Founding and managing partner Bernardo Tobar, who has over thirty years of infrastructure experience, leads the Tobar ZVS team and bolsters the group’s corporate work in this sector. Another key team member is Alvaro Sevilla, who works on the structure of legal vehicles for businesses, commercial contracting, M&A and project financing. The full-service team is also proficient in corporate design, restructuring, governance and corporate tax. As a whole, the firm incorporates technology, and provides clients with an online self-service facility (ExponentiaLaw) for some issues.
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Key clients
- Polaris Renewable Energy
- Flower Investment Capital Fund
- NBC Universal
- Lumina Gold Corp
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- The Walt Disney Company
- The Coca-Cola Company
- Airbnb
- Plantec
- China Road and Bridge Corporation
- SolGold Plc
- Oleducto de Crudos Pesados OCP Ecuador
- Stracon
Work highlights
- Advised Polaris Infrastructure as lead and only counsel on the acquisition of a hydroelectric plant located in Ecuador for $28m.
- Advised Flower Investment Capital Fund, operating as Elite Flowers Group, on a corporate restructuring in order to achieve investment grading.
- Advised NBC Universal on regulatory matters concerning the network’s broadcasts, including rights relating to children and adolescents.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Bernardo Tobar