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]
June 05, 2023 | International Edition
White & Case Taps Miami-Based Partner to Lead Latin America PracticeThe practice encompasses more than 300 lawyers, including dozens based in Mexico City and São Paulo.
By Amy Guthrie
3 minute read
June 05, 2023 | International Edition
Brazil's Mattos Filho Elects M&A Partner to Lead the Firm for 3 YearsPedro Whitaker de Souza Dias, who joined the firm as an associate in 1999, will take on the managing partner role in April 2024.
By Amy Guthrie
3 minute read
June 04, 2023 | International Edition
Near-Shoring Push Promises Growth for Law Firms in MexicoGlobal firms Baker McKenzie and Hogan Lovells are fielding tons of inquiries, although there's plenty of inbound work to go around as manufacturing shifts from Asia back to North America.
By Amy Guthrie
6 minute read
June 01, 2023 | International Edition
Hogan Lovells, Skadden Guide $1.48B Insurance Sale in Latin AmericaGerman financial services company Talanx Group will now be one of the top insurers in the region after acquiring assets in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador from Liberty Mutual Insurance Inc.
By Amy Guthrie
2 minute read
May 18, 2023 | International Edition
Baker McKenzie Adds Tax Partner in Rare Venezuela HireThe global firm is among a handful of international law firms to maintain an office in the troubled South American country, which was once one of the 20 richest countries in the world.
By Amy Guthrie
4 minute read
May 15, 2023 | International Edition
Holland & Knight Absorbs 28-Lawyer Firm in Colombia, Raising Head Count to 70The acquisition makes Holland & Knight one of the largest international law firms in Colombia, and comes on the heels of the firm's April recruitment of 17 lawyers in Mexico.
By Amy Guthrie
3 minute read
May 10, 2023 | International Edition
Dentons Leads Ecuador Debt-for-Nature Swap Aimed at Marine Conservation Near GalapagosThe transaction, which also involved teams of lawyers from Clifford Chance, Baker McKenzie and others, is expected to generate $1.126 billion in savings for Ecuador and $323 million to finance conservation activities around the Galápagos Islands, home to nearly 3,000 marine species—20% of which are found nowhere else on Earth.
By Amy Guthrie
4 minute read
May 08, 2023 | International Edition
Peru's Estudio Muñiz Loses Head of IP and Life Sciences Practice to Local BoutiqueMarta Fernández Pepper will lead the IP and life sciences practice at Diez Canseco Abogados, leaving behind a firm she has worked at for nearly three decades.
By Amy Guthrie
1 minute read
May 02, 2023 | International Edition
Spain's ECIJA Rolls Out Advisory Offering in Mexico and Elsewhere in Latin AmericaThe business seeks to offer a more comprehensive service to legal clients in need of financial, accounting and other guidance.
By Amy Guthrie
2 minute read
April 27, 2023 | International Edition
DLA Piper Adds US-based Finance Muscle With Latin America ExpertiseThe firm has recruited partners from McDermott Will & Emery and Allen & Overy in a bid to guide more financings in Latin America and elsewhere.
By Amy Guthrie
3 minute read
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