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Thompson & Knight hires from Iberdrola to boost Mexico energy practice
19 June 2019
Thompson & Knight LLP’s Mexico City office has hired the local legal head of energy group Iberdrola as its new senior counsel.
Senior disputes partner leaves Mexico’s Von Wobeser to found boutique
14 June 2019
Marco Tulio Venegas, founding partner of Von Wobeser y Sierra SC’s litigation and arbitration department, has left the firm after 25 years of service to establish a litigation boutique.
Mexican steelmaker gets refinancing
12 June 2019
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in New York and Ritch, Mueller, Heather y Nicolau, SC have helped steel company Altos Hornos de México obtain a US$575 million loan.
White & Case steers loan to credit provider in Mexico
12 June 2019
White & Case LLP in New York and Mexico City has helped credit provider Bayport obtain a loan worth 1.5 billion Mexican pesos (US$78 million).
Mexico to tackle corruption with "all the strength” of the state
10 June 2019
The chief legal adviser to the Mexican president has said the country will prosecute historical cases and enforce anti-corruption laws after years of inaction.
Mexico's antitrust regulator blocks Walmart/Cornershop deal
10 June 2019
Mexico’s competition authority has rejected Walmart’s proposed acquisition of an online grocery delivery company, in the agency’s first-ever review of a digital platform tie-up.
Pacific Alliance firms launch fintech network
07 June 2019
Five Pacific Alliance law firms specialising in the fintech industry have launched a referral network to coordinate cross-border advice to clients from the sector.
Sweden’s IKEA to enter mainland Latin America with store in Mexico
06 June 2019
Swedish furniture retailer IKEA has hired Sánchez Devanny to incorporate a company in Mexico and open its first mainland Latin American retail store in 2020.
Strategic advisor for Venezuelan opposition to keynote LL-GRR restructuring summit
05 June 2019
Lee Buchheit, former Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP partner and newly appointed strategic advisor to the Venezuelan opposition, will deliver the keynote at Latin Lawyer - GRR 4th Annual Restructuring Summit, which will be held on 11 July at Paul Hasting LLP’s office in New York.
SAAM buys out Boskalis in tugging venture
05 June 2019
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Demarest Advogados and Basham, Ringe y Correa, SC have helped Chilean maritime logistics company SAAM acquire Dutch counterpart Boskalis’ stake in a joint venture for US$200 million.