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John F. Haley

John F. Haley

Partner

2 South Biscayne Blvd.
21st Floor
Miami, FL 33131
330 Madison Avenue
27th Floor
New York, NY 10017
john.haley@nelsonmullins.com

John’s practice focuses on a variety of cross–border and domestic corporate finance matters in a wide variety of sectors and industries, with a focus on energy, infrastructure, transportation, technology, and media. These financings will involve project finance, private and public offerings of debt and equity securities, secured lending, mergers & acquisitions, private equity investments, and...

John’s practice focuses on a variety of cross–border and domestic corporate finance matters in a wide variety of sectors and industries, with a focus on energy, infrastructure, transportation, technology, and media. These financings will involve project finance, private and public offerings of debt and equity securities, secured lending, mergers & acquisitions, private equity investments, and other finance transactions.

John represents sponsors and financial institutions in connection with Energy, Infrastructure, and Project Financings and has experience in the energy and transportation industry throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Additionally, he has represented clients in cross–border transactions in Europe and Asia.

His capital markets experience includes representing issuers (domestic, foreign, and sovereign) and underwriters in both private and public offerings of debt and equity securities. John acts for lenders and borrowers in a wide range of domestic and cross–border financings, with many representations involving sovereign and corporate borrowers throughout the United States, Eastern and Western Europe, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

John's mergers and acquisitions experience includes both sale–side and buy–side representations in a wide variety of sectors, including energy, technology, digital media, and consumer products among others. Many of these representations have involved clients from Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, Colombia, and other jurisdictions in Latin America.

John also advises clients in all aspects of forming and structuring private equity funds for commercial and real estate ventures. He is fluent in both Spanish and French.

John F. Haley

other finance transactions.

John represents sponsors and financial institutions in connection with Energy, Infrastructure, and Project Financings and has experience in the energy and transportation industry throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Additionally, he has represented clients in cross–border transactions in Europe and Asia.

His capital markets experience includes representing issuers (domestic, foreign, and sovereign) and underwriters in both private and public offerings of debt and equity securities. John acts for lenders and borrowers in a wide range of domestic and cross–border financings, with many representations involving sovereign and corporate borrowers throughout the United States, Eastern and Western Europe, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

John's mergers and acquisitions experience includes both sale–side and buy–side representations in a wide variety of sectors, including energy, technology, digital media, and consumer products among others. Many of these representations have involved clients from Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, Colombia, and other jurisdictions in Latin America.

John also advises clients in all aspects of forming and structuring private equity funds for commercial and real estate ventures. He is fluent in both Spanish and French.

John’s practice focuses on a variety of cross–border and domestic corporate finance matters in a wide variety of sectors and industries, with a focus on energy, infrastructure, transportation, technology, and media. These financings will involve project finance, private and public offerings of debt and equity securities, secured lending, mergers & acquisitions, private equity investments, and... other finance transactions.

John represents sponsors and financial institutions in connection with Energy, Infrastructure, and Project Financings and has experience in the energy and transportation industry throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Additionally, he has represented clients in cross–border transactions in Europe and Asia.

His capital markets experience includes representing issuers (domestic, foreign, and sovereign) and underwriters in both private and public offerings of debt and equity securities. John acts for lenders and borrowers in a wide range of domestic and cross–border financings, with many representations involving sovereign and corporate borrowers throughout the United States, Eastern and Western Europe, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

John's mergers and acquisitions experience includes both sale–side and buy–side representations in a wide variety of sectors, including energy, technology, digital media, and consumer products among others. Many of these representations have involved clients from Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, Colombia, and other jurisdictions in Latin America.

John also advises clients in all aspects of forming and structuring private equity funds for commercial and real estate ventures. He is fluent in both Spanish and French.

Experience

Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Languages

  • Spanish
  • French

Education

  • Fordham University School of Law, JD (1996)
  • The University of Chicago, BA, Economics (1990)
  • L’Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Certificate, International Relations (1989)

Admissions

  • Florida
  • New York

Practice Areas

Industries

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  • LatinVex, Latin America: Top International Law Firms (2022--2023)
  • Legal 500 Latin America, International Firms: Corporate and M&A (2023)
  • Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend magazine (2015–2016)
  • Most Effective Lawyer Finalist by the Daily Business Review (2016)
  • Daily Business Review, Dealmaker Section, $145M Toll Road Project Bond Financing in Honduras (December 2, 2015)
  • Daily Business Review, Toll Dealmaker of the Year for financing of the Boulevard Touristico del Atlantico Toll Road in the Dominican Republic (May 2011)
  • Daily Business Review, Attorneys apply Biology Lesson for Road Project in Dominican Republic (May 2, 2011)
  • Daily Business Review, Dealmaker Section, Eurobond Financing for Brazilian Bus Operator (July 6, 2011)
  • Daily Business Review, Dealmaker Section, Exchange Offer Transaction for Brazilian Bus Operator (January 7, 2009)
  • Daily Business Review, Dealmaker Section, Argentina’s MercadoLibre Receives Boost through US IPO (September 26, 2007)
  • Member, Dade County Bar Association