Harneys is pleased to announce Nicole Pineda has joined the firm as a partner and head of Banking and Finance in our Cayman office.
Nicole advises international corporate and financial institutions on all forms of financing transactions involving the Cayman Islands. Her expertise relates to structured finance, including U.S. CLOs and emerging market future cash flow backed securities, international capital markets, project and infrastructure finance, secured lending and fund finance. In addition, Nicole has advised on a broad range of hedge fund and private equity transactions and specialises in all aspects of Cayman Islands financial services regulation.
Nicole also advises clients in Latin America in relation to both inward and outward investment. She is recognised as a leading lawyer by Legal 500 and IFLR1000 which have respectively noted that she “simply makes things happen” and gets the “the highest grade”. IFLR1000 praises Nicole for her skill and understanding of how Latin American clients use Cayman.
Nicole has been named one of the Top 100 Female Lawyers of Latin America and one of the Top 50 Banking and Capital Markets Lawyers of Latin America, respectively, by Latinvex 2016 and 2017. Nicole is the only Cayman Islands lawyer to be endorsed as a leading lawyer in IFLR's Global Energy and Infrastructure Guide.
Harneys has a strong global presence, which drives a significant amount of business to the Cayman Islands. The firm has experienced huge growth in recent years and is one of the leading international law firms operating in the Cayman Islands.