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Featured in Who Represents Latin America's Biggest Banks?

Amidst the boom of sustainability-linked issuances in Latin America, LACCA speaks to the team at Banco do Brasil about the work that went into the company’s first ever social bond issuance and why it’s important for financial institutions to be at the forefront of ESG initiatives.

19 April 2022

Featured in Who represents Latin America's biggest companies 2021?

In its landmark annual research into which law firms advise Latin America’s largest 100 corporates, as ranked by revenue, LACCA presents the companies that make up our top 100, as well as their preferred external counsel.

11 April 2022

Featured in Who represents Latin America's biggest companies 2021?

There is certainly no “one-size fits all” when it comes to hiring legal services, but a fundamental shift in business interactions resulting from the pandemic has led many GCs to value fast, frequent and efficient communication as much as expertise.

11 April 2022

Featured in Who represents Latin America's biggest companies 2021?

Going the extra mile to meet client needs is paramount, but law firms gaining and maintaining an edge over the competition in Latin America’s bustling legal sector are those that are showing a true commitment to diversity, according to the region’s leading GCs.

11 April 2022

As left-wing President Gabriel Boric takes office in Santiago, Chilean law firms are keeping a close eye on his packed reform agenda which is expected to boost the need for labour, tax, mining and ESG-related legal advice.

31 March 2022

Covid-19, political instability and rising levels of impunity all contributed to the region’s anti-corruption efforts grounding to a halt in 2021, according to the latest Transparency International report.

21 February 2022

Latin Lawyer has recorded an astonishing 93% increase in end-of-year partner promotions at Latin American law firms, while the share of women partner appointments also increased compared to last year’s figures.

16 February 2022

Featured in Pro bono 2021

Quédate en casa (“Stay at home”) was the universal slogan echoed by Latin American governments when the covid-19 pandemic erupted in 2020. However, as one United Nations report puts it, the phrase Quédate en casa … si puedes pagarlo (“Stay at home, if you can afford it”) was more befitting a region where millions had no choice but to leave their house or risk freefalling into extreme poverty.

05 February 2022

Featured in Pro bono 2021

The responsibility of making justice more accessible in Latin America weighs heavier than ever on the shoulders of lawyers in the region, and law firms have risen to that challenge. Practitioners are now engaging with pro bono matters more than ever and firms’ efforts to institutionalise pro bono services are delivering results beyond expectations. We present key trends from this year’s Latin Lawyer-Vance Center Pro Bono Survey.

04 February 2022

Featured in Pro bono 2021

Stocche Forbes has provided pro bono legal advice to the São Paulo state government on a project involving Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac to build a factory in Brazil’s most populous city to produce the CoronaVac vaccine. Latin Lawyer spoke to partner Wilson Mello about the firm’s work on the project and the challenges the team encountered.

27 January 2022