With two decades of experience leading and advising on project finance and other complex transactional matters, both as external counsel and in-house, Alex brings to the table a wealth of deal experience and a commercially-oriented perspective. As a seasoned infrastructure and finance lawyer, Alex advises on a wide variety of project-related, corporate and structured financings involving investment banks, multilateral development institutions, export credit agencies, major corporations and private equity. Additionally, Alex counsels clients on project development agreements, as well as general corporate matters, including corporate governance and formation, joint ventures, asset acquisitions, divestments and restructuring. He also advocates on industry-specific matters before governmental agencies internationally.

Alex’s practice spans the globe, with experience in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, Eurasia and North America. He is fluent in Spanish and has negotiated and advised on transactions and engaged in government advocacy efforts in that language.

Prior to joining the firm, Alex was in-house counsel at a major international energy company, where his work encompassed all aspects of the oil and gas value chain, from exploration and development through midstream and downstream facilities and products, as well as ESG-related initiatives. Before going in-house, Alex had over a decade of experience as a project finance lawyer at AmLaw 100 law firms, with significant deal work in traditional and renewable power, pipelines, petrochemicals, toll roads, mining operations and telecom.

While earning his law degree at Georgetown University Law Center, Alex managed state government relations full-time for a national non-profit organization and, prior to that, worked in government as well as for a national trade association.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, Georgetown University Law Center, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2003

BS, Vanderbilt University, magna cum laude,  with high honors in public policy studies, 1995

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