Werner F Ahlers
Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell
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Werner Federico Ahlers is a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s general practice group, whose practice focuses on a wide range of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity transactions and corporate matters. Werner advises on a variety of corporate, project and restructuring financing matters, and in the areas of corporate governance and crisis management. He is a core member of the firm’s Latin America practice, and regularly acts on equity and debt investments for strategic investors based in and outside the region, private equity, pension and sovereign wealth funds, and bank and multilateral agency lenders. His practice spans diverse sectors, including mining and metals, power and energy, real estate, infrastructure, telecommunications, healthcare and financial services.
Werner has been repeatedly recognised for his cross-border advisory work by leading legal publications, such as Chambers (Global and Latin America), Latin Lawyer, Law360, The M&A Advisor, The American Lawyer and The Legal 500 (Latin America and the US). Werner serves on the executive subcommittee and as chair of the Latin America sub-committee of the Cyrus R Vance Center for International Justice. He is a native speaker of Spanish and is proficient in Portuguese.
