Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance named Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year: Latin America by LatinFinance

Clifford Chance was a seven-time winner at LatinFinance's 2019 Project Finance and Infrastructure Finance Awards ceremony, held in New York City on October 3, 2019. The Firm was named "Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year: Latin America" and additionally advised on the following award-winning deals:

• Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year: Latin America
• Bond of the Year: Paraguay's Bioceanico Highway
• Infrastructure Financing of the Year: Andes: Autopista al Mar 1
• Road Financing of the Year: Autopista al Mar 1
• Renewable Energy Financing of the Year: Enel Green Power 
• Social Infrastructure Financing of the Year: Internet Para Todos Program
• Infrastructure Financing of the Year: Mexico: Energía del Valle de Mexico II

Read more about the 2019 Project Finance and Infrastructure Finance Awards here.

Clifford Chance's top-ranked Energy & Infrastructure practice has consistently led the league tables in recent years, with groundbreaking deals that include the vast majority of project bonds and project financings under Colombia's 4G program and more than a dozen renewable energy project financings under Argentina's RenovAr program. The Firm has worked with governments across the region to assist in structuring and developing documentation for innovative Public-Private Partnership ("PPP") programs.

"I want to congratulate our Latin America group on this well-deserved recognition," said Americas Regional Managing Partner Evan Cohen. "Their success reflects not just the excellence of our lawyers but the trust that our clients place in us to help them pursue their business goals in the region. I couldn't be prouder of the team."

Clifford Chance's preeminent Latin America group has won more than 30 awards over the past five years in connection with pioneering financing structures for major projects across the region. The team is known for developing sophisticated, multisource financings, both through project finance and bond structures, and securitization schemes that involve a combination of commercial banks, multilateral lending agencies and the bond markets.