Several firms in Mexican banking loan

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York and Ritch, Mueller, Heather y Nicolau, SC in Mexico City have helped Credit Suisse lend US$110 million to Mexican bank Crédito Real.

Willkie Farr bolsters LatAm team with Skadden hire

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has hired a corporate and finance lawyer from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as partner, strengthening its Latin America group in Washington, DC.

At a turning point

Brazil’s data protection law comes into force this year. Inspired by the GDPR, its impact will be watched closely by lawmakers around Latin America. We convened a roundtable in Miami with in-house counsel, data privacy officers and private practitioners to share their experiences of data-rich dealmaking and complying with data protection laws in a region where enforcement levels vary greatly.

Managing tension

In government investigations, the interests of companies and their employees sometimes diverge: a company may wish to self-report, whereas individual employees might be less inclined to cooperate.