Vitol adds fuel to Brazil’s downstream sector with petrol station buy

BMA - Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão in São Paulo has helped Dutch energy trader Vitol acquire a 50% stake in Brazil’s sixth-biggest petrol station owner, Grupo Dislub Equador (GDE).

Paul Hastings lawyer joins former teammate at Vinson & Elkins

Vinson & Elkins LLP has hired a Latin America-focused arbitration associate as counsel from Paul Hastings LLP’s New York office.

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Features

Catching El Peje: what lawyers expect from AMLO's presidency

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is popularly known as El Peje because of his Tabasqueño accent. The nickname comes from pejelagarto (literally, fishlizard), an alligator-like fish from his native Tabasco. Much like his freshwater namesake, it’s hard to pin down what he is, so Latin Lawyer asked some of Mexico’s top lawyers for help.

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Surveys

Exposing the gap

For the past two years, many UK law firms have been compelled to publicly disclose the difference between what they pay male and female lawyers. Gender pay gap reporting can be a blunt instrument, but acknowledging a problem is the first step to solving it. We consider the implications for Latin America’s legal market.

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Strategy & management

Lifetime Achievement Award: Ronaldo Veirano

One of this year’s winners of Latin Lawyer’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Ronaldo Veirano, built his eponymous firm into a leading legal institution in Brazil. He reflects on his journey to become one of Brazil’s sharpest and most respected legal minds.

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Conference coverage

Mexico and Pemex close to further downgrades, say rating agencies at LL conference

In June, Fitch downgraded Mexico’s sovereign debt to near junk status. Behind the decision was Pemex’s US$106 billion debt pile and the dire financial...

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