Deal of the Year: the shortlists for disputes, regulatory and restructuring
Latin Lawyer is delighted to announce the deals shortlisted for the disputes, regulatory and restructuring categories of our 16th annual Deal of the Year Awards.
Listed below are the three deals that have been shortlisted in each category.
The winners will be announced on the night of our charity awards ceremony at the Hotel Unique in São Paulo on Thursday 5 May.
The dinner is being held in aid of three of the region’s pro bono clearinghouses. More information and tickets are available here.
Congratulations to all those involved in these transactions.
The shortlists for all other categories can be found here.
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Disputes
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Facebook wins landmark Brazilian internet privacy case
Counsel to Facebook
TozziniFreire Advogados
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Colombia defeats billion-dollar ICSID claim by América Móvil
Counsel to Colombia
Dechert
Counsel to América Móvil
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Aziz & Kaye
Lloreda Camacho & Co
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Aenza agrees plea deal with Peruvian authorities
Counsel to Aenza
In-house counsel - Renzo Arbocco, Daniel Urbina and Ana Ferrucci
Hernández & Cía
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Regulatory
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Brazil raises US$8.5 billion in Latin America’s largest 5G auction
Counsel to TIM Brasil
Mundie e Advogados
Counsel to Claro Brasil
Maciel Rocha Advogados
Counsel to Telefónica Brasil
Pereira Neto | Macedo Advogados
Rolim, Viotti, Goulart, Cardoso Advogados
Counsel to Algar Telecom
Demarest Advogados
Counsel to Winity Telecom
Lefosse
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Counsel to Highline
Stocche Forbes
Counsel to Unifique Telecomunicações
Felsberg Advogados
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Covid-19 vaccination gains licensing agreements in Brazil
Counsel to AstraZeneca
Trench Rossi Watanabe
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IRSA gets approval for Buenos Aires urban development project
Counsel to IRSA
Zang, Bergel & Viñes Abogados
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Restructuring
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Avianca emerges from Chapter 11 process
Counsel to Avianca
In-house counsel - Richard Galindo, Diana Rivas, Natalia Gutierrez de Larrauri, Catalina Perdomo, Juan Esteban, Pamela Rodriguez and Maria Marquez
Milbank
Smith Gambrell & Russell
BLP (Costa Rica)
BLP (El Salvador)
BLP (Guatemala)
BLP (Honduras)
Gómez-Pinzón
Jones Day (Mexico)
Morgan & Morgan
Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados
Urdaneta Vélez Pearl & Abdallah Abogados
Counsel to Glas Americas
Perkins Coie LLP
Aguilar Castillo Love (Costa Rica)
Aguilar Castillo Love (El Salvador)
Alta Melara & Asociados
Alta QIL+4 Abogados
Galicia Abogados
Guyer & Regules
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (Chile)
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (Colombia)
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (Peru)
Stocche Forbes
Higgs & Johnson
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Counsel to Advent International Colombia
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Counsel to Citibank, Grupo Aval and GE Capital Aviation Services
Latham & Watkins LLP
Counsel to Grupo Aval and Banco de Bogotá
DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán
Counsel to Crédit Agricole CIB and Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (New York Branch)
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Counsel to USAVflow
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
Counsel to USAV secured lenders
White & Case LLP
Hinckley Allen & Snyder
Counsel to US Bank National Association
Dorsey & Whitney
Counsel to Grupo Aval
Latham & Watkins LLP
Counsel to Ad Hoc Group of 2023 Noteholders
Paul Hastings LLP
Dechert
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Counsel to Kingsland Holdings
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Counsel to Ad hoc group of investors
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Counsel to JP Morgan
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Counsel to Indenture trustee and DIP Agent
Pryor Cashman LLP
Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors of Avianca Holdings
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Morrison & Foerster LLP
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Chilean car importer completes pre-packaged Chapter 11
Counsel to Automoteres Gildemeister
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Cariola, Díez, Pérez-Cotapos
EY Law (Costa Rica)
Hughes & Hughes
Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas
Veirano Advogados
Counsel to the ad hoc group of consenting noteholders
Dechert
Alta Batalla
Ferrere (Uruguay)
Hernández & Cía
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Prieto
Counsel to TMF
Ross PLLC
Aguilar Castillo Love (Costa Rica)
Baraona Marshall & Cia
De Bracamonte Haaker & Castellares
Guyer & Regules
Ramos e Zuanon Advogados
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Raízen and Biosev finalise tie-up with US$1.3 billion restructuring
Counsel to Biosev, Hédera and the Louis Dreyfus Company
Norton Rose Fulbright
FLH Advogados
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Counsel to Banco BNP Paribas, Banco Bradesco, Banco BTG Pactual, Banco do Brasil, Banco Santander, Banco Votorantim, Itaú Unibanco, ING Bank and Cooperatieve Rabobank
White & Case LLP
Pinheiro Guimarães
Loyens & Loeff
Counsel to ABN Amro Bank, Cooperatieve Rabobank, ING Bank, Crédit Agricole, Natixis andSociété Générale
Mayer Brown LLP
Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown
Counsel to TMF
Mayer Brown LLP
Pinheiro Guimarães
Loyens & Loeff
Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law