Demonstrating cross-border capabilities and a depth of expertise across a wealth of financing transactions, Morrison Foerster advises major organisations including the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the Inter-American Investment Corporation who seek out the firm's substantial international projects that span Africa, Asia and Latin America. Greg Smith is one of two team heads and possesses a diverse book of work that includes renewable energy, digital infrastructure and social infrastructure financings, as well as overseeing debt investments into private equity and impact funds. Second group lead Ann Lilienthal is another prolific agency lender specialist and has a similarly diverse financing practice, cover a range of debt and equity transactions, taking the lead on a number of projects based in Africa, the Caribbean, and Asia. Conrad E. Proulx has been a crucial supporting presence on the full spectrum of departmental matters, building up a formidable book of work. All individuals work in Washington DC.
Key clients
- Inter-American Investment Corporation
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Export-Import Bank of the United States
- International Finance Corporation
- African Development Bank
- Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO)
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- CDC Group plc
- Export-Import Bank of Korea
- Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
- Central American Bank for Economic Integration
- Inter-American Investment Corporation
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Export-Import Bank of the United States
- International Finance Corporation
- African Development Bank
- Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO)
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- CDC Group plc
- Export-Import Bank of Korea
- Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
- Central American Bank for Economic Integration
Work highlights
- Serves as lead counsel to the lenders on various power projects in Jordan, including the 400MW combined cycle Amman East Power Plant (IPP1), the 250MW tri-fuel AES Levant Power Plant (IPP4), the 48.7MW A M Solar Plant, and the 24MW Ma’an Solar Plant.
- Advising IDB Invest in connection with the US$452 million expansion and upgrade of the Kingston Container Terminal which is set to increase the capacity of Jamaica's most important port facility in the Port of Kingston.
- Serves as lead outside counsel to DFC and CDC on the financing of the Tè power plant, a 52 MW gas-fired power project in Conakry, Guinea, which is sponsored by Endeavor Energy.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Gregory Smith, Ann Lilienthal