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- [+] Argentina
- [-] Argentina
- Represented a global mining company in the sale of gold and copper mining operations in Argentina.
- Represented an NYSE-listed home improvement retailer in the sale of its Argentine operations.
- Represented an NYSE-listed contract compression services company in its acquisition of a natural gas compression services provider with operations in Mexico and Argentina.
- Represented a leading realty group in a proposed joint venture to operate and develop a free trade zone in Argentina and various joint ventures to acquire real estate and develop mid-rise residential and commercial buildings in Brazil and Chile.
- Represented an American seller in an international sales contract dispute with an Argentine buyer claiming an enforceable obligation to arbitrate before the ICC despite the absence of a written agreement.
- [+] Brazil
- [-] Brazil
- Represented a multinational oil company in a proposed joint venture with a Spanish electric utility to construct, own, and operate a thermoelectric power plant and regasification facility in Brazil.
- Advised a leading pharmaceutical company in the development of an innovative outsourcing initiative in India and Brazil valued at more than US$250 million over eight years.
- Represented an international bank in its financing of two semi-submersible oil drilling rigs valued at US$810 million.
- Represented a global power company to acquire an interest in Centrais Geradoras do Sul do Brazil (Gerasul), a Brazilian electric generation company that was privatized and valued at US$1.2 billion.
- Represented a consortium of bidders to acquire an interest in Companhia de Electricidade do Estado da Bahia (COELBA), a Brazilian electric generation company that was privatized and valued at US$1 billion.
- Represented a consortium of global power companies in the development of a 240-MW gas-fired power plant in the State of Ceara, Brazil.
- Represented a leading wind corporation in the development of a wind farm power project in Brazil.
- Represented a global energy company in a bid to privatize a hydroelectric plant in Brazil.
- Represented an Italian telecommunications company in a US$2.6 billion note issuance and its transactions with its Brazilian affiliate.
- Represented an importer of partially manufactured precision tool bits from Brazil in a dispute with U.S. Customs over country of origin marking.
- Represented a U.S. seller in an investigation by U.S. Customs concerning false declarations of value on Shippers Export Declarations for exports to Brazil.
- [+] Chile
- [-] Chile
- Represented a global diversified resources company in its attempted US$1 billion acquisition of copper mining operations in Chile.
- Represented a major Chilean power company in its acquisition of a Bermuda company with rights to oil and gas concessions in Chile and Argentina.
- Represented an NYSE-listed home improvement retailer in the sale of its Chilean operations.
- Represented a leading wind energy corporation in the development of a wind farm in Chile.
- Represented an international lender with its proposed investment portfolio with the Inter-American Development Bank.
- Advised a large multinational corporation on a dispute with the Chilean Government relating to the sale of its mining operations in Chile.
- [+] Colombia
- [-] Colombia
- Represented a global diversified resources company in a proposed US$170 million acquisition of Colombian coal mining assets.
- Represented a global energy company in the development and financing of a 352- MW thermal power project in Colombia.
- Represented a major U.S. bank, as a financial advisor and lender, in the development and financing of a 199-MW thermal power project in Colombia.
- Represented a U.S.-based private equity firm in the acquisition and financing of various oil and gas assets.
- Represented institutional lenders in the development and financing of a manufacturer of fuel bullets in a Colombian fuel complex.
- Defended the U.S. affiliate of the largest soft drink bottler in Latin America in a suit by a labor rights group seeking US$500 million in damages under the Alien Tort Claims Act and Torture Victims Protection Act for crimes committed by a Columbian paramilitary group.
- Represented Colombian textile manufacturers in a U.S. countervailing duty and antidumping investigation.
- [+] Costa Rica
- [-] Costa Rica
- Represented a U.K.-based private equity firm in the sale of a tropical fruit juice producer in Costa Rica.
- Represented a U.S. construction company, with a concession from the Costa Rican government, in the construction, operation, and maintenance of a maximum-security facility in Costa Rica.
- Represented an infrastructure development company in the financing of the Rio General Power Project located in Costa Rica.
