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After one year of covid-19, what have we learnt?

After one year of covid-19, what have we learnt?

A year after everything changed, Jaime Fernández Madero of Fernández Madero Consulting says now is the time to set aside old beliefs to fully embrace the new world.

Linklaters promotes LatAm arbitration head to partner

Linklaters promotes LatAm arbitration head to partner

Linklaters has promoted its Latin American arbitration head to partner, strengthening its regional offering in Washington, DC.

Eight firms in US$29 billion Mexico-US-Canada railway merger

Eight firms in US$29 billion Mexico-US-Canada railway merger

Eight international and Mexican law firms have helped Canadian Pacific Railway and US counterpart Kansas City Southern sign a US$29 billion cash and stock merger, creating the first railroad connection between Mexico, the US and Canada.

Machado Meyer steers Caixapar’s final divestment of Banco Pan

Machado Meyer Advogados has helped a division of Brazilian state-owned bank Caixa Econômica Federal divest its remaining stake in Banco Pan for US$660 million.

Lefosse and Spinelli help GOL restructuring take off

Lefosse Advogados has helped Brazilian low-cost airline GOL absorb its loyalty programme business Smiles Fidelidade as part of a corporate restructuring, in a deal worth 2.5 billion reais (US$441 million).

KKR snaps up Mexican assets in US$3.4 billion Sempra deal

Five Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP offices and Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enriquez SC in Mexico City have helped private equity group KKR buy a minority stake in US energy company Sempra’s …

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Ex-White & Case lawyer joins Hernández & Cía as arbitration partner

Ex-White & Case lawyer joins Hernández & Cía as arbitration partner

Peruvian firm Hernández & Cía Abogados has strengthened its arbitration practice by hiring a former international associate of White & …

Morgan Lewis hires LatAm partner from Hunton Andrews Kurth

Morgan Lewis hires LatAm partner from Hunton Andrews Kurth

US law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has added a Latin America-focused insurance partner in Washington, DC by hiring …

Features

Remote connections: finding new clients in a pandemic

Remote connections: finding new clients in a pandemic

During the pandemic law firms have used shiny new marketing tools to keep in touch with clients they can no …

Lifetime Achievement Award: Antonia Stolper

Lifetime Achievement Award: Antonia Stolper

Over nearly three decades, Antonia Stolper – head of Shearman & Sterling LLP’s Latin America affinity group – has made …

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Which law firms were the most popular during the pandemic?

Which law firms were the most popular during the pandemic?

During the pandemic, the support of external counsel has been essential to businesses navigating choppy waters. We present a breakdown …

“Adapt or die”: what companies want from their external counsel

“Adapt or die”: what companies want from their external counsel

The covid-19 pandemic has accelerated certain pre-existing trends around client-law firm relationships, but it has also brought to light the …

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Pro bono 2020

Pro bono 2020

Charting the growth of pro bono across Latin America’s legal markets

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Pro bono: Taking responsibility

Featured in Pro bono 2020

Steps towards greater institutionalisation demonstrate law firms are embedding a culture of pro bono among both their lawyers …

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