Jim Alford is a counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of King & Spalding and a member of the Global Transactions practice. He has over 30 years of experience assisting U.S. and foreign private and public-sector clients to design, develop, finance and implement energy, infrastructure, construction and corporate operations and transactions in the U.S. and worldwide, with a particular focus on Latin America and Mexico. This includes advice on a broad cross-section of corporate ventures, and planning, developing and financing private and public-private turn-key production facilities in renewable energy, infrastructure, utilities and large-scale real estate development. He also advises clients on market entry strategies and the legal options to achieve them, from teaming arrangements and strategic alliances to public-private partnerships, equity joint ventures and stand-alone operations.

Mr. Alford further advises private and public entities involved in U.S. and overseas turn-key public and private projects on the acquisition of feasibility funds, project and structured financing, guarantees and other financing enhancements from private sources and Washington-based U.S. and multilateral agencies including the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation, International Finance Corporation, U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank.