Amy Guthrie

Amy Guthrie

Amy Guthrie is Law.com International's Latin America correspondent, based in Mexico City. She covers legal and business issues, including law firms, in-house counsel, and regulatory matters across Latin America. She can be reached at [email protected]

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May 09, 2024 | International Edition

Florida Bar Accuses Kennedys LatAm Partners of Practicing Without a State License

The Florida kerfuffle arose because Kennedys described the three partners as being part of the firm's Miami-based practice for Latin America and the Caribbean yet none of them is licensed to practice law in the Sunshine State.

By Amy Guthrie

4 minute read

March 26, 2024 | International Edition

Federal Court in Arizona Allows Mexico's Case Against US Gun Dealers to Proceed

The federal gun industry shield law should not keep the suit from moving forward, U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary Márquez ruled. 

By Amy Guthrie

3 minute read

February 22, 2024 | International Edition

Shearman Lateral Hire Rides Latin America Capital Markets Wave 

Facing depleted ranks, Shearman & Sterling's storied Latin America practice convinced a former counsel to return—and business is booming.

By Amy Guthrie

3 minute read

February 21, 2024 | International Edition

US Firms Benefit as Latin America Capital Markets Activity Roars Back

Cleary Gottlieb, Davis Polk, Shearman and Simpson Thacher are among the firms busy advising the region's state and corporate issuers as market conditions welcome debt and even some equity offerings.

By Amy Guthrie

4 minute read

October 04, 2023 | International Edition

Haynes and Boone Grabs Mexico City Finance Partner From Baker McKenzie

The hiring of Diego Sánchez complements recent promotions and a move into a new office in the Mexican capital as the Texas-founded Am Law 100 firm bets big on Mexico.

By Amy Guthrie

2 minute read

April 09, 2023 | International Edition

Last Living Nuremberg Trials Prosecutor Dies at 103

Benjamin Ferencz, the first prosecutor to use the term "genocide" in a court of law, fought tirelessly for peace and accountability in the years after he secured guilty verdicts against 22 high-ranking Nazi officials for murders committed during World War II.

By Amy Guthrie

3 minute read

April 04, 2023 | International Edition

Litigation Funding Helps Secure Major Win in Long-Standing Dispute With Argentina

Burford Capital could see a payout in the billions of U.S. dollars after backing a moonshot case for investors burned by Argentina's nationalization of oil company YPF.

By Amy Guthrie

3 minute read

March 16, 2023 | International Edition

King & Spalding, Clifford Chance Advise on SPAC Merger in Mexico

Mexican firms Nader, Hayaux & Goebel and Galicia Abogados are also advised on the offering for Murano Hospitality Group, a developer of hotels and industrial parks that was valued at $810 million.

By Amy Guthrie

2 minute read

March 07, 2023 | International Edition

Chilean Corporate Counsel Power Hitters Start Network for Female Lawyers

Abogadas In House Chile has grown exponentially in just six months as the organization fills a deep need for female corporate counsel to connect and support each other in the South American country.

By Amy Guthrie

5 minute read

January 17, 2023 | International Edition

Greenberg Traurig Clinches Significant Win for Uber in Mexico

The ruling allowing Uber to operate in the state of Quintana Roo, home to the Caribbean tourist juggernaut Cancún, paves the way for Uber to potentially service other reluctant adopters in the Mexican market.

By Amy Guthrie

3 minute read