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Law firm profile
Meanwhile, other markets such
Bringing Julissa Reynoso over
as Argentina, Colombia and Chile
with them from Chadbourne
are keeping the lawyers busy
as part of the team is a case in
with mandates across energy,
point of new broader capabilities.
Reynoso, a litigation
and international
The benefit of not
arbitration partner,
previously served as U.S.
practicing local law in
Ambassador to Uruguay
Latin America is that
and Deputy Assistant
we
can choose the best
Secretary of State under
President Barack Obama.
local firm for a particular
Her background is
matter.
raising the profile of the
Allen Miller
firm among sovereign
Winston & Strawn
clients, say Navia and
Miller, leveraging on
the arbitration and
infrastructure and project finance.
anti-corruption activity in Latin
While confident that they have
America.
“the right ingredients”, Miller and
Navia are aware of the challenges
Going places
ahead; the Latin American markets
The partners explain that, as part
are as full of surprises as they are
their expansion plans, Winston
business opportunities.
will finally launch its first Latin
American office in 2018 with Sao
Paulo as the chosen destination.
“Right now the team is working
on finding the best lawyers we can
for that office,” Miller adds. The
Recent instructions
firm is clearly betting on Brazil´s
challenge is also the opportunity
much reported economic rebound:
for us, reconciling what we have
Pampa Energia
“Private equity deals are picking
achieved, with the new brand
Advised Greenwind on the
up and so are capital market
and extended capabilities. It will
proposed senior corporate loan for
transactions,” a dds Navia.
take time but we have all the right
the financing of the construction,
This choice of entry point may
operation, and maintenance of the
ingredients,” he added. “There
El Cortí wind farm in Argentina.
raise additional questions about
is a strong strategy in place, with
Greenwind is a renewable energy
the long-term sustainability of
talented lawyers with language
subsidiary of Pampa, the Argentine
the office; after all,
energy company. The deal is
despite local bar
considered the first cross-border
rules banning foreign
financing to close under the Macri
law
firms
from
The challenge is also
administration’s RenovAr program,
practicing Brazilian
the opportunity for us,
aimed at expanding the renewable
law, Sao Paulo is
energy market.
reconciling what we have
a crowded and
highly competitive
achieved, with the new
TV Azteca
market. Winston will
brand.
Advised Mexico-based multimedia
be vying for office
conglomerate TV Azteca on the
Talbert Navia
space and talent with
divestiture of its subsidiary Azteca
most of the UK’s
Winston & Strawn
America to HC2 Network, a holding
so called `magic
company based in New York City.
circle´ law firms
and other global
Enel Chile
players, including Cleary Gottlieb
capabilities for the region as well
Advised Enel on two tender
Steen & Hamilton, Davis Polk &
as with expertise in M&A, projects,
offers for shares and ADSs of Enel
Wardwell, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley
private equity, capital markets,
Generación Chile, as part of its
& McCloy, as well, of course, as
reorganisation.
finance, litigation and international
NRF itself.
arbitration”.
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