«What the team is known for Outstanding projects team with particular expertise advising on the lender side of transactions. Highly experienced advising banks and financial entities on projects in the energy, road and port sectors. Adept at handling PPP matters and tender processes, along with financing facilities and loan agreements. Also highly capable of advising on relevant regulatory issues. DIF is a new addition to the client roster.

Strengths «The service is excellent, top-notch,« a source comments. They go on to add: «The lawyers provide comprehensive advice and form a multi-disciplined team.» Another client enthuses: «The firm provides a high-quality service,» highlighting the lawyers as «timely, efficient and proactive, with a lot of knowledge and experience.»

Work highlights Acted as counsel to Meridiam Infrastructure and Sociedad Concesionaria Metropolitana de Salud on a PPP hospital development.

Notable practitioners

Department head Carlos Silva is «a versatile lawyer: very impressive and a great adviser to clients,» a source states. Another interviewee appreciates that «he not only understands the law, but also the big picture and the commercial side,« while a further source reports: «He has a lot of experience and is very well known in concessions.» He acts on a range of projects, including PPP developments.

Associate-to-watch Javier Balbontín is lauded by a client as «highly practical, deeply knowledgeable, responsive and always looking for solutions.» He is also praised as «a tremendous lawyer« by another interviewee, while a further source describes him as «highly available and always providing good analysis and recommendations.«