2016
• “Doing Business in Brazil,” World Trade Center San Diego, April 24, 2012
• “Mexico Goes Verde,” California Journal of International Law, May 2009
• “Unblocked,” Project Finance Magazine, Jan. 2009
• “Recent Developments in Mexican Capital Markets,” ABA International Section Meeting, São Paulo, Brazil, May 2008
• Presenter, “Renewable Energy Projects in Mexico,” 2008 Chadbourne & Parke Project Finance Conference, May 2008
• Moderator, “Alternative Territories for the Next Wave of Infrastructure Deals,” Latin American Infrastructure and PPP Finance Conference, Miami, Florida, March 2008
• “Current Issues in Corporate Law and Capital Markets,” Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 2007
• Moderator, “Securitization of Infrastructure Assets,” Securitization in Latin America, Miami, Florida, May 2007
• “Brazil’s Challenge,” Latin Finance, Oct. 2004

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