(Houston, Texas)—Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as a "Noted Corporate/M&A Firm" in the 2015 Chambers Latin America legal directory published by Chambers & Partners.

Chambers Latin America covers a total of 20 jurisdictions and spans Mexico; Central America; the Caribbean islands of Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico; and all Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries on the South American sub-continent.

In addition to the practice ranking, Washington, DC Partner Vera Rechsteiner has been ranked for the fourth year in a row in the areas of Banking & Finance and Projects.

Vera's practice concentrates on the development, financing, acquisition and disposition of energy, oil and gas, and infrastructure facilities and tax structuring for energy acquisitions and international project development. She has worked on energy, infrastructure and related projects in the U.S. and throughout Latin America, Africa and Asia. She has also advised commercial and multilateral lenders on a variety of structured and corporate finance transactions. Vera is fluent in German, Spanish and French. She received her J.D. in 1985, from The George Washington University Law School and her BSFS in 1979, from Georgetown University – School of Foreign Service.

Andrews Kurth in Latin America and the Caribbean

With experience in leading projects and counseling clients in virtually every Latin American country and the Caribbean region, Andrews Kurth lawyers are valuable resources for the development of business opportunities and the protection of interests. We are active in nearly every Latin American market, extending from Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia and Guatemala to Honduras and Ecuador, from Argentina and Brazil to Chile, Peru, Panama and beyond. 

We are skilled in representing United States and international investors, including Latin American investors, on both inbound investments originating in Latin America and the Caribbean and outbound investments originating in the United States or further afield.

Our clients include Fortune 500 companies, government entities, equity funds, financial institutions and a range of commercial developers and private interests. Major areas of experience and counsel include:

  • Energy and Infrastructure Finance
  • Structured Finance, Mortgage Securitization and Asset-Backed Financing
  • International Regulatory/State-Owned Companies 
  • International Transactions and Corporate Counsel 
  • Renewable Energy
  • Oil and Gas
  • Banking/International Financial Institutions 

About Chambers Latin America

Chambers Latin America is produced by 150 full-time editors and researchers who conduct thousands of interviews in countries around the world. Click here to view the online version of the 2015 Chambers Latin America directory.

As released by the former Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP