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Holland & Knight and Thompson & Knight finalise merger

US law firms Holland & Knight LLP and Thompson & Knight LLP have completed their tie-up – a move that substantially boosts the combined firm’s presence in Mexico.

KKR and Telefónica set up Colombian fibre optic project

US investor KKR has hired Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Houston and Gómez-Pinzón in Bogotá to pay US$500 million for a majority stake in Telefónica Colombia’s fibre optic network, through which the two companies will establish the country’s first wholesale digital infrastructure venture.

Mayer Brown hires White & Case partner in Mexico

A banking and finance partner of White & Case SC has left the firm for Mayer Brown LLP’s office in Mexico City.

Several firms in Petrobras-Chevron sale of Papa-Terra oil field

Brazilian law firms Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira, Agel Advogados and Campos Mello Advogados have helped Canadian energy company MTI and local counterpart 3R Petroleum, respectively, acquire a deep-water oil field from Petrobras …

Court rules in favour of WhatsApp in bulk messaging lawsuit

A São Paulo court has ruled in favour of US messaging platform WhatsApp in a lawsuit against Brazilian advertising company Yacows, with a decision that prevents the latter company from sending bulk …

Agribusiness IPO misses target in Brazil

Milbank in São Paulo and New York and Machado Meyer Advogados in São Paulo has helped Brazilian company AgroGalaxy raise 350 million reais (US$67 million) in an initial public offering on the …

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Felsberg boosts insolvency finance capabilities with KLA hire

Felsberg Advogados has hired a partner from fellow Latin Lawyer 250 firm KLA Advogados, strengthening its banking and capital markets …

Souto Correa hires transactional partner from Lefosse

Brazilian firm Souto Correa Advogados has bolstered its corporate and capital markets group by hiring a partner from Lefosse Advogados.

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Revisit Latin Lawyer and GIR’s Anti-Corruption & Investigations Mexico conference

The Anti-Corruption Investigations Mexico conference hosted by Latin Lawyer and its sister publication Global Investigations Review is now available to …