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 matter

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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 

Norton Rose Fulbright

Togut, Segal & Segal LLP 

Claro & Cía 

Demarest Advogados 

Machado Meyer 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 Salcedo and Arturo Corte Eterovic

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) 

Counsel to Columbus Hill Capital Management  

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP  

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

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