International
Arbitration panel in place for Colombia bank claim
UK arbitrator John Beechey has been appointed to chair a US$330 million treaty case brought against Colombia at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) by the former owners of a nationalised bank, as a related International Centre for the Settlement of International Disputes (ICSID) case gets underway.
Pinheiro Neto lands role in ABB’s US$6.4 billion grid sale
Swiss industrial conglomerate ABB has hired Pinheiro Neto Advogados in São Paulo to sell an 80% stake in its global power grid division for US$6.4 billion to Japanese counterpart Hitachi.
International Lawyer of the Year: David Williams
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP’s David Williams built his legal career in Latin America off the back of early exposure to the region, managing to successfully navigate his firm’s Latin American practice through a constantly changing political and economic environment. He is 2018’s recipient of Latin Lawyer’s International Lawyer of the Year Award.
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Latin Lawyer Special Report: M&A and capital markets deal activity
An in-depth look at M&A and IPO transactions in Latin America and the law firms behind them.
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To each their own
It has become a must for major Spanish firms to make a play for Latin America, yet not all agree on the best approach. Vincent Manancourt profiles the strategies of the country's main players
Notes on a scandal
In early 2018, Óscar Centeno, a driver for an ex-official in Argentina’s ministry of public planning, turned over a box of handwritten notebooks to newspaper La Nación. In doing so, he sparked Argentina’s largest ever investigation into graft.
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- Hurdles remain before reps and warranties takes off in LatAm PE
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Insight
Reference
Construction
Chile
Alfonso Reymond Larraín and Rodrigo Riquelme Yanez
Reymond & Cía
Brazil
Fernando Marcondes, Ricardo Medina Salla, Marlon Shigueru Ushiro Ieiri, Adriana Regina Sarra de Deus and Juliana Yumi Shiina Morato
LO Baptista
Guides
The Guide to Corporate Crisis Management - First Edition
Introduction: Effective Crisis Management in Latin America
Sergio J Galvis, Robert J Giuffra Jr and Werner F Ahlers
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Dealing with the Challenges of Political Violence and Crime in Latin America
Jack Devine and Amanda Mattingly
The Arkin Group
Professional notices
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Clifford Chance LLP
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Cuatrecasas
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DLA Piper LLP
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Garrigues
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Greenberg Traurig LLP
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Haynes and Boone LLP
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Hogan Lovells LLP
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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
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Jones Day
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Linklaters
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Maples and Calder
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Norton Rose Fulbright
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
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Proskauer Rose LLP
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Uría Menéndez
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Walkers
These firms have professional notices in the Latin Lawyer 250
LACCA Live 10th Regional São Paulo Meeting 2019
Latin Lawyer 13th Annual Charity Awards Ceremony