Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP continues to make considerable progress in representing commercial and agency lenders in Latin America financings, while also expanding its borrower client base. It is the 'go-to law firm for development finance institutions based in Washington DC' and recently advised IDB Invest in relation to multiple financings to Latin American financial institutions. The firm also frequently advises Latin America-based banks in connection with accessing funding. It  remains at the forefront of financings in the digital infrastructure sector and impresses in the wider energy and infrastructure areas, including the financing of desalination plants and other major projects; it advised the lenders on the financing of Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile’s (Codelco) desalination plant in Chile. Fernando Alonso is chairman of the Latin America team and has an established record in big-ticket financings. Washington DC-based Vera Rechsteiner is key to many of the firm’s agency lender relationships, along with Uriel Mendieta and Washington-DC’s Alejandro Silva, who has close connections to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), having previously been assistant general counsel at the organisation. Named individuals are based in Miami unless stated otherwise.