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All the latest news from Latin America, with a focus on fast-growing markets such as Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Peru. Find out which international law firms are opening in these emerging jurisdictions.
By Legal Week | March 27, 2013
A panel of local lawyers at Legal Week's recent Private Client Forum Americas discusses the challenges with wealth management across a very diverse region
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By Gerard Starkey | March 21, 2013
DAC Beachcroft has boosted its international footprint after sealing two associations with firms in Colombia and Malaysia. The Colombia deal with De La Torre & Monroy, which is top-ranked by Chambers and Partners for insurance work in the Southeast Asian country, is an extension of the Botoga-based firm's existing relationship with legacy Davies Arnold Cooper, with which Beachcroft merged in 2011.
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By Alex Newman | December 13, 2012
Hogan Lovells is eyeing up a move into Mexico, as interest from global law firms in the Latin American markets continues to grow. The transatlantic firm confirmed it is considering opening in the country, with all options up for debate including an acquisition, an alliance and a joint venture.
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By Suzi Ring | June 14, 2012
LG has secured an association with a local firm in Brazil, marking its latest move to grow its international footprint ahead of its potential merger with Field Fisher Waterhouse. The firm has entered into a non-exclusive association with Brazilian outfit Motta Fernandes Rocha Advogados (MFRA), with the tie-up giving LG access to a total of 70 local lawyers – including 40 partners – across two offices in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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By Suzi Ring | June 7, 2012
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have taken the lead roles on the $1.7bn (£1.1bn) sale of BG Group's majority holding in Brazilian gas distribution company Comgas. Freshfields led for BG Group with a team fielded by City corporate partner Graham Watson, alongside London managing partner Mark Rawlinson, Amsterdam corporate partner Robert ten Have, tax partner Sarah Falk and Eelco van der Stok.
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By Rose Orlik | May 31, 2012
International law firms could face tougher restrictions in Brazil as the Brazilian Federal Bar Association, Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB), considers drawing up new rules governing alliances between local and international law firms.
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By Rose Orlik | May 17, 2012
Shearman & Sterling and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom are among a raft of firms to have advised on the recent initial public offering (IPO) of BTG Pactual – the first-ever float by a Brazilian investment bank.
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By Rose Orlik | March 8, 2012
Robust insurance and infrastructure sectors are drawing legal advisers to Mexico and Brazil. Rose Orlik reports
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By Legal Week | April 21, 2011
A global M&A boom in South America's largest economy has sparked demand for new legal services. Claudia Farkouh Prado reports
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By Melinda Wallman | August 28, 2023
With all the mergers—or potential mergers—taking place this year, what key factors should lawyers consider when deciding whether to remain at their firm or move on?
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By Amy Guthrie | August 27, 2023
Probes in Latin America's largest economy have snared politicians and executives across the Americas, while yielding lots of work for local and global law firms.
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By Amy Guthrie | August 1, 2023
The region, which is chock-full of family-run companies and increasingly teeming with new technologies, has become fertile ground for private equity and other growth investors.
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By Amy Guthrie | July 24, 2023
The tie-up with a team from Deloitte coincides with growing demand for labor and employment advice in Mexico as more international companies shift production to North America.
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By Dan Roe | July 19, 2023
In a statement, Chief People Officer Salvador Malo said client needs and changing immigration policy guided the firm's decision to delay hiring decisions.
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By Amy Guthrie | July 18, 2023
An Argentine prosecutor has ordered a criminal probe into the actions of Venezuelan security forces stemming from the 2014 deaths of civilians who participated in protests against the regime of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
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By Giselle Gutierrez | July 11, 2023
Two years ago, on July 11, 2021, thousands of Cubans participated in a mass nationwide protest, peacefully demanding that their government adopt basic civil liberties and political freedoms. The scale of the protests caught the Cuban regime by surprise, as it did the rest of the world. But the Cuban regime's response was, unfortunately, not surprising.
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By Michael A. Mora | June 28, 2023
In disqualifying the attorney and his law firm, the federal judge in a 31-page ruling made "one final but important point" on "joint defense agreements in multi-defendant criminal cases."
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By Ross Todd | June 23, 2023
After a six-week remote hearing, a team led by Mike Stenglein, the head of the firm's global construction and engineering disputes practice, also beat back more than $400 million in counterclaims from affiliates of the contractor, Chicago Bridge & Iron.
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By Rafael Gregorin, Gian Carlo Evaso, Juan Pablo Menna, Jorge Salazar-Cebrian and Cristián Bonacic | June 22, 2023
Although the local rules are different and the settlements in the region do not always take into consideration the specifics of each taxpayer, it is possible to negotiate with tax authorities in Latin America. Below we comment on the main aspects of the trend in key jurisdictions such as Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Mexico.
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