Dino E. Barajas is a partner and the firmwide Practice Group Chair of Project Finance. Mr. Barajas focuses his practice on domestic and international project development and finance, with particular emphasis on Latin American infrastructure projects, debt financings and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Barajas regularly represents 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 in traditional banking, structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, asset finance, joint ventures and venture capital transactions.
His clients include commercial lenders, institutional investors, investment funds, project sponsors, and public and private companies. Mr. Barajas has worked on transactions in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Yemen and elsewhere.
United States
Argentina
Brazil
Caribbean
Central America
Chile
Colombia
Mexico
Peru
Middle East
Recognized by Lawdragon as one of the "500 Leading U.S. Lawyers" in Energy, 2023
Recognized by Who's Who Legal (WWL) as one of the "highest-ranking lawyers" in the field of Project Finance, 2023
Recognized by LatinVex as one of Latin America's "Top 100 Lawyers" in Energy and Project Finance, 2022 & 2023
Recognition as a "Leader in the Field of Project Finance" by Chambers & Partners Latin America, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015-2022
Recognized in The International Who's Who of Project Finance Lawyers, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014-2021
Recognized as a "Top Latino Lawyer" by Latino Leaders Magazine, 2022
Recognition as one of the “Top Latinos in Energy, Oil and Gas” by Latino Leaders Magazine, 2021
Recognition as a “Leader in the Field of Project Finance (Latin America)” by Chambers & Partners Global, 2010, 2011, 2013-2024
Recognition as a “Leader in the Field of Project Finance (USA)” by Chambers & Partners Global, 2010, 2011, 2019-2020
Recognition as a “Leader in the Field of Energy & Natural Resources (Latin America)” by Chambers & Partners Global, 2020
Recognition as one of the Top 100 “Latin American Lawyers” by Latinvex, 2014-2020 (seven consecutive years). Only attorney listed in three different categories simultaneously (Corporate/M&A, Energy and Project Finance)
Recognition for "Latin America-Projects and Energy” by The Legal 500, 2014-2019, 2021 (six consecutive years)
Recognition on the "U.S.-Mexico Power List” by The Legal 500, 2019
Recognition for “U.S.-Finance: Project Finance” by The Legal 500, 2019
Recognition for "U.S.-Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power” by The Legal 500, 2019
Recognition as a “California Trailblazer” by The Recorder, 2019
Recognition as a “Foreign Expert in the Field of Project Finance (Latin America Focus)” by Chambers & Partners Global, 2013-2019, 2022, 2023
Recognition as one of the “Top Latino Lawyers” by Latino Leaders Magazine, 2016, 2018-2019
Recognition as a “Leader in the Field of Energy and Natural Resources” by Chambers & Partners Latin America, 2015-2018
Recognition in the “Top 100 Legal Power List” by A Word About Wind, 2017 & 2018
Recognition as one of Sixteen “National Law Firm Rainmakers” by MCCA's Diversity and the Bar, 2011
Recognition as one of the “100 Most Influential Hispanics” by Hispanic Business Magazine, 2008, 2012
Recognition as one of Ten “Innovative Lawyers in the U.S.” by Financial Times, 2010
Recognition as a “Leader in the Field of Mergers and Acquisitions (Latin America)” by Chambers & Partners Global, 2009, 2010, 2011
Recognition as a “Regional Expert in the Field of Mergers and Acquisitions (Latin America Focus)” by Chambers & Partners Global, 2011
Recognition as a “Regional Expert in the Field of Project Finance (Latin America Focus)” by Chambers & Partners Global, 2011
Recognition as a “Regional Expert in the Field of Banking and Finance (Latin America Focus)” by Chambers & Partners Global, 2011
Recognition as a “Leader in the Field of Mergers and Acquisitions” by Chambers & Partners Latin America, 2009, 2010, 2011
Recognition as a “Leader in the Field of Banking and Finance (Latin America)” by Chambers & Partners Global, 2009, 2010
Recognition as a “Leader in the Field of Banking and Finance” by Chambers & Partners Latin America, 2010
Recognition as a “Leader in the Field of Project Finance (Nationwide)” by Chambers & Partners USA, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Recognized by Expert Guides: The Legal Media Group Guide to the World’s Leading Project Finance Lawyers, 2007
Recognized in The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 and Who’s Who Legal: California (Project Finance), 2007, 2009
Recognized as a "Super Lawyer" (Top 5% of lawyers) for lending, energy and natural resources work in Southern California by Law & Politics, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Recipient of Union Bank of California’s and KCET’s “Local Hero of the Year - Business” Award recognizing achievements in project finance and Latin American transactions, 2005
Recognition by California Lawyer Magazine as “Attorney of the Year (Energy)" - recipient of the CLAY award, 2004
Recognition by MillerCoors Corporation as 1 of 12 National Leaders in the Hispanic community through its “Lideres 2008” program for professional achievements and community involvement