Baker Botts L.L.P., an international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, has hired Veronica Relea to its Energy, Projects & Transactions Section of the Global Projects Department as a partner in the New York office.
Relea has significant experience representing project developers and lenders in highly structured and complex finance transactions in the U.S. and Latin America. She advises commercial and investment banks, sponsors, developers and private equity firms in the development, construction, operation and financing of energy, oil and gas, and infrastructure projects, including LNG projects, fuel storage facilities, renewable energy assets, and mining assets.
She has developed a robust Latin American practice, advising on a range of complex finance transactions and has been recognized by Latinvex annually since 2017 as one of Latin America’s Top 100 Female Lawyers. She is fluent in Spanish and proficient in Portuguese and French.
Relea is the eighth lateral partner to join Baker Botts since early February. The firm most recently welcomed energy finance partner Matthew Gurch in Washington, D.C., and in December welcomed energy and infrastructure partner Mona Dajani in New York.
