Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance welcomes back partner Gianluca Bacchiocchi, growing US Energy & Infrastructure financing capabilities

Global law firm Clifford Chance has hired Gianluca Bacchiocchi as a partner in its Global Financial Markets team as the firm expands its energy and infrastructure financing offering in the US. Bacchiocchi returns to Clifford Chance, having previously been a partner at the firm from 2015-2021.

Bacchiocchi brings nearly 27 years of experience representing sponsors, borrowers, lenders, issuers and underwriters in E&I sector financings, through capital markets and securitization transactions, project finance and acquisition/leveraged financing, both cross-border and domestic, including extensive experience involving Latin America.

Head of Global Financial Markets Emma Matebalavu says, "Gianluca's experience using hybrid structures for project financing will add significant value to our clients in the domestic US energy and infrastructure market, particularly as our private capital clients continue to invest in the space. We are seeing huge demand for innovative financing techniques of the kind that Gianluca has developed across digital infrastructure. His return to the firm builds on our ongoing US expansion, in support of our global E&I strategy."

"As a firm known for our leading Energy & Infrastructure and global Asset-Backed Finance teams, Clifford Chance is the perfect platform for Gianluca's talents and I'm very excited to welcome him back to the firm!"

Co-head of the firm's Latin America group Fabricio Longhin says, "I'm pleased to welcome Gianluca back to the Clifford Chance team. His experience will be paramount as we address our clients' growing needs in the US to creatively finance projects across sectors in the domestic market, including all kinds of traditional and digital infrastructure and energy projects."

Bacchiocchi says, "I'm looking forward to returning to Clifford Chance and continue to work with such a connected, dynamic and truly global team. I've been incredibly impressed by the firm's recent US growth as it continues to serve clients in the US, Latin America and across the globe."