- Represented a leading wind energy corporation in the development of a wind farm in Costa Rica.
- [+] Cuba
- [-] Cuba
- Represented Major League Baseball to obtain licenses from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to permit Cuban baseball players to play in the United States.
- Represented a non-U.S. manufacturer in an investigation by OFAC concerning sales to Cuba negotiated in the United States by a non-U.S. national.
- Represented a U.S. nonprofit organization to obtain OFAC licenses to carry out projects in Cuba to provide humanitarian assistance, cultural exchange, education, and the arts.
- Completed a review of assets and business operations for a U.S. multinational company that was expropriated without compensation by the Cuban government and advised the organization for future legal claims or actions if there is a change in the Cuban government.
- [+] Dominican Republic
- [-] Dominican Republic
- Represented a buyers’ consortium in the acquisition of a project company that owns and operates a 300-MW power plant in the Dominican Republic.
- Represented one of the largest global producers of candy in the disposition of its Dominican Republic operation.
- Advising a U.S. resort developer with the negotiation and execution of a joint venture agreement for the construction and operation of a resort hotel in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic.
- [+] Ecuador
- [-] Ecuador
- Represented a NYSE-listed oil field services company in its attempted acquisition of an Ecuadorian oil and gas drilling services company.
- Represented an Ecuadorian investor in an action in the United States to enforce an arbitration award against the Ecuador.
- [+] El Salvador
- [-] El Salvador
- Represented a global energy company with privatizations by the government of El Salvador of state electric generation, transmission, and distribution companies.
- [+] Guatemala
- [-] Guatemala
- Represented a U.S. energy company in its acquisition of land, financing, and development of a biofuel production facility in Guatemala.
- Represented an infrastructure development company in the development and financing of the Xacbal 94-MW hydroelectric power project located in Guatemala.
- Represented an infrastructure development company in the development and financing of the San Jose 120-MW thermal power project in Guatemala.
- [+] Honduras
- [-] Honduras
- Represented an infrastructure development company in the development and financing of a 246-MW generation power project located in Honduras.
- Represented a leading wind energy corporation in the development of a wind farm in Honduras.
- Represented an American property owner in a dispute with Honduras and the United States concerning the uncompensated expropriation of his land for the construction of a regional military training center to train “contras” to fight in Nicaragua.
- [+] Mexico
- [-] Mexico
- Represented a Japanese trading company in the sale of its interests in a power project. The sale is part of a larger disposition of Mexican power generation and pipeline assets valued at US$1.5 billion.
- Represented U.S. power companies in the development of the Enertek cogeneration project located in Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
- Represented a North American gas supply company in its acquisition of an 80% equity interest in a pipeline company developing a proposed project consisting of the construction of two pipelines from Texas to Mexico and an underground natural gas storage facility in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
- Advised a multinational manufacturer of medical devices with regulatory compliance issues and registrations of products in Mexico.
- Advised a U.S. publicly traded company in the sale of its Mexican check-printing division.
- Represented a U.S. publicly traded textile company in its negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement with a Mexican union.
- Represented a U.S. supplier of aircraft fuel with its corporate reorganization in Mexico and advised a corporation regarding Mexican foreign investment laws.
- Represented the leading Mexican steel company in its acquisition of a steel and engineering business in the United States.
- Represented a Mexican plastics manufacturer in two joint ventures with U.S. companies.
- Represented an Australian retail and residential property group in the disposition of its distressed debt portfolio and real estate assets in Baja California Sur and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to a Mexican institutional investor.
- Represented a major power company in the development and financing of a project with costs of approximately US$325 million. The financing of the project involved a complicated array of credit facilities and commercial banks providing both senior and subordinated facilities.
- Represented a real estate investment fund with joint ventures in Mexico City and Baja California.
- Represented an international bank, as trustee, in the financing of the US$611 million Pacifico coal-fired power project located in Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico.
- Represented a leading wind power company in the development and financing of a wind farm in Oaxaca, Mexico.
