Miguel Zaldivar tipped as new Hogan Lovells CEO
The board of law firm Hogan Lovells has unanimously recommended Miguel Zaldivar be appointed as CEO from 1 July 2020, with a four-year term of office, and whose appointment would make him one of only a handful of global law firm leaders of Hispanic-American origin.
Zaldivar (pictured), who is currently based in Hong Kong as the firm’s regional chief executive for the Asia Pacific Middle East region, would replace current CEO Steve Immelt, who will then have completed six years in the post. The recommendation is subject to a confirmation vote by partners, the results of which are expected in December.
His previous roles at the firm include developing the Latin American practice over many years, co-leadership of the infrastructure, energy, resources and projects practice, and serving as a member of the board.
Zaldivar focusses on international project development and finance. He has closed complex multi-billion transactions over his more than 30 year career.
He has worked with cross-office teams in the successful negotiation and execution of such deals across various jurisdictions and industries and across various disciplines including project finance, capital markets, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, settlement of arbitral disputes and myriad other corporate, commercial and financing matters.
Zaldivar’s clients have included the governments of the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Panama and Venezuela, AES, American Airlines, the Central America Bottling Corporation, Mitsubishi, Koch, Spotify, Tidewater, Walmart, as well the Mexican, Venezuelan and Ecuadorian state-owned petroleum companies, Pemex, PDVSA, PetroEcuador and PetroAmazonas.
He has led complex cross-border project financings with the China Development Bank, the European Investment Bank, Goldman Sachs International, IDB, IFC, Japan Bank of International Cooperation, and Russia’s Eximbank among many other international financial institutions.
