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  • Harvard Law School (J.D., 1970)
  • University of Miami (B.B.A., Economics, 1967), cum laude

  • New York
  • Admitted to practice before the State Courts of New York

Mario Diaz-Cruz III

Partner
New York
P: (212) 415-9250
F: (212) 953-7201
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Partner in the Corporate practice group. Practices in the areas of banking law, corporate and project finance, represents Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American companies and financial institutions, co-chair of the Latin American practice group.

Representative Transactions

  • Counsel to foreign lender with respect to project financing of a U.S. water desalination facility, built and operated by a Spanish Company.
  • Counsel to developer/borrower in connection with the construction and development of two gas fired (100 MW) facilities in Barranquilla, Colombia.
  • Acquirer's Counsel for major U.S. food company in connection with the acquisition of several food producers throughout Latin America.
  • Acquirer's Counsel for financial institutions in connection with several bank acquisitions.
  • Counsel for both lenders and borrowers in connection with numerous commercial, trade finance and project finance transactions.
  • Counsel for both acquirers and targets in numerous M&A transactions including most recently representing the Mexican subsidiary of a Chilean Public
  • Company in its market extension acquisition of a Mexican competitor owned by a U.S. venture capital fund. (Read the Latin Lawyer article here)

Representative Clients

  • Bodegas Riojanas S.A.
  • Banif Group
  • Banco Español de Credito
  • Banco Ganadero S.A.
  • Banco Santander, S.A.
  • Banco de la Nacion Argentina
  • Grupo Dragados S.A.
  • Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
  • Banco Comercial Portugues
  • Hispasat
  • Banco BPI

Professional Activities

  • Hispanic National Bar Association
  • Member, International Bar Association
  • Chairman Emeritus and past Chairman of the Board and President of the Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York
  • Member, New York State Bar Association and The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  • Member, American Bar Association