Growth mode: Kennedys bolts-on US law capability with local hires and forms fifth LatAm alliance Legal Business Kennedys has made two local partner hires in Miami in a move which will allow the firm to practice US…
DLA builds LatAm presence with Colombia pact as firm hopes to leverage Spanish relationships Legal Business Just three months after sealing its entry into Canada by combining with local firm Davis, DLA Piper has continued its…
Garrigues in Latin America: a step ahead – Javier Ybañez discusses the firm’s international position. Legal Business We would like to think that staying one step ahead is one of Garrigues’ hallmarks – one of our obsessions.…
Staying put: A&O Brazil partner remains at the firm having been set for Paul Hastings Jaishree Kalia Banking partner Bruno Soares, who decided to leave Allen & Overy’s (A&O) Brazil offering to join US firm Paul Hastings and…
International ambitions: Kennedys enters formal association with Chilean boutique Kathryn McCann Insurance specialist Kennedys, which has been boosting its international ties in recent months, has entered into another formal association –…
Guest post: Letter from Sao Paulo – How the Brazilian legal market is shaping up Legal Business Just back from a week of meetings with law firms in Sao Paulo, and a few impressions are worth reporting. First…
Launching in Mexico City: Mayer Brown plans new oil and gas outpost Legal Business Mayer Brown is looking to become the latest law firm to try and capitalise on Mexico’s liberalising economy, chasing oil…
Baker & McKenzie and DLA Piper bet on Mexico’s growing legal market Legal Business DLA combines with local firm while Baker & McKenzie boosts its Mexican office Mexico’s legal market has seen steady growth…
Uría Menéndez takes stake in first major Latin America tie-up Legal Business As Dentons hires IDB’s general counsel in hunt for regional mergers Last month saw leading Iberian law firm Uría Menéndez…
Latam briefing: Garrigues extends local network, foreign players continue push and Brazil leader secures antitrust coup Tim Girven Market developments around the region continue apace: in the Dominican Republic, where the recent tie-up between Squire Saunders and Patton…
Uría Menéndez takes stake in two allies as elite Latam duo agree groundbreaking tie-up Legal Business Iberian leader Uría Menéndez has elevated its offering in Latin America and acquired a 30% stake in the merger of its…
Hogan Lovells ties up with Mexico’s Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa Legal Business Hogan Lovells has made further inroads in Latin America by tying up with leading Mexican firm Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa…
Risk and resilience – a booming insurance industry in Latin America Chris Crowe Bristol-based DAC Beachcroft insurance partner David Pollitt is a regular visitor to Miami. But while tourists may be lured by…
Unleashing talent – highlights from The Legal 500’s Corporate Counsel 100: Latin America Legal Business As Latin America increasingly becomes a global economic force, the role of the in-house lawyer in the region has evolved…
Unleashing talent – highlights from The Legal 500’s Corporate Counsel 100: Latin America Legal Business As Latin America increasingly becomes a global economic force, the role of the in-house lawyer in the region has evolved…
Brazilian hat trick – NRF launches third Latin America office with hire of BP’s Andrew Haynes Sarah Downey Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is to expand its Latin American footprint as it today (19 February) announces the launch of an…
Hogan Lovells expands Latin America footprint with hire of Clifford Chance partner for São Paulo launch Francesca Fanshawe Hogan Lovells has expanded its Latin America offering by launching a second office in Brazil, hiring former Clifford Chance (CC)…
Hogan Lovells expands Latin America footprint with hire of CC partner in Brazil Legal Business Hogan Lovells has expanded its Latin America offering with the launch of its second office in Brazil, with the hire…
As Brazil cools Latam heat – Garrigues moves into Colombia; SJB primes Saudi move Legal Business With Brazil’s economy continuing to disappoint during 2013, there is increasing focus on other economies across Latin America. Moving to…
Latin America pulls in insurance firms as Kennedys launches in Bogota Mark McAteer Following recent news that insurance specialist Kennedys is to merge with Simpson & Marwick in Scotland, the firm announced on…
