Patrick L. Schmidt

About Patrick L. Schmidt

Patrick Schmidt has diverse experience in corporate, legislative, and policy matters. His principal focus has been on advising companies and governments on the development and financing of transportation, technology, energy and real estate projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. He has substantial experience with sovereign representation, including advising on economic development, tourism, renewable energy, sustainable development, and relations with the U.S. Government. He has advised a Caribbean Government on its transition off fossil fuels, the development and financing of hotels, and the privatization and modernization of its airport, including the issuance of airport revenue bonds and the establishment of U.S. Customs and Border Preclearance. He also has represented foreign and domestic clients on policy matters before the U.S. Congress and Executive Branch. Schmidt is the author and co-author of numerous articles and commentary on topics of international law, commerce and public policy, which have appeared in the following publications: The SAIS Review of International Affairs, The National Interest, Renewable Energy World, The International Lawyer, International Business Lawyer, Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, Der Schweizer Treuhander/L’Expert Comptable Suisse, The Business Link, Law & Policy in International Business, Vanderbilt Law Review, El Cronista Comercial and the Georgetown Journal of International Law. Apart from his legal practice, he has a keen interest in U.S. intellectual history, and has published a book in this field: Harvard\'s Quixotic Pursuit of a New Science: The Rise and Fall of the Department of Social Relations (Rowman & Littlefield 2022). His other academic interests include small island developing states, Cold War scholarship, and internally displaced persons.

Experience

1. Counsel

   Hills Stern Llp

   Dec 2009 — Present · DC, US

   Advise clients on the development of energy, real estate and infrastructure projects, with an emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean. Represent foreign and domestic clients on policy matters before the U.S. Congress and Executive Branch. Hills Stern & Morley LLP is a premier boutique law firm whose attorneys have led over 50 infrastructure finance transactions worldwide in the transportation, power and water sectors, and have advised a wide range of sovereigns and state-owned entities as well as numerous U.S. government agencies and multilateral and bilateral financial institutions on finance and investment matters.

Education

• Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

  MIPP, Western Hemisphere

• Universidad Complutense de Madrid

  Graduate Courses in PhD Program of the Law School, Public International Law

• Georgetown Law

  JD, Law

• Harvard University

  BA, magna cum laude

Skills

• Hotels
• Government
• Public Policy
• Latin America
• Lobbying
• Cross-Border Transactions
• International Law
• Foreign Investment
• Renewable Energy
• Legislative Relations
• Venture Capital
• Sustainable Development
• Private Equity
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Emerging Markets
• Business Strategy
• Strategy
• Due Diligence
• Corporate Law
• Policy Analysis
• Small Island Developing States (Sids)