Ten LatAm firms confirm role in Nordex US$2 billion triple loan

Firms from across the world – including ten from Latin America – have advised on three loan agreements for global wind turbine manufacturer Nordex, worth a combined 1.66 billion euro (US$1.95 billion).

Several firms help in Chilean food tech investment round

Gunderson Dettmer in San Francisco and Silicon Valley and Baraona Fischer & Cia in Santiago have helped Chilean vegan food technology company NotCo raise US$85 million in its third investment round.

The room where it happens

Law firm participation on behalf of corporates in the discussions that led to the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement is evidence of the unique perspective lawyers bring to the table in interactions between companies and governments. More broadly, law firms advising corporates on government relations can help them promote important policy changes, effectively managing regulatory risk. But there are still obstacles in the way of Latin American law firms making a name for themselves in government advocacy in the same way their US counterparts have.

Giving up the ghost

In shining a spotlight on issues that have been bubbling under the surface for years, the covid-19 pandemic and the pressure it puts on client appetite for costly legal services is a chance for progressive law firms to rethink entirely how they value what they do. In doing so, they can remodel themselves into organisations of the future. Here, we present the second part of our 2020 law firm fees survey.