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Mr. Spiliotes is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. He has over 22 years of experience in international project finance, cross border corporate transactions in emerging markets and domestic general corporate matters. He has particular expertise in the energy, financial services and information technology sectors. Mr. Spiliotes is currently serving as lenders’ or investors’ counsel on projects in Turkey, Qatar, India and Colombia. On the domestic side, he advises clients on commercial credit and receivables transactions, joint ventures, and services contracts and general corporate matters.

Mr. Spiliotes has over 15 years of experience advising clients on national security compliance matters involving U.S. export controls, foreign assets control (sanctions and embargoes) and defense trade controls, including enforcement matters, relating to a broad range of industries, products, and transactions. He has particular expertise in the software, financial services and payment systems areas.

From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Spiliotes served as Chair of Morrison & Foerster's firm-wide Business Department.. He served as firm-wide Managing Partner for Operations from 1997 to 2000 and as Managing Partner of the Washington, D.C. office from 1995 to 1997.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Spiliotes served in the U.S. government as a junior staff member of the National Security Council at the White House in 1979-1981 and in the U.S. Foreign Service as a Special Assistant in the Office of the U.S. Representative to the United Nations in 1981.

Mr. Spiliotes has a B.A., cum laude, from Williams College (1977) and an M.A./Certificate in African Studies (1979) and J.D. (1985) from Columbia University. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (2006 - 2008) as a leader in the field of project finance.

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Representative Matters

Energy Projects - Gas Pipelines. From 2004 to 2006, represent the State of Alaska in negotiations to establish a joint venture with major Alaska North Slope producers to develop a $30 billion pipeline bringing Alaskan gas through Canada to the lower 48 states.

Energy Projects – Turkey and Latin America. Since 1995, represent export credit agency lenders in over $2.5 billion of financings for five power projects in Turkey, providing over 20% of the country's installed electrical capacity. Also, represent export credit agencies in financing power projects in Colombia and Guatemala.

Telecommunications - Afghanistan. Represent developer in $100 million wireless telecommunications corporate joint venture with Afghan Ministry of Communications.