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]
January 29, 2024 | International Edition
Jones Day Appoints New Partner-in-Charge of Mexico City OfficeTax partner Rodrigo Gómez Ballina takes the reins from Manuel Romano, who will continue to serve clients from the firm's financial markets practice.
By Amy Guthrie
2 minute read
January 20, 2024 | International Edition
Latin America-Focused Lawyer Rejoins Greenberg Traurig in WashingtonThe return of Irwin Altschuler reinforces the practice's capabilities in Mexico, in particular, after a January hire in Mexico City.
By Amy Guthrie
2 minute read
January 16, 2024 | International Edition
Brazil's Overwhelmed Judiciary, Desperate for Help, Turns to Artificial IntelligenceDozens of programs have been rolled out across Brazil's courts as innovators attempt to advance justice in one of the world's most-clogged legal systems.
By Amy Guthrie
5 minute read
January 11, 2024 | International Edition
Greenberg Traurig, DLA Piper Hire Top Local Talent in Mexico; Haynes and Boone Names New Mexico City Administrative PartnerU.S. law firms are scooping up seasoned practitioners in Mexico as nearshoring enthusiasm continues to channel work into the country.
By Amy Guthrie
3 minute read
January 08, 2024 | International Edition
Sullivan & Cromwell Led 2023 M&A Activity in Latin AmericaThe New York-based firm also ranked high in the Caribbean in what was a slow year globally for cross-border transactions.
By Amy Guthrie
2 minute read
January 08, 2024 | International Edition
'The Lawyers for Mexico': How Cleary Built and Sustained a Decadeslong Relationship With Latin America's Second-Largest EconomyJorge Juantorena, head of the Latin America practice at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, details how the New York-based firm has secured and nurtured its role as a key adviser to several Latin American governments over the decades.
By Amy Guthrie
5 minute read
December 22, 2023 | International Edition
Dentons Advises Venezuelan State Oil Company After Lift of US SanctionsThe South American country has rushed to revive agreements, including a joint venture with Spain's Repsol, in an attempt to jump-start its stalled oil industry.
By Amy Guthrie
2 minute read
December 21, 2023 | International Edition
Peruvian Tax Law Boutique Opens Office in SpainZuzunaga & Assereto Abogados has launched an outpost in Barcelona—its first outside Peru.
By Amy Guthrie
2 minute read
December 14, 2023 | International Edition
Colombia Attempts to Toss Case Over $20 Billion in Sunken TreasureArbitrators must decide whether treasure hunters have rights to a potential bounty of gold, silver and gems from a Spanish galleon that sank off the coast of Cartagena more than three centuries ago.
By Amy Guthrie
3 minute read
December 13, 2023 | International Edition
US Law Firms Clinch $4.8B Debt Restructuring for Brazilian Miner SamarcoThe joint venture between Brazil's Vale and BHP has required extensive assistance from Cleary Gottlieb, Davis Polk, Sullivan & Cromwell, Norton Rose and more than a dozen Brazilian law firms in the wake of a devastating tailings dam collapse in 2015.
By Amy Guthrie
3 minute read
Trending Stories