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About
Provided by Melissa Raciti-Knapp
Practice Areas
Melissa is co-head of the Freshfields' Latin America practice and US energy and infrastructure group. She has considerable experience in the Americas, including the financing, purchase and sale of projects in Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Trinidad, the US, and Venezuela. Her sector experience includes infrastructure, metals and mining, power, energy, telecoms, and water.
For additional information, please visit: https://www.freshfields.com/en-us/contacts/find-a-lawyer/r/raciti-knapp-melissa/
Personal
Melissa received her JD from Columbia University (Harlan Fiske Stone scholar, senior editor Columbia Law Review) and her BA, magna cum laude, from Columbia University. She speaks Spanish and has a working knowledge of Portuguese.
Chambers Review
Global
Melissa Raciti-Knapp of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has considerable experience in the project finance ambit. She is known for advising major banks acting as lenders on energy and natural resource projects.
Melissa Raciti-Knapp has a wealth of experience assisting commercial banks and multilateral agencies with international project finance matters, particularly in the Latin American market.
Melissa Raciti-Knapp has a wealth of experience assisting commercial banks and multilateral agencies with international project finance matters, particularly in the Latin American market.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Melissa Raciti-Knapp is a very knowledgeable and practical lawyer with in-depth knowledge of the project finance area."
"Melissa has a superb skill set and never ceases to impress by always delivering results above the highest expectations."
"Melissa Raciti-Knapp is a very knowledgeable and practical lawyer with in-depth knowledge of the project finance area."
"Melissa has a superb skill set and never ceases to impress by always delivering results above the highest expectations."