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Experience:
James Patti represents clients involved with complex, cutting-edge financing transactions in emerging markets that range from Brazil and Peru to Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Nigeria. His work emphasizes structured finance, including cross-border securitizations and structured loans, with a strong focus on future cash flow and export-related securitization transactions. He also assists global clients with project/infrastructure finance and general lending (secured and unsecured) transactions, as well as with unregistered securities offerings, debt restructurings and acquisitions financings.
Approximately half of the emerging market transactions that Jim handles focus on Latin America. He is proficient in Spanish, and Chambers Global (2006) notes that he "...handles a large proportion of Latin American work." In addition to his presence in the US, Jim spends time working from the firm's London office. His practice there facilitates his ability to assist emerging market clients in Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey and Africa.
Jim joined Mayer Brown in 1994. Prior to entering law school he worked as a financial analyst with Salomon Brothers Inc in New York City.
Notable Engagements:
Represented the originator in Brazil's first-ever "future flow" securitization, recognized as the 2001 emerging market securitization deal of the year by Structured Finance International and as the Latin American securitization of the year by Emerging Market Investor.
Represented parties in the first-ever "diversified payment rights" transactions in Brazil (originator), Russia (arrangers), Peru (monoline insurer) and Turkey (arranger).
Represented the arranger or issuer in the first Tier II capital markets transaction for an African bank (in Nigeria, also only the second international capital markets issuance from a Nigerian corporate) and for different Turkish banks.
Represented the arranger in the first securitization guaranteed by the Asian Development Bank (in Kazakhstan).
Represented the debtor in one of the most successful corporate debt restructurings during Brazil's debt crisis in 2002-2003 (over $1 billion).
Represented (with various partners) a large US corporate in the $5.8 billion sale of its Latin American operations (comprising 10 countries).
Education:
University of Chicago Law School, JD, 1994, Georgetown University, BS, magna cum laude, 1989, Exchange student, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, 1987-1988. | 