Hunton Andrews Kurth Partners Named in Top 100 Lawyers in Latin America by Latinvex

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP partners Fernando C. Alonso, Fernando Margarit and Vera Rechsteiner have been recognized among the top 100 attorneys from international law firms working in Latin America by Latinvex, an online publisher of daily news and weekly analysis of Latin America business.

Fernando C. Alonso was named a leader in the categories of Corporate/M&A and Banking and Finance. Alonso is chairman of the firm’s Latin America and Iberian practice group and has practiced in the corporate and securities, banking and international fields for more than 25 years. His clients include a broad range of publicly owned and privately held U.S. and foreign companies and financial institutions.

Fernando Margarit was selected as a top lawyer in the categories of Corporate/M&A as well as Banking and Finance. For more than 20 years, Margarit has represented clients on domestic and cross-border financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, infrastructure projects and other corporate transactions. He has experience with the legal systems, culture and business practices of Latin America.

Vera Rechsteiner was recognized as a top lawyer in the categories of Banking and Finance and Project Finance. Rechsteiner has worked on energy, infrastructure and related projects in the U.S., Latin America, Africa and Asia. She has also advised commercial and multilateral lenders on a variety of structured and corporate finance transactions.

About Latinvex
Latinvex publishes nearly 50 rankings benchmarking the region’s companies, countries and people. It provides extensive coverage of Latin America’s legal, energy and technology sectors. For the seventh annual Top 100 Lawyers ranking the editorial and writing staff included attorneys from across 12 categories, including arbitration & litigation, banking & finance, capital markets, corporate/M&A, energy, FCPA & fraud and project finance. The criteria used was a combination of factors, including recent track record on major deals and business, prominence of firm in Latin America and rankings by third parties such as Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and Refinitiv.