Richard Puttre - Miami, FL
Richard Puttré is a renowned Miami-based project finance and infrastructure attorney with more than 30 years of cross-border experience, advising financial institutions, developers, and multinational sponsors on multi-billion-dollar energy, transportation, and public-private partnerships across the United States and Latin America.
Visionary Project Finance and Infrastructure Counsel in Miami
Positioned in the financial epicenter of downtown Miami, Florida, Richard Puttré provides top-tier transactional counsel to multinational corporations, sovereign entities, and institutional investors. With more than thirty years of experience managing complex, cross-border project finance transactions, Puttré represents sponsors, developers, lenders, and private equity funds in the development, financing, acquisition, and disposition of major capital-intensive assets. Having practiced out of premier legal hubs in Madrid and Mexico City for more than a decade before establishing his practice in Miami, he offers exceptional insight into the commercial and regulatory frameworks governing both civil law and common law jurisdictions. When organizations face high-stakes investments in capital infrastructure, finding an experienced transactional attorney is essential to closing deals efficiently and mitigating long-term operational risk.
Comprehensive Infrastructure and Project Finance Practices
The practice delivers comprehensive transactional representation across complex energy, transportation, and cross-border commercial development.
Energy Transition and Renewable Energy Projects
Guiding developers, commercial banks, and multilateral development finance institutions through the entire project life cycle, Puttré structures senior debt facilities, equity investments, and project bonds. Practice matters include utility-scale photovoltaic solar projects across Mexico, Chile, Peru, and Argentina, as well as wind farms, electric bus fleet financings, and transmission networks in North America.
Transportation and Public-Private Partnerships
Navigating public-private partnerships (PPP) requires deep public procurement and commercial finance acumen. Puttré advises bidding consortiums, underwriters, and lenders on major concession agreements, toll road developments, airport terminals, and transit facilities across numerous U.S. states and throughout Latin America.
Commercial Contracts and EPC Structuring
Operating as authoritative contract lawyers and business and real estate lawyers, Puttré drafts and negotiates multi-million-dollar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts, operation and maintenance (O and M) agreements, power purchase agreements (PPAs), and syndicated credit lines that protect stakeholder capital.
Corporate Formations and Institutional Governance
Serving as strategic business formation lawyers, the practice designs special purpose vehicles (SPVs), limited partnerships, and joint venture entities. These structures provide optimal governance frameworks, risk containment, and cross-border compliance for institutional investors.
Distinguished Global Rankings and Honors
Richard Puttré is consistently ranked among the world leading practitioners in project finance. Ranked in Band 3 by Chambers USA for Banking and Finance Transactional in Florida and recognized in Chambers Global, he is celebrated by clients as a consummate professional who combines rigorous legal analysis with commercial assertiveness. He is also featured in The Legal 500 US-Mexico Private Practice Powerlist and recognized in Best Lawyers in America for corporate law.
Why Retain Richard Puttré for Cross-Border Deals
Enterprises that need a business lawyer for global project development benefit from Puttré exceptional cross-border fluency. Completely bilingual in English and Spanish, he navigates multi-jurisdictional negotiations with cultural ease and decisive leadership, ensuring that international deals proceed without friction.
Downtown Miami Office Location
Located at 200 S Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2400 in Miami, Florida, Puttré serves domestic and international clients from the heart of Miami financial district. To hire an attorney with three decades of proven success in project finance and infrastructure development, reach out today to schedule a discussion.
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Location & Access
Primary Address
Located in the heart of the Downtown Miami business district, offering a premier office experience near the waterfront.
Building Location
The office is located in the Southeast Financial Center, a landmark 55-story Class A skyscraper. It is situated near Bayfront Park, Starbucks, and the Pizza Hut.
Parking Details
A 15-story parking annex is connected to the tower via a covered walkway, providing ample secure parking for visitors, alongside nearby street-side spots and Lot 19-6.
Public Transit
Served by Miami-Dade Transit Route 3 (Northbound); nearest stop is at Biscayne Boulevard @ East Flagler Street.
Accessibility / Suite Access
Enter through the dramatic main lobby of the Southeast Financial Center, check in with the 24-hour security desk, and take the high-speed elevators up to Suite 2400.