Biography • Corporate Governance

Eduardo de Alba joined the firm in 1975 and became a partner in 1984. He is a member of the firm's executive committee and operations committee. He also heads the firm's regulatory work practice group.

Eduardo de Alba is an accomplished partner with extensive experience in the areas of media and communications; public utilities; mergers, acquisitions and joint-ventures; shipping litigation; and corporations.

From 1999 to 2005, Mr de Alba was a member of the board of directors of Interlaw.

Transactions in which he has participated include: the $100 million loan by Citibank to TACA; Grupo Mundial Tenedora's $211 million alliance with Mapfre America; Harsco's $100 million acquisition of Esco Interamerica; FAMM and FAMM Antilles maritime litigation in Panama; $175 million multi-series senior secured notes issuance of Bahía Las Minas Corp; Caribbean Properties Group's $150 million indirect acquisition of 85 per cent equity interest in Royal Decameron Resort; Arcos Dorados' $700 million acquisition of McDonald's in Latin America and its financing and $450 million 2009 refinancing; Prisma Energy's $50 million sale of a 51 per cent equity interest in Bahia Las Minas Corp to Suez Energy; and the $3.6 billion merger, in 2003, of Panamco into Coca-Cola Femsa.

A strong lawyer with skills in different disciplines, he has been recognised as a leading lawyer by publications such as Who's Who Legal, Chambers & Partners and IFLR.

Mr de Alba obtained his AB from Georgetown University and his JD from the Louisiana State University Law Center.

Other Practice Areas

Eduardo de Alba also features in the following practice areas:

• Capital Markets