Firm Scoops Global Legal Adviser of the Year, North America Legal Adviser of the Year and Latin America Legal Adviser of the Year accolades at the IJGlobal Awards
Confirming its preeminence in the global infrastructure, energy and project finance space, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP was named “Global Legal Adviser of the Year” at the IJGlobal Americas Awards ceremony which took place on March 15 in New York. Additionally, Milbank was awarded “North America Legal Adviser of the Year,” “Latin America Legal Adviser of the Year” and advised on seven award-winning deals across North and South America. Milbank also advised on three award-winning deals in the Asia-Pacific region which were recognized at the IJGlobal Asia-Pacific awards held in Singapore on March 9 and on one award-winning deal recognized at the Middle East and North Africa awards held in Dubai on March 7.
Dan Bartfeld, head of Milbank’s Global Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance Group, said: “Milbank has established a global portfolio of first-of-its-kind energy and infrastructure finance matters, which speaks to the capability and resourcefulness of our lawyers in handling a wide range of deals in a great variety of settings. We’re very pleased that IJGlobal has acknowledged the firm’s work to merit this recognition.”
Milbank transactions were honored in the following categories:
- North America Power: Newark Energy Center
- North America Transmission: Western Interconnect Transmission
- North America Water: Vista Ridge Regional Water Supply Project
- Latin America Roads: Autopista Pacifico Tres PPP
- Latin America Airports: Santiago Airport Expansion
- Latin America M&A: Brookfield acquisition of Isagen shares
- Latin America Wind: Parque Eόlico Cabo Leones I
- Asia Pacific Power: Central Java Coal-Fired Power Plant PPP
- Asia Pacific Mining: Oyu Tolgoi
- Asia Pacific Hydro: Hasang Hydroelectric Power Plant PPP
- Middle East and North Africa Public Sector Financing: Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant
One of the first international law firms to establish a dedicated project finance practice, Milbank has advised on many of the market’s largest and most innovative transactions, drawing on the expertise of the practice group attorneys based in the firm’s offices in the US, Latin America, Europe and Asia.
