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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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June 10, 2024 | International Edition

US Jury Finds Chiquita Liable for Colombia Terror Deaths

Jurors award $38.3 million to families of eight Colombians who were murdered by death squads that the banana grower paid to protect its business in the South American country.

By Amy Guthrie

4 minute read

June 07, 2024 | International Edition

US Jury Weighs Chiquita Case Linked to Terrorist Financing

Jurors are expected to start deliberating Friday in a class-action case sparked decades ago by the banana grower's self-report of payments to a Colombian terrorist group.

By Amy Guthrie

4 minute read

June 05, 2024 | International Edition

Willkie Farr Elevates Partner to Latin America Practice Chair

Brazilian Anna Martini Pereira takes over from Maria-Leticia Ossa Daza, who departed to launch a Latin America practice at Paul Weiss. 

By Amy Guthrie

2 minute read

June 03, 2024 | International Edition

Mexicans Elect Ruling Party Candidate for the Presidency in Consolidation of Power

Claudia Sheinbaum has vowed to continue with the agenda of the Morena party, prompting concern by investors and their legal advisers who have not found the policies business-friendly, and who fear they will further erode checks and balances and weaken the country's judiciary.

By Amy Guthrie

5 minute read

May 30, 2024 | International Edition

Brazil's Mattos Filho Posts Steady Revenue in 2023

Dry capital markets and accounting scandals slowed activity in Latin America's largest economy last year.

By Amy Guthrie

2 minute read

May 30, 2024 | International Edition

Rule of Law in Focus Ahead of Mexico Elections

The stakes are high as Mexicans head to the polls Sunday to elect their next president and to replenish both houses of Congress. Lawyers are worried that the result could discourage investment and threaten the judiciary.

By Amy Guthrie

3 minute read

May 29, 2024 | International Edition

DLA Piper Recruits 3-Person Compliance Team in Chile

The hirings come in the wake of a 2023 law that widens sanctions for white-collar crimes committed in the South American country. 

By Amy Guthrie

2 minute read

May 29, 2024 | International Edition

Cleary Brings Uruguay to Market as Wave of Latin America Sovereign Issuance Continues

The $1.8 billion local currency offering follows a series of debt issuances from sovereigns in the region, ranging from frequent issuers like Mexico to sales by smaller economies such as El Salvador.

By Amy Guthrie

2 minute read

May 24, 2024 | International Edition

GOP Attorneys General, Firearms Advocates, and Sen. Ted Cruz Line Up to Defend US Gunmakers Against Mexican Suit at Supreme Court

Second Amendment groups and others are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court decision that has allowed Mexico's civil suit against gunmakers to proceed.

By Amy Guthrie

4 minute read

May 23, 2024 | International Edition

Brazil's Demarest Elects New Managing Partner for 2-Year Term

The full-service firm, one of the largest in Latin America, has hired more than a dozen partners in the past eight months for growth areas such as private equity.

By Amy Guthrie

2 minute read