Jorge Diaz-Silveira > Hogan Lovells US LLP > Miami, United States > Lawyer Profile

With a team featuring a number of Latin American natives and native Spanish and Portuguese speakers, Hogan Lovells US LLP has an illustrious history in Latin America energy and infrastructure projects. It continues to land significant engagements across the region and acts for a range of project sponsors, contractors, governments, commercial banks, ECAs, and many others; this includes government ministries and state-owned companies. Jorge Diaz-Silveira is managing partner of the Miami office and leads the Americas infrastructure, energy, resources, and projects group; he continues to lead many of the firm’s top matters in Latin America. Houston based Bruno Ciuffetelli is a senior name in the oil-and-gas sector, often advising sovereigns and quasi-sovereigns in the region. Mexico and Houston-based Carlos Ramos Miranda has an impressive record in energy and infrastructure matters in Mexico and beyond.

Hogan Lovells US LLP has a long history in Latin America energy and infrastructure financings. It represents a range of Latin American energy and infrastructure entities, including state-owned enterprises and government ministries. Ecuador is a key market, along with a number of Central America jurisdictions. Jorge Diaz-Silveira is head of the Miami office and leader of the infrastructure, energy, resources, and projects group for the Americas. Houston partner Bruno Ciuffetelli is co-chair of the Latin America practice and is a hugely experienced figure in the oil and gas sovereign and quasi-sovereign field.

Hogan Lovells US LLP‘s Miami office has a long history in Latin America, where it is primarily known for energy and infrastructure projects, along with high-value investment and commercial arbitrations. The Miami team also has a background in bank financings, corporate and M&A, and capital markets offerings. In the international arbitration field, the office has an impressive mix of investor-state and commercial cases, where it represents a range of sovereigns, quasi-sovereigns, investors and corporates; the practice has achieved further growth in the commercial arbitration segment. The team is multi-lingual and multi-cultural, with many team members having been trained in common and civil law; the team is also noted for its advocacy skills. Americas managing partner Richard Lorenzo is a big name in international arbitration, taking lead roles in a series of recent ICSID and ICC arbitrations involving Latin American parties. Global head of international arbitration Daniel González is another major figure for Latin America cases. Maria Ramirez also impresses in investment and construction arbitrations; and counsel Juliana de Valdenebro Garrido is an emerging talent for international arbitral mandates. In energy and infrastructure, Jorge Diaz-Silveira has an outstanding record in large-scale projects in Central America, Ecuador, Chile and Colombia; he is managing partner of the Miami office and leader of the Americas infrastructure, energy, resources and projects group. José Valdivia co-chairs the Latin America practice group and also has a prestigious record in energy and infrastructure projects across the region.