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    Sebastian Torres

    Counsel


    • New York City
    • Office+1 212.940.3072
    • storres@nixonpeabody.com

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    Introduction

    Sebastian Torres represents issuers, underwriters, and borrowers on a variety of public and project finance transactions. He previously worked as a senior legal advisor to the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF) and represented the Government of Puerto Rico and its instrumentalities on matters related to the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, including municipal debt restructuring and public finance affairs. Sebastian also served as general counsel to the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation during the issuance of its restructured sales tax bonds in 2019.

    Practice Areas

    Public FinanceProject FinanceCorporate & Finance

    /My focus

    Infrastructure projects are the building blocks of economic growth. Every economy needs reliable infrastructure to, among other things, enable trade, power businesses, create new opportunities, and improve the livelihood of its communities. This is why I focus my practice on providing legal advice to state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, investment banks, and financial institutions in connection with the financing of infrastructure projects that have a positive impact.

    My experience working with the issuance and restructuring of distressed municipal securities has provided me an in-depth experience and capability for providing legal solutions for our clients as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, and underwriter’s counsel. This entails thinking innovatively about financing and refinancing structures so that our clients meet their capital needs and feel confident in the face of any future challenges or opportunities that might arise.

    /Looking ahead

    Market participants expect the customization of project and public finance transactions to become more complex as demand for new infrastructure grows with issuers utilizing multiple layers of financing across both public and private markets while the sector continues to face headwinds from geopolitical turmoil, uncertain trade policies and political environment, supply chain pressures, energy transition, and increased climate and extreme weather event risk. Against this backdrop, issuers will be tapping the capital markets to address ongoing and arising financing needs. As a result, it is imperative for project and public finance lawyers, on whichever side of the table they sit, to recognize and understand underlying risks and effectively structure financing methods that will achieve the goals of all project stakeholders.

    /Insights

    • “Planning for Resilient Infrastructure in a Higher-Cost Environment,” The Bond Buyer National Outlook Conference 2025, New York, NY, February 6, 2025
    • “The Role of Issuer's Counsel: Before, During and After the Bond Issuance,” The Workshop 2024—National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL), Chicago, IL, September 19, 2024

    /In the news

    • The Bond Buyer

      New York City Water will flow back to the market with refunding

      This article mentions NP for serving as co-counsel in the New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority’s $600 million bond refunding deal. The NP team includes New York City partner and Project Finance & Public Finance practice group leader Virginia Wong, Washington, DC partner Bruce Serchuk, and New York City senior counsel Ken Lind, counsel Abbie Olsen, counsel Sebastian Torres, and associate Greg Hom, all of the PBFN group.

      March 24, 2025
    • The Bond Buyer

      Nixon Peabody elevates public finance attorneys

      This article features the recent promotions of Chicago partner Gretchen Sherwood, San Francisco counsel Dia Walrath, and New York City counsel Sebastian Torres, all of the Project Finance & Public Finance practice. Gretchen, Dia, and Sebastian are quoted in the coverage discussing the focus of their practices. The article also quotes Managing Partner and CEO Steve Zubiago and Providence partner and Chief Talent Officer Stacie Collier on how the new partner and counsel classes exemplify NP’s purpose and how these attorneys have blazed their own trails within the firm.

      April 18, 2024
    • The Bond Buyer

      New York City Water back in market with $450 million deal

      This article covers the New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority’s second bond issuance this year—$450 million of fixed-rate second resolution bonds—and mentions NP for serving as bond counsel. The NP team includes New York City Project Finance & Public Finance practice group leader Virginia Wong; Washington, DC PBFN partner Carla Young; and senior counsel Ken Lind, counsel Sebastian Torres and Abbie Olsen, and associate Greg Hom, all of the PBFN practice and New York City office.

      April 15, 2024
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      Leadership Council on Legal Diversity selects three Nixon Peabody attorneys for 2023 programs

      In this press release, Nixon Peabody LLP is pleased to announce that three attorneys have been selected to participate in Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) programs for 2023.

      Feb 9, 2023
    • El Nuevo Dia

      The Highways and Transportation Authority’s adjustment plan goes into effect

      This article, which covers a debt restructuring of the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority outstanding indebtedness, mentions NP as legal advisors on the new indebtedness. The NP team includes Project Finance & Public Finance practice group leader Virginia Wong from New York, Washington, DC partners Mitch Rapaport and Carla Young, Los Angeles partner Angelica Valencia, New York associate Sebastian Torres-Rodriguez, and New York senior paralegals Carolyn Yi-Medina and Patrick McGovern, all of the Project Finance & Public Finance group.

      Dec 7, 2022
    • The Bond Buyer

      Puerto Rico's restructured bonds will be exempt, and provide fresh high-yield liquidity

      This article on Puerto Rico’s restructured general obligation bonds mentions NP for the firm’s determination that the bonds will be tax-exempt. The NP team is comprised of New York City partners Virginia Wong, Ken Lind, and Liz Columbo, and associate Sebastian Torres; Washington, DC partners Mitch Rapaport and Carla Young; and Los Angeles partner Angelica Valencia, all of the Project Finance & Public Finance group.
      March 3, 2022
    • The Bond Buyer

      Santee Cooper approves $1.3 billion tender, exchange bond refunding

      This article on Santee Cooper’s board approving a $1.3 billion tender and exchange bond refunding mentions the firm for serving as disclosure counsel. The NP team representing the South Carolina-owned utility company includes partners Liz Columbo, Virginia Wong, and Barry Rothchild of New York, Mitch Rapaport of Washington, DC, and New York counsel Abigail Olsen and associate Sebastian Torres-Rodriguez, all of the Project Finance & Public Finance group. Washington, DC Corporate partner Lloyd Spencer and Los Angeles Project Finance & Public Finance partner Dan Deaton assisted with the analysis of securities laws related to the tender and exchange.
      Feb 9, 2022

    /Admitted to practice

    New York
    Bar of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

    /Education

    University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, B.A.
    University of Puerto Rico School of Law, J.D.

    /Professional activities

    • Young Professionals in Infrastructure, board member

    /Recognition

    • Selected, through a peer-review survey, for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2025 in the field of Municipal Law; listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch since 2024

    /Languages

    Spanish

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      • Office:+1 212.940.3028
      • vwong@nixonpeabody.com
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