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]
January 29, 2025 | International Edition
Kobre & Kim Hires Regional Managing Director for Latin AmericaRenata Ramalhosa will focus on business development by further cultivating relationships with local law firms and clients as litigation and other disputes rise across the region.
By Amy Guthrie
2 minute read
January 25, 2025 | New York Law Journal
New York-Based Skadden Team Joins White & Case Group in Mexico City for Citigroup DemergerThe separation of Citi’s highly profitable, yet scandal-plagued Mexican unit comes as the banking giant prepares for an IPO of its retail banking business in Mexico.
By Amy Guthrie
4 minute read
January 24, 2025 | International Edition
London Trial Against BHP Alleges ‘Red Flags’ Leading up to Brazil Mining Disaster Were IgnoredMore than 620,000 individuals are seeking £36 billion in compensation for damages caused by a deluge of deadly sludge that poured through towns when a tailings dam burst.
By Amy Guthrie
3 minute read
January 23, 2025 | International Edition
Skadden, White & Case Guide Citigroup Demerger in MexicoThe separation of Citi’s highly profitable, yet scandal-plagued Mexican unit comes as the banking giant prepares for an IPO of its retail banking business in Mexico.
By Amy Guthrie
4 minute read
January 22, 2025 | International Edition
Baker McKenzie, Galicia, Pérez-Llorca and Von Wobeser Promote Partners in MexicoThe firms are preparing to advise more on real estate, trade, tax and disputes in 2025 as investors eye near-shoring opportunities in Mexico despite tensions with the country’s biggest trade partner.
By Amy Guthrie
2 minute read
January 21, 2025 | International Edition
Four More Partners Exit DLA Piper Affiliate in BrazilThe partners, who are all women, specialize in M&A and other corporate matters and have formed their own firm.
By Amy Guthrie
2 minute read
January 19, 2025 | International Edition
Mexican Lawyers On Speed-Dial as Trump Floats ‘Day One’ TariffsThe threat of a 25% tariff on all Mexican goods has businesses and Mexican government officials scrambling for solutions.
By Amy Guthrie
3 minute read
January 16, 2025 | International Edition
DLA Piper Appoints New Co-Managing Partners for Peru OfficeThe global firm has also brought on a five-person tax team in Peru, a country DLA Piper entered in 2017 via a merger with a local firm.
By Amy Guthrie
2 minute read
January 13, 2025 | International Edition
Carey Abogados’ Senior Partner Becomes New Head of IBA, First Chilean to Assume Role of PresidentJaime Carey said wants the IBA to play a role in countering the divisions increasingly taking place across the world.
By Amy Guthrie
2 minute read
January 13, 2025 | International Edition
Claus von Wobeser: Mexico's ‘Godfather of Arbitration’ Becomes Firm’s Honorary ChairClaus von Wobeser will become honorary chairman of Von Wobeser y Sierra and continue to actively work on cases.
By Amy Guthrie
5 minute read
