SPEAKER

Dino T. Barajas
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP - Partner, Corporate Department

Dino T. Barajas is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. Resident in the Firm’s New York and Los Angeles offices, Mr. Barajas has extensive experience representing lenders, investors, and developers in a wide range of domestic and international project financings in the energy, power, infrastructure and commercial sectors, as well as traditional banking, structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, asset finance, joint ventures and venture capital. Mr. Barajas has worked on transactions in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago, the United States, Yemen and elsewhere.

He has received several awards like:

“Latin American Renewable Energy Deal of the Year 2007”
“Energy/Power Deal of the Year 2007”.
“Deal of the Year (Costa Rica) 2007”.
“Attorney of the Year (Energy)” in 2004.
“Americas Best” Power Project Finance Award 2004
“Latin American Deal of the Year (Power) 2002 and 2004”

By the California Lawyer Magazine ,Project Finance Magazine, Latin Finance Magazine, Latin Lawyer Magazine’s , the Bank Magazine and The Financial Times Group.

Additionally, Mr. Barajas was recognized by Law & Politics in 2006, 2007 and 2008 as a “Super Lawyer” (top 5% of lawyers) for lending and energy work in Southern California.

Mr. Barajas is a member of the State Bar of California. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude in Communication Studies and the Business Emphasis Program from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Barajas was awarded the “Outstanding Graduating Senior Award” and the “Distinguished Scholar Award” and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society. Mr. Barajas is fluent in Spanish.