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Charles Russell Speechlys Gains Traction in Latin America
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Chile's Carey Abogados Names Next Managing Partner as Firm Leaders Implement Succession Plan

Pablo Iacobelli will run the day-to-day operations of the firm while brothers Jorge and Jaime Carey transition into more senior advisory roles.
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Mexico Case Against US Gunmakers Faces Setback

U.S. District Judge Dennis Saylor dismissed six of the eight defendants for lack of jurisdiction. The remaining defendants are Smith & Wesson Brands and wholesaler Interstate Arms.
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Advocates Step Up Efforts to Block White & Case-Guided Stock Listing

Brazilian meat behemoth JBS, which has a checkered environmental track record, hopes to raise capital on the New York Stock Exchange.
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PAG Law Hires Another Brown Rudnick Latin America Practice Chair 

Clara Krivoy also co-chaired the Brown Rudnick digital commerce practice before making the leap.
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Blakes, Stikeman Elliott, Cassels Brock, and Skadden Advise on $4.5 Billion Mining Deal

Global mining giant BHP and Canada's Lunding Mining are looking to South American copper with the acquisition of the exploration company Filo.
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LatAm Hires: Garrigues Grabs Dispute Resolution Partner in Chile, Withers Hires Mexico-Trained Corporate Partner in New York

The additions demonstrate ongoing demand for cross-border talent in Latin America.
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3 Pressing Compliance Questions as the EU AI Act Clock Starts Running

While the regulation is finalized, there is still much that needs to be ironed out.
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The Power of Local Knowledge: White & Case Increases Regulatory and White Collar Lawyers Globally As Demand Rises

The firm says hiring more lawyers in foreign offices for white-collar and regulatory work can add political, social and economic context to its clients' matters.
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Cleary Gottlieb Leads LATAM Airlines Through Rare NYSE Relisting

The $460 million re-initial public offering came after the Chile-based carrier exited bankruptcy, also with assistance from the Wall Street law firm.
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The Looming Shadow of Consolidation

Law firm strategy has never been so focused on mega scale as it is today, writes the Global Lawyer. Thanks a lot Dentons and Kirkland!
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Latin America Deal Digest: Summer of Restructurings

Delaware firms and Dechert fight for fees in Chilean telecom bankruptcy; Baker McKenzie secures win for Colombian nonbank financial institution; and Skadden guides Mexican movie theater chain through debt refinancing. 
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Brazil's Lefosse to Slow Hiring Activity, Having Achieved Growth Objectives

The corporate firm has aggressively recruited partners in recent years in a bid to compete toe-to-toe with the country's top-tier full-service law firms.
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Dentons Taps Former EY Executive as New Global CEO

Former EY global vice chair Kate Barton will take the helm in November as Dentons continues to draw inspiration from Big Four accounting firms.
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CrowdStrike Outage Yields Mixed Impacts on Big Law

"I'm hearing of more West Coast latencies than on the East Coast," said one Am Law 100 executive. "It really depends where [the office] is regionally, whether they're experiencing the same symptoms even within the same firm."
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Spain's Pérez-Llorca Eyes Americas Growth Via Mexico Merger

The road map for Pérez-Llorca is diverging from that of its top Spanish rival, Uría Menendez, which opted to close its New York office in June and shied away from an acquisition in Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic. But more Spanish firms are expected to seek tie-ups in Mexico.
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Baker McKenzie Adds Tax Partner in Mexico Amid Rise in Disputes

The former public official arrives amid an increase in government audits and reviews that have sent law firms scrambling for tax talent in Mexico.
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U.S. Court Postpones Citgo Bid Hearing Until September as Venezuela Gets Close to Losing Oil Refiner

Companies owed more than $21 billion have sought the sale of Venezuela's U.S. refining unit, Citgo, to satisfy unpaid arbitration claims. The case has charted new legal territory for enforcement of international arbitration awards, while also penetrating the walls of sovereign and corporate immunity.
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The 2024 Pro Bono Scorecard: International Report

Dechert has knocked Jenner & Block out of the number one spot as having the highest pro bono score among its non-U.S. lawyers.
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Expert Opinion

Big Law Leader: 'Stay True to Foundational Principles'

Current trends—overpaying at the top, avoiding fundamental change, and allowing culture to take a back seat to money—do not constitute a recipe for long-term success.
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Simpson Thacher Ranks No. 1 in Latin America M&A in 1H, Brazilian Law Firms Lead in Announced Deals

Dealmaking in Latin America slowed during the period but fared better than the world average as opportunities continue to present in the region.
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Skadden, Davis Polk Advise in Multi-Billion Dollar Bid for Latin America Telecom Operator

Nasdaq-listed Millicom said a committee of its independent board members believes the $24 per share offer undervalues the Luxembourg-headquartered company.
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Skadden, Wachtell and Goodwin Top First-Half M&A Tables, as Megadeals Rachet Up

M&A deals valued at over $10 billion were up 70% from last year to $363.4 billion, while private equity-backed M&;A was up 36% to $369.5 billion.
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Underperforming Partners Hurt Law Firm Profits, Survey Finds

Two in three firms are planning to act on partner underperformance in the next couple years, per Edge International's recent survey on partner performance management.
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Brazil's Demarest Lures M&A Partner From BMA Advogados

Maria da Paz Tierno Lopes, who is originally from Lisbon, previously led the Cuatrecasas office in São Paulo and has more than two decades of experience handling cross-border transactions.
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Chinese Lithium Producer Files Arbitration Claim Against Mexico

Gangfeng International Trading has enlisted the help of White & Case and Mexico's Creel for redress over the cancellation of its mining rights in northern Mexico.
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UK Top 50 Firms File Claims Against Private Equity Veteran and Maradona Company

The firms filed the separate claims in the King's Bench division of London's High Court.
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ICC International Arbitration Court's 1st-Ever Woman President Reelected

The Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce also named several Big Law partners as vice presidents of the court.
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Partner Poached by Paul Weiss: 'This Is the Most Exciting Place to Be Right Now'

Latin America practice lead Leticia Ossa Daza discusses why she made the leap after a long run at Willkie Farr.
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UK Court Rules That Thousands of Claimants Can Proceed in Case Against Mining Company BHP

Slaughter and May, which represents BHP, had argued that thousands of claimants should not be part of the London case, in which claimants seek £36 billion in damages for a deadly 2015 mining dam spill in Brazil.
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Climate Litigation Marked by Global Expansion and Strategic Filings

A new category of "transition risk" has emerged involving cases filed against corporate directors over management of climate risks.
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Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.

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Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.

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Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.

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David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.

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Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.

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