Band 3
Foreign Expert
About
Provided by Alexandro M Padrés
Practice Areas
Partner in the Project Development & Finance practice and co-head of the Latin America Affinity Group.
Has extensive experience in Latin American project financings. Practice focuses on infrastructure projects as they relate to the electricity (both conventional and clean/renewable), oil and gas telecommunications and mining sectors. Practice has recently focused on portfolio financings in several jurisdictions in Latin America (in various modalities and levels of complexity), including advising sponsors and lenders on the financing of renewables projects being developed under the auspices of power purchase agreements under the new legislative framework in Mexico arising from the constitutional energy reform of 2013, as well as the development and financing of gas transportation infrastructure and legacy independent power producer projects in Mexico issued by the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE). Also represents sponsors and lenders throughout Latin America, including more recently on the financing of contracted transmission line projects and desalination projects in Chile.
Career
Instituto Tecnológico Autonómo De México, A.C. (ITAM): Licenciado en Derecho, with honors
New York University School of Law: LL.M.
Admissions: New York; United Mexican States
Personal
https://www.shearman.com/people/p/padres-alexandro-m
Chambers Review
Global
Alexandro Padrés has valued experience acting on a range of project finance matters throughout the Latin American region, particularly in relation to energy projects in Chile and Panama.
Alexandro Padrés acts for development agencies, large multinationals and financing parties. He is notable for his experience working on energy projects across Latin America.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Alexandro Padrés has been in the industry for quite some time and has built many relationships with key stakeholders. This helps keep our understanding of the market up to date."
"Alexandro Padrés has been in the industry for quite some time and has built many relationships with key stakeholders. This helps keep our understanding of the market up to date."