- Represented a U.S. power company in the proposed development of the Ennerey cogeneration project to be located in Monterrey, Mexico.
- Represented a U.S. power company in its proposed bid for the development of the Rio Bravo II and the Hermosillo II combined-cycle power plants in northern Mexico.
- Represented a consortium of international companies in the negotiation with Comisión Federal de Electricidad of a power purchase agreement and fuel agreement relating to the Merida III combined-cycle power project located in Mérida, Mexico.
- Represented a U.S. power company in the development with Comisión Federal de Electricidad of a proposed transmission line from the United States into Mexico.
- Represented a leading commercial lender in the financing of a US$85 million acquisition of a circuit board manufacturer with facilities in Mexico.
- Represented an Australian retail and residential property group in its proposed private placement of securities by its Mexican subsidiary to a group of institutional investors.
- Represented a Fortune 200 appliance manufacturer in a build-to-suit lease for a 300,000-square-foot appliance manufacturing and distribution facility in Reynosa, Mexico.
- Represented a leading maker of paper-based office products in connection with a build-to-suit lease for a 300,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and warehouse in Matamoros, Mexico.
- Represented a Mexican home building company in a joint venture with a U.S. residential construction company to develop residential and retirement projects in Mexico and the United States.
- Represented a leading wireless communications company in its US$120 million acquisition of commercialization rights to approximately 200 broadcast towers in Mexico.
- Represented a Mexican telecommunications company in its acquisition of shares of a U.S. media service provider.
- Advised a U.S. manufacturer of safety devices in commercial, corporate, and military transportation matters related to its expansion into Mexico.
- Represented a NYSE-listed home improvement retailer in three separate acquisitions of home improvement chains in Mexico totaling more than US$400 million.
- Represented world leaders in building materials and composite solutions in their merger with expected combined revenues of US$1.8 billion.
- Represented a leading commercial real estate capital resources company in its US$450 million acquisition of a portfolio of 112 industrial properties located throughout Mexico.
- Represented a leading developer and owner of industrial real estate in the formation of a joint venture with an affiliate of the Government of Singapore Investment Corp. for the acquisition of industrial properties located in Mexico.
- Represented a major U.S. engineering and construction company in connection with engineering, construction, and procurement projects in Mexico and related loan transactions.
- Advised a global diversified resources company in the preparation of a risk matrix, analysis of bid documents (including proposed contract), and compliance of Mexican regulatory framework in connection with a proposed tender process for the supply of liquefied natural gas to Comisión Federal de Electricidad.
- Advised a U.S. software manufacturer in the negotiation and execution of software license agreements with the Mexican federal and state governments and Petróleos Mexicanos.
- Represented a publicly traded offshore marine construction company in an AAA international arbitration dispute against the company's joint venture in Mexico. The case settled favorably after mediation.
- Represented a major financial institution in an NASD arbitration relating to the sale of debt instruments of a publicly traded Mexican manufacturing company. Claimants were all Mexican nationals. The case settled favorably after mediation. Also represented the financial institution in a related suit filed in Texas state court, which also settled on favorable terms.
- Represented a leading Mexican hospitality company and their subsidiary in the formation of a U.S. based software company and in the licensing of their software to several U.S. based hotel chains.
- Represented the U.S. affiliate of a European chemical company concerning exports of controlled technology to Mexico.
- [+] Nicaragua
- [-] Nicaragua
- Represented a leading wind energy corporation in the development of a wind farm in Nicaragua.
- Retained by a leading worldwide retailer with factories in Nicaragua for a high-profile labor and employment case.
- [+] Paraguay
- [-] Paraguay
- Represented an importer of wood flooring from Paraguay and Brazil in a dispute with U.S. Customs concerning classification and applicable duty rates.
- [+] Peru
- [-] Peru
- Represented an infrastructure development company in the acquisition and financing of various oil and gas assets in Peru.
- Represented Peruvian citizens who were victims of the 1985 Accomarca Massacre in a suit against a former Peruvian Army officer, which resulted in victims being awarded US$37 million in damages under the Alien Tort Claims Act and Torture Victims Protection Act.
