Elicia I. Ling

Partner, Corporate Department

New York

T 1(212) 318-6579

F 1(212) 319-4090

Elicia Ling is a Partner in the Latin America practice and the Infrastructure and Energy practice at Paul Hastings. She is based in the firm’s New York office. Ms. Ling has represented sponsors and lenders in a number of financing and infrastructure development transactions throughout Latin America. Her experience encompasses a wide range of sectors, including power, oil and gas, mining, infrastructure, shipping, and agricultural commodities.

Recent Representations

The 4(2) investors and Lenders in connection with a 4(2) private placement and letter of credit facility for the financing of the Mesa La Paz 300 MW (installed capacity) wind project in Mexico with a private power purchaser.
The Lenders in connection with the development, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the Tajín refined product transportation system in Mexico.
The sponsor in the 4(a)(2) private placement financing of a 100MW single-cycle power facility in Mexico.
The issuer in the 4(a)(2) private placement holdco financing of two power facilities in Mexico.
A sponsor in the 4(a)(2) private placement financing of an 850MW power facility in Mexico.
A major fund sponsor in the holdco financing of its investment in two gas pipelines in South America.
The Lenders and 4(a)(2) investors in the development and financing of a coal-handling and transportation infrastructure project in Mexico for the CFE, auxiliary to the existing Petacalco coal-fired power plant owned and operated by CFE.
The Lenders in the financing of the Norte 3 900MW combined-cycle gas-turbine power facility in Mexico that will sell capacity and energy to CFE under the last of the “classic” CFE PPAs.
Grana y Montero in the restructuring of its senior debt.
Grana y Montero and Enagás as sponsors in the US$6 billion, 1,000km Gasoducto Sur Peruano (GSP) pipeline project in Peru.
The Lenders in connection with a US$3 billion revolving credit facility and the US$6 billion bond financing of the US$13 billion new international airport in Mexico City. This project was awarded “Latin American Airports Deal of the Year” by IJGlobal 2015, “Latin Project Finance Deal of the Year” by Latin Lawyer 2015 and “Latin America Infrastructure Deal of the Year” by LatinFinance 2015.
Ecopetrol S.A., and, later, Oleoducto Bicentenario de Colombia S.A on the development and first phase financing of the up to US$4 billion Bicentenario pipeline. The pipeline involved open-access and private shippers of refined products. This project was named “Best Oil & Gas Financing of the Year” by LatinFinance.
The Sponsors in connection with its development, construction, operation and financing by a syndicate of commercial banks of FPSO Cidade de Itajaí for charter to Petrobras.
OOG in connection with its equity investment in, and the US$480 million financing of, the Delba rig for charter to Petrobras, which included the restructuring of the project’s debt with IDB and a group of B Lenders.
The Lenders in the financing of the US$280 million expansion of the Matarani port in Peru. This project was awarded “Latin America Transportation Deal of the Year” by IJGlobal 2014.

Accolades and Recognitions

Named “Up and Coming” by Chambers Latin America Projects, 2019
Named “Next Generation Lawyer” by Legal 500 Projects and Energy, 2017-2018
Named “Rising Legal Star in Latin America” by LATINVEX, 2018
Named “Associate to Watch” by Chambers Latin America Projects, 2018

Education

Columbia Law School, J.D., 2004
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Derecho, 2003
Wellesley College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1996

Languages

Elicia is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Taiwanese.

Rankings & Awards

Recognized at the LatinFinance 2020 Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards

The Firm was noted by LatinFinance for our role in three award-winning deals honored among the 2020 Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards:

Infrastructure Financing of the Year (Andes): Ergon Peru
Infrastructure Financing of the Year (Caribbean): Trans-Jamaican Highway
Project Sponsor of the Year: China Harbour Engineering Company led consortium

October 02, 2020

Recognized in Latinvex’s 2020 list of the Top 100 Female Lawyers
Joy Gallup, Elicia Ling, Cathleen McLaughlin, and Veronica Rodriguez have been named among Latin America’s Top 100 Female Lawyers (2020) by Latinvex. Several of our deals and clients were noted in the citations, including Minera México, Televisa, HSBC, Lima Airport Partners, Enfragen Energia, Braskem Idesa, the Government of Jamaica, Trinidad Petroleum, Sagicor Financial Corporation, Ivanhoe Cambridge, GE Capital, and FHipo.
October 02, 2020

Law Firm of the Year - Leading International Counsel in Latin America for Project Finance
Paul Hastings was named Project Finance Law Firm of the Year for Latin America by Chambers at the Chambers Latin America Awards 2019, held in Miami on November 22. The award follows the practice's rise to Band One in Latin America - Projects, of which Chambers noted the firm's "leading capabilities in the Latin American project finance market. Highly sought after by major international financial institutions and corporate developers to advise on key projects throughout the region, most notably in Colombia, Mexico and Peru. Possesses a deep bench of practitioners with superb knowledge of loan and securities financing for renewable energy, oil and gas and transport infrastructure projects."

