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 by Chambers USA 2020
Chambers USA 2020: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business listed the firm in 37 research areas and named 104 firm lawyers to its rankings of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States.
May 01, 2020
Recognized by PFI for the Americas Transport Deal of the Year
The firm advised on Project Finance International’s “Americas Transport Deal of the Year,” announced as part of the 2019 PFI Awards. Paul Hastings represented the sponsors, Sacyr Concesiones Colombia S.A.S., Sacyr Concesiones Participadas I S.L., Strabag S.A.S., Strabag AG (Switzerland), STRABAG AG (Austria), and Concay S.A., on the approximately $717.1 million dual-currency COP-USD project financing in of the Autopista al Mar toll road in Colombia, which reached financial close in March 2019. The new road will connect the city of Medellín to the main highways in the country.
The Paul Hastings team was led by Global Infrastructure & Energy partner Bob Kartheiser, with assistance from associates Thomas Sines and Louise Farias. Paul Hastings has also advised on 6 other toll road financings as part of the Colombian 4G program, including Puerta de Hierra, Ruta al Mar, Autopista al Mar 2 and Conexión Pacífico 2.
February 06, 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."

November 25, 2019
Ranked by Chambers USA 2019
Chambers USA 2019: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business listed the firm in 44 practice areas and named 107 firm lawyers to its rankings of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States.
April 26, 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 Chambers USA 2018
Chambers USA 2018: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business listed the firm in 45 research areas and named 112 firm lawyers to its rankings of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States.
May 15, 2018
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 IJGlobal for the representation of Concesión Ruta al Mar - the Latin American Transport Deal of the Year
IJGlobal recognized Paul Hastings’ Energy and Infrastructure Practice for its representation of Concesión Ruta al Mar, which was acknowledged as Latin American Transport Deal of the Year. Ruta al Mar is the first 4G toll-road project in Colombia developed as an iniciativa privada, a concession proposal unsolicited by the Colombian government.
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
Recognized by Chambers USA 2017
Chambers USA 2017: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business named 46 of the firm’s practice areas and 112 individuals to its ranking of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States.
June 05, 2017
LatinVex - Latin America's Top 100 Lawyers for 2017
Camilo Cardozo, Arturo Carrillo, Michael Fitzgerald, Joy Gallup, Robert Karthaiser, Taisa Markus, and Cathleen McLaughlin were named to LatinVex’s Latin America's Top 100 Lawyers list for 2017. With seven partners recognized, Paul Hastings has more attorneys on the LatinVex 100 than any other firm.
February 21, 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
Recognized by Chambers USA 2016
Chambers USA 2016: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business named 47 of the firm’s practice areas and 112 individuals to its ranking of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States.
June 08, 2016
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
LatinVex Latin America's Top 100 Lawyers
Arturo Carrillo, Michael Fitzgerald, Joy Gallup, Robert Karthaiser, Taisa Markus, and Cathleen McLaughlin were named to LatinVex’s Latin America's Top 100 Lawyers list for 2016. With six partners recognized, Paul Hastings has more attorneys on the list than any other firm.
January 15, 2016