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Deal of the Year: the shortlists for disputes, regulatory and restructuring

Latin Lawyer is delighted to announce the deals shortlisted for the disputes, regulatory and restructuring categories of our 17th annual Deal of the Year Awards.

22 February 2023

BNDES transforms area of Rio into cultural hub

Demarest Advogados has helped Brazilian development bank BNDES and a consortium of sports companies win a bid to develop a disused arena in Rio de Janeiro into a cultural and academic hub.

20 February 2023

Cuatrecasas hires from Chile’s electricity regulator

Cuatrecasas (Chile) has strengthened its energy practice by recruiting the head of the local Superintendency of Electricity and Fuels (SEC) as partner.

31 January 2023

Nader Hayaux lands airport security bid in Mexico

Nader, Hayaux & Goebel has helped a four-company consortium enter into a US$40 million agreement with the Mexican Ministry of Defence to provide airport security services to the Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Ángeles (AIFA).

23 January 2023

Minas Gerais railway privatisation calls on Tauil & Chequer

Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown has helped state-owned development bank BNDES structure the privatisation of Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos (CBTU), a company that held the concession of the public railway transport in Minas Gerais.

20 January 2023

Uber to operate freely in Quintana Roo thanks to Greenberg

Greenberg Traurig SC has helped Uber obtain a favourable ruling that allows the ride-sharing app to operate without restrictions in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.

19 January 2023

Consortium snaps up more Brazilian oil assets

Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown and Demarest Advogados have helped a consortium of oil companies win a US$400 million stake in Agua Marinha, one of Brazil’s key oil fields.

18 January 2023

Canadian copper company inks investment with Ecuador

Bustamante Fabara has helped Canadian copper company Solaris Resources and its Ecuadorean subsidiary invest US$42 million in a local mining project.

13 January 2023

Tauil & Chequer advises Aegea on waste treatment privatisation

Brazil’s largest privately held sanitation company Aegea has hired Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown to place a 1.4 billion reais (US$264 million) winning bid for the concession of waste treatment services in the northern state of Ceará.

13 January 2023

Dentons and Deloitte join forces for fintech service in Chile

Dentons (Chile) has entered an alliance with professional services group Deloitte to boost its regulatory law and risk advice to fintech companies, shortly before it promoted an associate to its partnership.

10 January 2023

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