Demand for advice on tax matters and M&A continue to drive hires in Latin America, as firms prepare for more deals. Demarest Advogados has recruited yet another tax partner to assist with a burgeoning workload after the reform of Brazil’s notoriously complex tax system, while Clyde & Co also added tax muscle in Chile. DLA Piper, meanwhile, hired an M&A counsel from Jones Day to assist in its recently inaugurated São Paulo office.

Brazil

Brazil’s Demarest Advogados, one of Latin America’s largest full-service law firms, has recruited another partner from cross-town rival TozziniFreire Advogados, to expand its tax practice.