Work Area: Arbitration

The Dominican Republic says it has defeated a treaty claim brought by a Spanish investor over a bus lease contract, with a tribunal concluding it was an abuse of process.

14 October 2021

Brazilian Highly Recommended firm KLA Advogados has bolstered its tax, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and wealth management groups by promoting eight senior associates to partner.

13 October 2021

Brazilian firm Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados has strengthened its dispute resolution practice by promoting a new partner.

08 October 2021

Allen & Overy LLP has appointed its second Latin America-focused partner in less than a month by hiring arbitration practitioner Gaela Gehring Flores from Arnold & Porter.

30 September 2021

A Belgium-based provider of personal hygiene products has agreed to settle an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) claim against a Brazilian pharmaceuticals group over a €300 million (US$353 million) acquisition.

24 September 2021

Mexico says it has defeated an investment treaty claim for more than US$120 million brought by France's Eutelsat over the reservation of satellite capacity for use by the state.

22 September 2021

US company Live Nation Entertainment has hired Mexico’s Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, SC to resume its purchase of a controlling stake in OCESA Entretenimiento, a leading concert promoter in Latin America, from media groups Televisa and CIE, for 8.8 billion Mexican pesos (US$444 million).

20 September 2021

A divided International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) tribunal has found Colombia liable in a US$700 million claim brought by a Canadian mining company that was deprived of its right to operate within an environmental preservation zone.

17 September 2021

Global law firm Dentons has hired a former Harneys partner to lead its office in the British Virgin Islands, bringing Latin American experience to the role.

15 September 2021

A subsidiary of US oil services giant Halliburton has brought an United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) claim against Ecuador’s national oil company.

10 September 2021