Law Firm of the Year Project Finance

November 25, 2019

Recognized by Chambers Global 2019
Chambers Global 2019: The World’s Leading Lawyers listed the firm in 37 research areas and named 59 firm lawyers to its rankings of leading lawyers and law firms adept in complex international work and with strong cross-border capabilities.
February 14, 2019

Recognized by LatinFinance for the 2018 Structured Finance Deal of the Year
Paul Hastings received the Structured Financing Deal of the Year Award at LatinFinance's annual Deal of the Year Awards, based on the representation of EVM Tenedora in the completion of the $740 million financing of a 850 megawatt power plant.
January 31, 2019

Recognized by Latin Lawyer for the 2018 Project Finance Deal of the Year
Latin Lawyer magazine recognized Paul Hastings’ Energy and Infrastructure Practice for its representation of multiple project finance lenders in connection with the financing and construction of Norte III, a 907-megawatt power generation project in Mexico. The firm was honored as joint recipients of their “Project Finance Deal of the Year Award" for our representation of the lenders on the deal.
April 20, 2018

Recognized by IJGlobal for the represenation of Norte III - the Latin American Power Deal of the Year and Overall Deal of the Year for Infrastructure
IJGlobal recognized Paul Hastings’ Energy and Infrastructure Practice for its representation of multiple project finance lenders in connection with the financing and construction of Norte III, a 907-megawatt power generation project in Mexico. The firm was honored as joint recipients of the “Latin American Power Deal of the Year.” Additionally, the Norte III matter was recognized as the Overall Winner among Latin American infrastructure deals.
March 15, 2018

Recognized by Bonds & Loans magazine for representing parties to the Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year, Structured Finance Deal of the Year, and Structured Bond Deal of the Year
Bonds & Loans recognized the work of our Latin American and Energy & Infrastructure practice on behalf of clients to the Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year, Structured Finance Deal of the Year, and Structured Bond Deal of the Year.
February 16, 2018

Paul Hastings advises on Three PFI Award-winning Deals
Paul Hastings has advised on three of Project Finance International's “Deals of the Year”, announced as part of the PFI Awards:
* Mexico City Airport Trust’s offering of $4 billion of debt securities was named “Americas Transportation Deal of the Year,”
* The $640 million financing of the Norte III 907 MW gas-fired power project in Mexico was named “Americas Power Deal of the Year,” and
* The Italy-France Power Interconnector won “Europe Power Deal of the Year."
December 21, 2017

Paul Hastings wins two LatinFinance awards for Project and Infrastructure Finance

Paul Hastings was recognized by LatinFinance in its annual Project and Infrastructure Finance Awards in the categories of Best Airport Financing and Best Transport Financing for its role in connection with Mexico City Airport Trust’s offering of $2 billion of debt securities, issued September 2016. The bonds qualified as “green bonds” in respect to the use of proceeds, and the offering was the largest green bond issuance in Latin America to that date.

Earlier in September 2017, Paul Hastings had acted as counsel to the Mexico City Airport Trust in its offering of $4 billion of debt securities.

September 26, 2017

LatinFinance Awards Paul Hastings Awards for Syndicated Loan of the Year and Structured Financing of the Year
Paul Hastings was recognized by Latin Finance at the publication's Deal of the Year Awards in two categories: Syndicated Loan of the Year and Structured Financing of the Year. The Latin America practice was recognized for their work on deals related to the New International Airport of Mexico City project. The project has been lauded by the publication for an innovative financing plan of bonds and loans that has “set new benchmarks for creativity and innovation in infrastructure financing."

Syndicated Loan of the Year: Paul Hastings represented the global coordinators, administrative agent and lenders in a US$3 billion bank financing for the new International Airport in Mexico City, which is being built to replace the existing Benito Juarez International Airport.

Structured Financing of the Year: In the largest “green bond” offering in Latin America to date, the firm advised on the issuance of two tranches of securities in the amounts of US$1 billion of 4.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 and US$1B of 5.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2046, marketed under Rule 144A and Regulations S.

January 12, 2017

Latin Lawyer 2015 Deal of the Year Awards
Paul Hastings was recognized in two categories at the Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year Awards. In the Project Finance category, the firm won for representing the global coordinators, administrative agent, and lenders in a $3 billion bank financing for the new International Airport in Mexico City, which is being built to replace the existing Benito Juarez International Airport. In the Corporate Finance category, the firm won for representing GE Capital as lender and agent in an approximately $3 billion seller financing loan facility, one of the largest real estate financings ever in Latin America.
March 18, 2016

IJGlobal Awards 2015: Americas
Paul Hastings was recognized for its work on the financing for the new International Airport in Mexico City, which won the Latin America Airports Deal award at the 2015 IJGlobal Awards. The firm represented the global coordinators, administrative agent and lenders in a $3 billion bank financing for the new airport, which is being built to replace the existing Benito Juarez International Airport. This is a project of global magnitude as this new airport is expected to be an exemplary model for the leading airports around the globe. The IJGlobal Awards recognizes “excellence, achievement and innovation in energy and infrastructure finance,” awarding the “market-leading transactions in their sectors and the leading firms and institutions in the market.”
March 17, 2016

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