Our Team
Miguel Barrios
Senior Counsel
mbarrios@ross-pllc.com
+1 (917) 573-4788 | +57 310-594-6737
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Senior Counsel Miguel Barrios is a Colombian and New York qualified lawyer, with over twenty years’ experience working on international debt capital markets transactions. Miguel is an expert in structuring and implementing debt instruments, secured loan transactions, project finance transactions, securitizations and other complex financial instruments. Miguel served as a Vice-President at The Bank of New York Mellon, where he managed business development and execution of US-Latin America financing structures involving the bank. Education / Admissions: University of Miami, LLM Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotà, Colombia, JD Admitted as an attorney in Colombia and New York
Rebecca Brazzano
Litigation Counsel
rbrazzano@ross-pllc.com
+1 (561) 685-3812
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Rebecca Brazzano is an experienced litigator, with over two decades of law firm practice experience and, most recently, founding Brazzano Law PLLC. She is qualified to practice law in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, and appears in those states’ District Courts and the Court of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits. Rebecca has litigated leading complex cases involving capital markets and financial services, including RMBS put-backs, deposit-taking, bank account ownership issues, collateral (including IP rights) and regulatory matters. As of counsel to Ross PLLC, she advises clients in connection with a wide range of disputes and advisory work and takes a vibrant and innovative approach to legal challenges. In addition, Rebecca directs the firm’s Pro Bono initiatives. Education / Admissions: Brooklyn Law School, JD City University of New York, BA Admitted as an attorney in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
Gina Chavarry
Associate
gchavarry@ross-pllc.com
+51 942-198879
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Associate Gina Chavarry is a New York- and Peru-admitted lawyer with over ten years’ experience advising on cross-border corporate and project finance structures, including transactions involving infrastructure and power assets, lending arrangements and M&A. Gina worked as an associate for several large Peruvian law firms. In addition, Gina is an adjunct Professor of Business and Financial Law at the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas UPC, in Lima, Peru. Education / Admissions: The University of Chicago Law School, Chicago LLM Pontifica Universidad Catolica del Peru, Lima, LLB Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Luma, BA Admitted as an attorney in New York and Peru
Eliana Pelaez Robles
Senior Associate
epelaezrobles@ross-pllc.com
+51 994-990-666
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Senior Associate Eliana Pelaez Robles is a dual-qualified attorney, admitted to practice law in New York and Peru, with over a decade of experience advising on complex domestic and cross-border transactions. Her expertise encompasses corporate finance, leveraged and structured financing, project and asset-backed finance, capital markets, and M&A, with a particular focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors in Latin America. Eliana has worked at leading U.S., German, and Peruvian law firms, as well as in-house counsel for major corporations. Education/Admissions: Columbia Law School. New York, LLM Universidad de Lima. Lima, LLB Admitted as an attorney in New York and Peru
Mildred Quinones-Holmes
Firm Chair
mqholmes@ross-pllc.com
+1 (516) 993-6078
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Senior Counsel Mildred Quinones-Holmes advises clients acting as indenture trustees, collateral and security agents, fiscal and paying agents, securities intermediaries, custodians, administrative agents and escrow agents. Mildred has an extensive background in corporate trust. Prior to joining Ross PLLC, Mildred served as a law firm partner at national law firms and as managing counsel for the global agency and trust business at The Bank of New York Mellon and Citibank. In these positions she focused on matters related to defaulted debt, structured finance, corporate finance, project finance (in particular involving Latin American energy/infrastructure projects), conventional debt and escrow product lines. In addition, Mildred has expertise in connection with depositary receipts (DRs) and recently assisted the first non-bank in establishing a DRs business from the ground up. This included: drafting compliance policies to reflect statutory exemptions for foreign issuers; developing standard filing forms, including F-6 and accompanying opinions; developing forms of broker-dealer agreements intended to cover the pre-release of DRs, liaising with the SEC and reviewing end to end processes and procedures. Education/Admissions: B.S., Yale University; J.D, Boston College Law School. Admitted in New York State.
