Milbank Wins 7 Total Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards
Milbank LLP earned seven awards, including “Best Infrastructure Law Firm in Latin America,” at the annual LatinFinance Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards, held on September 26 in New York.
LatinFinance’s 2017 Project & Infrastructure Awards recognize the most impressive firms and transactions that have played a critical role in Latin America’s economic progress. Winners are selected based on significance, innovation and complexity of the transaction.
The awards ceremony at New York’s celebrated Plaza Hotel was attended by the top infrastructure developers, investors, financiers, government officials and legal practitioners from throughout Latin America. Attorneys representing Milbank included Dan Bartfeld, Roland Estevez, Jaime Ramirez and Carolina Walther-Meade of the Global Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance Group and Carlos Albarracín and Marcelo Mottesi of the Global Capital Markets Group.
Dan Bartfeld, head of the firm’s Global Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance Group, said: “Receiving top honors from LatinFinance for the second consecutive year is an incredible reaffirmation of the key role Milbank has played in some of the most significant transactions in Latin America over the past year. It is gratifying to see our team recognized for not only the high caliber of our work, but also for its tremendous impact on Latin America’s economic development.”
Mr. Mottesi, head of Milbank’s Global Capital Markets Group, added: “Milbank continues to be a key player in the Latin American infrastructure market, and we look forward to continued involvement in the region’s most impactful power, energy and infrastructure transactions for years to come.”
In addition to garnering the Best Infrastructure Law Firm award, Milbank earned the following accolades from LatinFinance:
Best Local Currency Financing – Alto Magdalena
Best Road Financing – Conexión Norte Toll Road
Best Power Financing, Best Bond, Best Infrastructure: Andes – Celeo Redes
Best Infrastructure Financing: Caribbean – Aerodom
