Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the addition of partner Andrea Dinamarco to its global Financial Services Practice. She joins the firm from Reed Smith and previously served as corporate counsel at Tesla, supporting the CFO and global finance teams, and was lead counsel for international treasury operations at GM Financial.

“Andrea is a versatile practitioner with an international practice who brings valuable insights from her experience working in-house. We are delighted she is joining our team,” said James Barresi, global leader of the Financial Services.

Ms. Dinamarco supports clients on complex corporate finance transactions in new markets and/or asset classes. Her experience includes advising business teams on full-cycle corporate finance transactions in the energy, technology and auto industries, including consumer and commercial equipment loans and leases, tax equity and structured fund finance, asset-backed credit facilities and securitizations. She also advises various global clients on crypto related finance transactions.

Atlanta Managing Partner Petrina Hall McDaniel added, “Atlanta is a growth market for our firm, and we are delighted to welcome Andrea to our growing, full-service team.”

Since launching five years ago, Squire Patton Boggs’ Atlanta office has successfully grown to nearly 30 lawyers and has been recognized as one of the fastest growing law firms by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

“Squire Patton Boggs has a strong global presence and reputation of providing valuable insight in law, business and government, and the firm is known as one of the top international law firms doing business in Latin America,” said Ms. Dinamarco. “I am excited to join Squire’s talented global team of professionals in the Financial Services Practice, assisting clients across various geographies and industries.”

Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, Ms. Dinamarco previously practiced law in São Paulo, Brazil, with a focus on the Latin America market. She earned her JD from Duke University School of Law, and her BA from Duke University.