Partner
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Dino T. Barajas has been elected to the partnership of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (Paul Hastings). A member of the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in its Los Angeles office, Barajas represents lenders, investors, and developers in a wide range of domestic and international project financings in the energy, power, infrastructure, and commercial sectors, as well as traditional banking, structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, asset finance, joint ventures, and venture capital. Barajas has worked on transactions in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, the United States, and Yemen.
Barajas received his J.D. from Harvard Law School. He earned his bachelor of arts, summa cum laude, from UCLA, where he was awarded the Outstanding Graduating Senior Award, the Distinguished Scholar Award, and membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
Fluent in Spanish, Barajas is a frequent chairman and speaker at various international conferences relating to project financing, transborder financing issues, and the Latin American energy sector. He is a member of the State Bar of California.