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 17th 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 11 May.
The dinner is being held in aid of a select number of the region’s pro bono clearinghouses. More information and tickets are available here.
Congratulations to all those involved in these transactions.
More shortlists will be announced in upcoming briefings.
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Disputes
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Rutas de Lima vs the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima
Counsel to Rutas de Lima
White & Case LLP
Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International
Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados
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GICOM Consorcio and Odebrecht/Andrade Gutierrez vs Santo Antonio Energia
Counsel to GICOM Consorcio
Demarest Advogados
Counsel to GICOM
Latham & Watkins LLP
Counsel to Odebrecht and Andrade Gutierrez
FCDG Ferro Castro Neves Daltro & Gomide Advogados
Correia, Fleury, Gama e Silva Advogados
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Energía Costa Azul vs Shell and Gazprom
Counsel to Energía Costa Azul (ECA)
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Von Wobeser y Sierra SC
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Regulatory
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Pharma buy first to pass phase II of Peru’s new antitrust law
Counsel to Farmacéutica Euroandina
In-house counsel – Connie Univazo
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (Peru)
Counsel to Hersil
Miranda & Amado
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Honeywell US$202 million settlement for foreign bribery scheme
Counsel to Honeywell
Latham & Watkins LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Wielewicki, Maia & Trovo Advogados (WM&T)
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Aegea wins bid in Corsan privatisation
Counsel to Aegea
Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown
Souto Correa Advogados
Counsel to Companhia Riograndense de Saneamento (Corsan)
Lefosse
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Restructuring
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LATAM Airlines exits Chapter 11
Counsel to LATAM Airlines
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Togut, Segal & Segal LLP
Claro & Cía
Demarest Advogados
Brigard Urrutia
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (PBP)
Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados
Counsel to Delta Airlines
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Barros & Errázuriz Abogados
Counsel to Qatar Airways
Alston & Bird LLP
Mattos Filho
Carey
Counsel to the ad hoc group of claimants
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Bofill Escobar Silva Abogados
Coeymans, Edwards, Poblete & Dittborn
Counsel to the ad hoc group of LATAM bondholders
White & Case LLP
Bofill Mir Abogados
Counsel to Bank of America
Paul Hastings LLP
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Counsel to local bondholders and Banco Estado
In-house counsel to Banco Estado - Gabriela Blu and Arturo Corte
Paul Hastings LLP
Garrigues (Chile)
Honorato Delaveau
Gutiérrez, Waugh, Jimeno & Asenjo
Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors
Dechert
Morales & Besa
Counsel to Oaktree Capital Management
White & Case LLP
Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados
ROBALINO
DLA Piper (Chile)
DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán
DLA Piper (Peru)
Counsel to Knighthead Capital Management
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
Counsel to Cueto Group and Eblen Group as shareholders of LATAM
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Cuatrecasas (Chile)
For the exit financing
Counsel to JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados
DLA Piper (Chile)
DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán
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Canadian energy group sells Argentine assets amid Chapter 11
For the acquisition
Counsel to SCC Power and MSU Energy Holding
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Maples Group
Tavarone, Rovelli, Salim & Miani
Counsel to Stoneway Capital
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Bennet Jones LLP
Carey Olsen
Bomchil
For the restructuring
Counsel to Stoneway Capital
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Bennet Jones LLP
Bomchil
Carey Olsen
Counsel to the ad hoc group of bondholders
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Conyers
Counsel to UMB Bank
Perkins Coie LLP
Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen (PAGBAM)
Counsel to TMF Trust Argentina
Marval O'Farrell Mairal
Counsel to the mezzanine financing lenders
Dechert
Goodmans LLP
Walkers
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Brazil’s Constellation completes second restructuring
Counsel to Constellation
White & Case LLP
Ogier
Loyens & Loeff
Galdino & Coelho, Pimenta, Takemi, Ayoub Advogados
Mattos Filho
Counsel to Banco Bradesco
Norton Rose Fulbright
Machado Meyer Advogados
Counsel to ALB Lenders
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Stocche Forbes Advogados
Counsel to LUX Oil & Gas International
BMA Advogados
Counsel to the ad hoc group of bondholders
Milbank
Thomaz Bastos, Waisberg, Kurzweil Advogados
Counsel to the ad hoc group of lenders
Dechert