New York-based Melissa is co-head of the firm’s Latin America practice and head of our US energy and infrastructure group.

Melissa assists commercial banks, export credit agencies, multilaterals and other financial institutions as well as borrowers and developers on a wide variety of project development and financing work. Her sector experience covers power (both conventional and renewable), mining, oil and gas, water treatment, telecoms and other infrastructure, including a wide variety of transactions relating to energy transition.

Melissa has significant experience in both the US and Latin America. The latter draws upon her language skills and ability to bridge cultural differences. Alongside local counsel, she and her team routinely negotiate and draft in Spanish and Portuguese.

All this experience, combined with knowing how the same issues are addressed in different contexts, allows Melissa to come up with thoughtful, constructive solutions – even in the most contentious and complex situations.