Paloma Lima

Partner
São Paulo - SP
Paloma.Lima@cesconbarrieu.com.br
+55 (11) 97119-9450
Languages
English, French

Paloma represents sponsors, local and global investors, and financial institutions in the development and financing of infrastructure projects across several industries, such as energy, oil and gas, sanitation, logistics, ports, transportation, and public lighting. She acts on structured and project finance, with a strong focus on cross-border non-recourse transactions that connect the national project pipeline to global investors. Paloma also has significant experience in identifying, allocating, and mitigating risks in various projects, as well as practical knowledge and expertise in handling complex and multi-source financing and intercreditor structures.

She was a senior in-house counsel at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for four years in Washington, D.C.

Education

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) – Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Postgraduate Degree in Administrative Law and Public Contracts – Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/SP)
Master of Laws (LL.M.) – Stanford Law School

Recognitions

Chambers and Partners Brazil 2025 – Project Finance
Chambers and Partners Global 2026 – Project Finance
Lacca Approved 2025 – Project finance & infrastructure
IFLR1000 2025 – Banking & Project finance

Affiliations and other activities

Counselor of Women in Leadership in Latin America (WILL)

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