- Advised one of the largest beverage companies on Peruvian corporate matters regarding its acquisition of a soft drink company.
- Represented a Peruvian airline in an action against Peru before the Inter-American Human Rights Commission.
- [+] Puerto Rico
- [-] Puerto Rico
- Represented a leading bank in its defense of federal and state law claims of gender discrimination, retaliation, wrongful dismissal, defamation, and tortious interference with a contract.
- Obtained summary judgment for an airline company on age, race, and disability discrimination claims, with a finding that the employer had articulated a legitimate and nondiscriminatory reason for termination.
- Represented a major retail chain in its defense of an administrative claim of unjust dismissal/wrongful discharge that resulted in a no-cause finding by the Bureau of Work Norms.
- Represented a Puerto Rican insurance company's insured in the defense of a lawsuit brought in Texas state court arising out of an automobile accident in the Virgin Islands. The plaintiffs dismissed their case against the insured right before closing arguments.
- [+] Uruguay
- [-] Uruguay
- Advised a world leader in the spirits industry with its acquisition of a well-known regional brand.
- [+] Venezuela
- [-] Venezuela
- Advised a Venezuelan petroleum corporation with finance matters including its senior credit agreement, a new industrial revenue bond, and a major securitization matter to finance pollution-control equipment.
- Represented a global energy company in various public bids for water treatment, injection, and gas compression facilities in Eastern Venezuela.
- Represented a former NYSE-listed energy company in the sale of its interest in a gas compression project in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela to a leading natural gas compression company.
- Represented a global energy company in its acquisition of an electric distribution company located in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.
- Represented a global energy company with privatizations by the government of Venezuela of state electric generation, transmission, and distribution companies.
- Represented a Venezuelan state-owned shipping company in an arbitration before the Society of Maritime Arbitrators in a dispute involving a vessel charterer’s reliance on a contract procured by fraud.
- Represented a Venezuelan state-owned iron ore company regarding Customs and tax implications of importing and maintaining in the United States large stocks of product for future sale to U.S. steel manufacturers.
- [+] Multinational
- [-] Multinational
- Advised a world leader in the spirits industry with its development of a global distribution agreement and option to buy 50% equity in a highly-regarded international brand.
- Represented one of the largest beer companies in the world on U.S. and Latin America distribution agreements and corporate matters.
- Represented a consortium of investors with the formation of various real estate funds including a Latin America infrastructure fund and a Latin America mortgage fund.
- Represented a real estate investment company's Latin America fund with real estate joint ventures throughout Latin America with an aggregate investment target of US$200 million.
- Represented a Fortune 50 global transportation, shipping, and logistics company in its US$450 million acquisition of a global customs brokerage and logistics company with operations in more than 120 countries.
- Represented a Fortune 50 global transportation, shipping, and logistics company in its acquisition of a service parts logistics company with operations throughout the Americas and the Caribbean.
- Advised a Fortune 50 global transportation, shipping, and logistics company with its internal reorganization involving subsidiaries located in more than 150 countries in North, Central and South America; the Caribbean Basin; Europe; the Middle East; Africa; and the Asia-Pacific region.
- Advised a global manufacturer of medical devices with its distribution agreements, regulatory compliance, and product registrations in Latin America, including Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Venezuela.
- Advised a manufacturer of heavy industrial equipment with its distribution and representative agreements throughout Latin America.
- Advised U.S. companies doing business in various Latin American countries concerning due diligence and compliance with the FCPA.
- Completed a survey of laws in fourteen Latin American countries for a U.S. pharmaceutical company concerning the promotion of their products in these countries.
- Completed a corporate legal review for a U.S. copper company regarding its subsidiaries in nine Latin American countries.
- Competed a legal and tax review for a U.S. shipping company regarding its product sales in 34 countries and territories throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
Note: This list includes engagements by members of the Morgan Lewis Latin America Team that were not completed at Morgan Lewis.