Salta becomes sixth Argentine province to restructure debt
DLA Piper LLP in New York and Buenos Aires has helped the province of Salta in northern Argentina reach an agreement with bondholders to restructure US$350 million of foreign debt.
International
Enel Américas gets US$500 million loan in Chile
Winston & Strawn LLP in New York and Chile’s Carey have helped Santiago-headquartered power company Enel Américas obtain a US$500 million loan from a syndicate of banks.
International Lawyer of the Year: Andrew Levine
Before becoming a lawyer – according to Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner Andrew Levine – it can help to first get some real-life experience.
Lifetime Achievement Award: Antonia Stolper
Over nearly three decades, Antonia Stolper – head of Shearman & Sterling LLP’s Latin America affinity group – has made a name for herself as a force of nature in the region’s capital markets space, as well as driving conversations about pro bono and gender diversity. We speak to the winner of Latin Lawyer’s Lifetime Achievement Award, as she steps back from Shearman’s partnership to become of counsel.
Surveys
Pro bono: Clearing the way
As clearing house membership reaches an all-time high, the institutions across the region acting as the go-between for law firms and pro bono projects are reinventing themselves, adapting to the times to provide first-class responses to those most in need. They are plugging gaps, as well as making pro bono networks more inclusive.
Battle of the titans
The UK’s top law firms have long sought to gain ground from New York’s white-shoe elite when it comes to some of the most lucrative work in Latin America: cross-border M&A deals governed under New York law. But establishing a foothold in the upper echelons of the US market – a starting point to winning such transactions – is not easy. What are the UK’s magic circle doing to square up to their US rivals?
Latin America’s oil and gas industry has a bright future, forecast panellists
With the prospect of a covid-19 vaccine on the horizon and renewed investment opportunities on the cards for 2021 and beyond, there may be a turn in the tide for Latin America’s oil and gas industry, predicted panellists at Latin Lawyer Interactive: Oil and Gas.
Professional notices
- Clifford Chance LLP
- Cuatrecasas
- Garrigues
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
- Haynes and Boone LLP
- Hogan Lovells LLP
- Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
- Jones Day
- Linklaters
- Maples Group
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- Proskauer Rose LLP
- Shearman & Sterling LLP
- Uría Menéndez
These firms have professional notices in the Latin Lawyer 250
Events
Nov
19
LACCA Interactive: Virtual Series
Thu, 19th Nov 2020
Dec
03
Latin Lawyer Interactive: Oil and Gas
Thu, 3rd Dec 2020
