Amy Guthrie

November 04, 2024 | International Edition

The Bahia Emerald, a 752-pound stone smuggled to the U.S. more than a decade ago, is expected to soon return to Brazil.

By Amy Guthrie

4 minute read

November 03, 2024 | International Edition

The office launched in 2015 with ambitions of tapping into the opening of Mexico's oil and gas sector to private investment; those plans fizzled when energy nationalist Andrés Manuel López Obrador became president of Mexico three years later.

By Amy Guthrie

4 minute read

October 31, 2024 | Daily Business Review

"A lot of the clients are saying, 'Do me a favor and meet me in Miami,'" said Michael Silva, head of the Miami Tax practice and co-head of the Latin America practice at McDermott Will & Emery.

By Amy Guthrie

5 minute read

October 30, 2024 | International Edition

The additions come as international companies seek guidance on regulatory, legislative and political matters in an increasingly complex and competitive environment.

By Amy Guthrie

3 minute read

October 21, 2024 | International Edition

The long-awaited trial, fueled by litigation funding, kicked off with accusations that global mining giant BHP knew that an excessive amount of toxic sludge was being held in a dam that burst in 2015, killing 19 and contaminating communities in southeastern Brazil. Plaintiffs are asking for £36B (US$46.7 billion) in damages.

By Amy Guthrie

3 minute read

October 18, 2024 | International Edition

The trans-Atlantic firm is building out a team of top-shelf arbitration practitioners in tandem with a competitive rate structure for disputes work.

By Amy Guthrie

2 minute read

October 17, 2024 | International Edition

International Metal Supply Holding says the Guatemalan government has refused to renew the export license for its Mayaniquel nickel operations, which were cleared from OFAC sanctions in January.

By Amy Guthrie

3 minute read

October 16, 2024 | International Edition

The judgment secured by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan orders Argentina to pay investors slighted by a change in methodology for calculating the South American country's gross domestic product.

By Amy Guthrie

3 minute read

October 14, 2024 | International Edition

The Spanish law firm continues its rapid expansion with the integration of Lima-based Berninzon & Benavides Abogados.

By Amy Guthrie | Alex D'Elia

3 minute read

October 07, 2024 | International Edition

One year after turmoil in the Middle East erupted following the Hamas attack in Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, law firms across the region have continued to function. But the cost of war has taken its toll.

By Amy Guthrie | Dario Sabaghi | Lisa Shuchman

8 minute read