Sabrina Pociello
Senior Associate
spociello@ross-pllc.com
+ 54 911-5491-5227
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Associate Sabrina Pociello is an Argentina-admitted lawyer with over ten years’ experience advising on international business and finance transactions, including bond issues, lending arrangements, asset transfers and M&A. Sabrina worked as a senior commercial trust officer at TMF Trust Company (Argentina) S.A., an associate at the leading law firm of Brouchou, Fernández Madero & Lombardi and in-house counsel on secondment at Banco Itau. Sabrina has substantial Latin America-focused finance experience, across asset classes. Education / Admissions: University of Buenos Aires, Law School, Certification in Computer and Communications Law Argentine Corporate University, JD Admitted as an attorney in Argentina
Jonathan B. Ross
Senior Counsel
jross@ross-pllc.com
+1 (646) 508-6581
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Jonathan B. Ross is an English and New York qualified lawyer, advising clients across the lifecycle of business operations and finance transactions. He is an expert advising on cross-border and secured transactions, project finance structures and securitized products. Prior to establishing Ross PLLC, Jonathan served as a partner in international law firms and worked in the structuring and M&A teams at Merrill Lynch International and BNY Mellon, respectively. From 2020-2023, Jonathan also acted as global head of capital markets at TMF Group, helping to develop an agency, corporate services and trust businesses across thirty offices. His review experience covers secured finance bond and loan transaction documents, project finance agreements, collateral documents, business strategy initiatives, asset portfolio reviews and acquisition of agency, banking and corporate trust businesses. Education / Admissions: Oxford University, BA Jurisprudence, MA (Oxon) The College of Law, York, DipLP (commendation) Admitted in England and New York
Ari Sohn
Director of Business Development
asohn@ross-pllc.com
+1 (908) 377-0044
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Director of Business Development, Ari Sohn, has over ten years’ experience of marketing, sales and copy writing across industries. Prior to joining Ross, Ari was working at a marketing technology company in Miami, and has helped clients in the pharmaceutical, hospitality, non-profit and ecommerce sectors. In addition, Ari has extensive experience working with Latin America. In 2018, he lived and worked in Medellin, Colombia handling business development for a global NGO global organization. At Ross, Ari focuses on firm and client marketing projects, Latin America and advising start-ups on business growth. He is also the founder of PreservUs, a digitization startup.. Education: City University of New York, Business Writing (BA)
Alejandro Vasquez
Senior Counsel
avasquez@ross-pllc.com
+ 506 88377405
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Alejandro Vasquez is a qualified lawyer from Costa Rica with 28 years of professional experience. He possesses extensive expertise in financial contracts, including lending, factoring, leasing, trade finance, secured transactions, and regulated activities such as banking, securities, and pension management. Additionally, he has significant knowledge in Anti-Money Laundering practices. He has acted as a commissioner for the Costa Rican Competition Authority and consult and for IADB and IMF. Education / Admissions: UACA, LLB and Licentiate (JD equivalent) ULACIT, MBA (Finance) Admitted to practice law in Costa Rica
Caroline Xavier
Paralegal
cxavier@ross-pllc.com
+1 (416) 659-3275
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Caroline Xavier is a capital markets-focused paralegal, with over nine years’ experience working with international banking and finance transactions. Caroline’s experience includes working on cross-border debt transactions, across a wide range of corporate and project finance structures, including Reg S, 144a, secured and sukuk/Islamic Finance compliant capital markets matters. At Ross PLLC, Caroline assists clients with reviewing documentation, closing transactions, CP reviews, amendments and waivers, SPV management, compliance, escrows and account control documentation. Prior to joining Ross PLLC, Carolina served as a manager and legal executive in various capital markets focused businesses. Education / Admissions: Aberystwyth University (UK), LLB Law Help University College (Malaysia), UK Degree Transfer Program University of Cambridge (Malaysia), GCE