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Ultragaz goes greener with Brazilian energy buy

Mattos Filho has helped Brazil’s Ultragaz enter the compressed natural gas (CNG) market by buying local business NEOgás for 165 million reais (US$32 million).

09 December 2022

Latin Lawyer Diversity Survey: a look at the results

Latin Lawyer’s latest research shows that while the majority of lawyers are largely satisfied with the level of diversity at their law firms, the glass ceiling remains an undeniable truth for female practitioners when it comes to reaching the senior ranks, and black and indigenous lawyers continue to be heavily underrepresented across Latin America.

05 December 2022

Deal Tracker: Which were the busiest firms in Q1&2 2022?

Law firms in Latin America were busy at work in the first half of 2022, despite global economic challenges. Latin Lawyer's Deal Tracker Report reveals which firms did the most deals across the region.

23 November 2022

Who are LACCA’s Thought Leaders 2023?

LACCA members have cast their votes. We take a look at which private practice lawyers have been identified as leaders in their field by Latin America’s in-house community.

03 November 2022

KPMG expands ESG offering in Brazil with consultancy buy

TozziniFreire Advogados has helped Brazilian environmental, social and governance (ESG) consultancy Resultante sell its business to KPMG.

03 November 2022

Who is in LACCA Approved 2023?

The Latin American Corporate Counsel Association has released the latest edition of LACCA Approved. Read on to find out who Latin America’s leading private practitioners are and which law firms received the most votes.

01 November 2022

French chemicals business Safic-Alcan enters South America

Gasparini, Nogueira de Lima e Barbosa Advogados has helped French chemicals group Safic-Alcan enter South America by purchasing two Brazilian counterparts in separate deals.

28 October 2022

Brazil hardens stance on cookie regulations

Brazil’s data regulator has brought the country closer to European cookie standards, but has appeared not to completely rule out the use of legitimate interest for non-essential cookies.

26 October 2022

Anti-corruption lawyers meet for investigations summit in São Paulo

Legal practitioners from across Latin America and the US have returned to São Paulo for Latin Lawyer and Global Investigations Review’s 10th anti-corruption conference, which highlighted the progress made throughout the region in fighting white-collar crime and the importance of cross-border cooperation.

20 October 2022

TozziniFreire and DDSA in US$92 million Brazilian forestry purchase

TozziniFreire Advogados has helped Brazilian alloys producer Rima Industrial acquire local forestry company Norflor for US$92 million.

20 October 2022