Cynthia Urda Kassis is a senior partner in Shearman & Sterling's Project Development & Finance Practice. She represents U.S. and non-U.S. corporations/financial institutions as sponsors, borrowers and lenders in project development and finance matters, general finance transactions and joint venture transactions worldwide. She has extensive experience in the energy, infrastructure, mining and general manufacturing industries, as well as in power and infrastructure restructurings. She is ranked a leading lawyer in project finance by Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Chambers Latin America, IFLR 1000, Legal 500, PLC Which Lawyer?, Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers in Project Finance, The International Who's Who of Project Finance Lawyers and The International Who's Who of Mining Lawyers. She was also named "Projects/Energy Lawyer of the Year" (2011) by Chambers USA and "Dealmaker of the Year" (2008) by The American Lawyer.
Education
American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., 1984
University of Notre Dame, M.A., 1981
University of Virginia, B.A., 1980
Bar Admissions/Qualifications
New York
Professional Affiliations and Business Activities
Trustee-at-Large, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation