Elisa Echavarria

Elisa Echavarria is an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins.

Elisa advises financial institutions, private equity sponsors, asset managers, and corporate issuers on a variety of structured asset-based financing transactions, with a focus on securitization and asset-based financing of non-traditional assets, including:

• Data center lease assets
• Oil and gas assets 
• Affordable housing assets
• Ground lease, easement assets, and other real estate assets 
• Container lease receivables 

Elisa maintains an active pro bono and community-focused practice, representing individuals seeking asylum, with a particular focus on Spanish speakers who face language barriers.

Before joining Latham, Elisa worked in the M&A departments of two leading Colombian law firms and served as in-house counsel at Avianca, Colombia’s flagship airline.

While in law school, Elisa served as Graduate President of the Colombian Student Association and as a Founding Board Member of Columbia Emerging Markets Transactions Practice Association.