Santiago is an associate in the Miami office of Hughes Hubbard and Reed and a member of the firm’s Corporate department.
Prior to becoming an associate, Santiago spent time at the firm as a summer associate where his work focused on the Aviation and Latin America practices. Additionally, he was a summer associate in the New York office of a nationally recognized firm working in the firm’s Finance and Real Estate group.
Santiago earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. During his time there, he served as president of both the Latinx Law Students Association and Sports Law Society and was a founding member of the Zell Entrepreneurship Clinic’s Name, Image, and Likeness Program which offers pro bono legal representation to U-M athletes. Prior to law school, Santiago attended Florida International University where he was a member of the FIU Honors College and received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations.
Highlighted Matters
Representation of United Airlines, Inc. in connection with a $1.35 billion public offering of enhanced equipment trust certificates (EETCs) secured by 48 Boeing aircraft.
Representation of United Airlines, Inc. in the amendment and extension of its $5 billion senior secured term loan facility, including partial prepayment to $2.5 billion, and the upsize, amendment and extension of its senior secured revolving credit facility, which was increased to $2.965 billion.
Representation of a nine-bank group led by Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank on a $1.5 billion term loan credit facility to the Vale Base Metals Limited group.
Representation of a club of banks led by Bank of America on a $400M term loan facility to Chedraui.
Representation of a bank club in connection with a $300 million sustainability-linked revolving credit facility for Brazilian energy company Raízen.
Representation of a bank group led by Rabobank, a Dutch multinational banking and financial services company, in connection with a $132 million sustainability-linked export prepayment facility for sugar company Tereos Açúcar e Energia Brasil S.A, the Brazilian subsidiary of global agricultural cooperative conglomerate Tereos.
