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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November 26, 2024 | Law.com

Trump and Latin America: Lawyers Brace for US's Hardline Approach to Region

The incoming President has already threatened to impose high tariffs on imports from Mexico, prompting a response from Mexico's president that hints at a potential trade war. Latin America and the Caribbean are likely to become more of a focus for the U.S. under the second Trump administration, lawyers say.

By Amy Guthrie

5 minute read

November 26, 2024 | International Edition

Trump and Latin America: Lawyers Brace for Hard-Line Approach to Region

The incoming president has already threatened to impose high tariffs on imports from Mexico, prompting a response from Mexico's president that hints at a potential trade war. Latin America and the Caribbean are likely to become more of a focus for the U.S. under the second Trump administration, lawyers say.

By Amy Guthrie

5 minute read

November 18, 2024 | International Edition

LatAm Moves: DLA Piper Chile, Brazil’s Demarest Build Out Disputes Muscle

Dispute resolution is a growth area for South American firms amid anticipation that investments in complex projects could lead to disagreements and thus more litigation and arbitration. 

By Amy Guthrie

4 minute read

November 14, 2024 | Law.com

More Than 2 Dozen Lawyers Leave DLA Piper Affiliate in Brazil to Form New Firm

COSRO Advogados is launching as a full-service firm with 12 partners, several of whom held prominent roles at DLA Piper and its affiliate, Campos Mello.

By Amy Guthrie

5 minute read

November 14, 2024 | International Edition

More Than 2 Dozen Lawyers Break Off From DLA Piper Affiliate in Brazil to Form New Firm

COSRO Advogados is launching as a full-service firm with 12 partners, several of whom held prominent roles at DLA Piper and its affiliate, Campos Mello.

By Amy Guthrie

5 minute read

November 11, 2024 | International Edition

Charles Russell Speechlys Gains Traction in Latin America

The London-headquartered firm, which focuses on private capital, has made recent hires to better attend a region that requires significant advice on wealth and tax planning.

By Amy Guthrie

4 minute read

November 06, 2024 | International Edition

Trump Win Ignites Global Legal Market: Lawyers Prepare for High Demand & Uncertainty

Trade tensions are expected to increase as Donald Trump seeks to unleash a slew of tariffs during his second term as U.S. president.

By Amy Guthrie

7 minute read

November 04, 2024 | International Edition

'Cursed' Bahia Emerald to Soon Return to Brazil

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

Exclusive: Mayer Brown Shutters Mexico City Office, Lawyers Scatter 

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

Latin American Wealth Spurs Boom for Miami Lawyers

"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