Charles Russell Speechlys Gains Traction in Latin America

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Law Firm Management

October 31, 2024

Latin American Wealth Spurs Boom for Miami Lawyers

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Law Firm Management

October 30, 2024

Cuatrecasas, Holland & Knight Hire Antitrust, Energy Experts in Mexico

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Law Firm Hiring

November 06, 2024

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

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Government

Big Law's Use of 'Visiting Attorneys' in Spotlight After Lawyer's Arrest

Abigail Adcox | August 29, 2023

Visiting attorneys may go through a different vetting system than U.S.-educated associates, as some law firms recruit visiting lawyers from international law firms that they have existing relationships with.

4 minute read

Contract Turnaround Times Cause Tensions for Latin American Corporate Legal Departments: Survey

Amy Guthrie | August 28, 2023

Consultancy ODDS Legal found a big disconnect on expectations for turnaround times for contracts within companies, and on the value that in-house counsel add across the region.

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Expert Opinion

Should I Stay or Go? 8 Questions Partners Facing a Merger Need to Answer

Melinda Wallman | August 28, 2023

With all the mergers—or potential mergers—taking place this year, what key factors should lawyers consider when deciding whether to remain at their firm or move on?

9 minute read

Brazil Anti-Corruption and Investigations Work in Full Swing One Decade Into Landmark Legislation

Amy Guthrie | August 27, 2023

Probes in Latin America's largest economy have snared politicians and executives across the Americas, while yielding lots of work for local and global law firms.

4 minute read

Hogan Lovells Partners Voting on Re-election of CEO Miguel Zaldivar

Justin Henry | August 24, 2023

Board members unanimously recommended that Zaldivar, who has led Hogan Lovells since July 2020, should continue serving at the helm for another four-year term.

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McDermott Lands Dechert M&A Partner Who Specializes in Latin America

Patrick Smith | August 24, 2023

Howard Kleinman focuses his practice on international M&A, capital markets and financials transactions with a strong emphasis on businesses and investors in Latin America.

2 minute read

Ex-Gibson Dunn Lawyer Charged With Insider Trading

Abigail Adcox | August 23, 2023

Romero Cabral Da Costa Neto, a lawyer at Brazilian firm Mattos Filho, was a visiting attorney at Gibson Dunn. The U.S. firm said it is cooperating with authorities on the matter.

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Shearman & Sterling Lures Capital Markets Attorney Back From Linklaters

Amy Guthrie | August 21, 2023

Alejandro Gordano is rejoining the firm as a New York-based partner in the Latin America group, after working at Linklaters and in an in-house role.

3 minute read

Clark Hill Combines With Dublin-Based Firm

Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | August 21, 2023

Clark Hill's acquisition of the 10-solicitor Dublin, Ireland-based firm HBMO Solicitors follows earlier acquisitions in the U.S., in Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia.

3 minute read

Holland & Knight Trade Partner Jumps to White & Case in Mexico

Amy Guthrie | August 17, 2023

Carlos Véjar, who also previously served as general counsel for international trade at the Mexican Economy Ministry, is changing coordinates as scores of manufacturers and their suppliers relocate to North America.

3 minute read

Cuatrecasas Taps Barcelona Partner to Lead Corporate Practice in Palma

Alex D'Elia | August 17, 2023

Less than a year into his post at the Spanish law firm, Sergio Agüera Amat has been given double duty.

3 minute read

Spain May Be an Emerging AI Hotspot, Leading the Way for a Spike in Cross-Border M&A

Isha Marathe | August 14, 2023

Spain's artificial intelligence market has flown under the radar. But with several homegrown AI startups likely to excel in Spanish-speaking countries, U.S. tech companies sense acquisition opportunities.

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Latest Biden Order Throws Another Wrench into Sino-US Trade, Lawyers Say

Jessica Seah | August 10, 2023

Senior legal practitioners are reacting to the latest move by the Biden Administration, which sets the stage for more restrictions on investments not just into China by American companies but in time, also from China into the U.S.

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Cleary Gottlieb Clinches Ruling to Prevent Bondholders From Seizing Argentine Mansion in Washington, D.C.

Amy Guthrie | August 09, 2023

The firm successfully argued that the Parisian-style townhouse in the tony Kalorama neighborhood is being used to store diplomatic documents and is thus immune from attachment.

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Litigation Hiring Heats Up, Amid Growing Demand in Countercyclical Practices

Abigail Adcox | August 08, 2023

The latest moves include a four-person international disputes team from Sidley to Baker Botts, including a pair who have specialized in Latin America, while Sidley itself added a former assistant attorney general from the DOJ's Criminal Division.

3 minute read

Will Dentons' China Breakup Trigger a Domino Effect?

Jessica Seah | August 08, 2023

The country's heightened national security focus, among other geopolitical issues, could prompt the mass withdrawal of international law firms.

6 minute read

Dentons Ends Dacheng Combination

Jessica Seah | August 07, 2023

The breakup is due to an evolving regulatory environment for Chinese law firms in China including new mandates and requirements relating to data privacy, cybersecurity, capital control and governance.

2 minute read

Cyber Leaks, Greenwashing and Changing Regulations Keep Australian GCs Awake

Christopher Niesche | August 07, 2023

Regulators are getting more vigilant, general counsel said at the GC Summit in Sydney, Australia.

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GC's Approach and Personality Pivotal to Resolving Regulatory Issues, Says Australia's Financial Regulator

Christopher Niesche | August 07, 2023

ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court likes to deal directly with general counsel.

3 minute read

Harneys, Advised by Linklaters, Divests Fiduciary Business

Amy Guthrie | August 03, 2023

The offshore firm expects that the sale will help finance strategic growth plans for the law firm that involve more technology as well as the rollout of new service offerings.

3 minute read

Dentons UKIME Arm Posts Modest Growth with 2% Revenue Uplift

Brian Yap | August 02, 2023

£38 million of revenue came from inbound work outside the UKIME region, an 8.6% increase.

2 minute read

DAC Beachcroft Launches in Argentina with Double Hire

Habiba Cullen-Jafar | August 02, 2023

The new launch means the firm now has a Latin American presence in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico, as well as an office in Miami.

2 minute read

Baker McKenzie Hires Another Latin America-Focused Partner in New York

Amy Guthrie | August 01, 2023

Steven Sandretto leaves Greenberg Traurig to rejoin former long-time colleagues including Michael Fitzgerald, who recently moved from Paul Hastings.

3 minute read

South America Sees M&A Surge in July

Amy Guthrie | August 01, 2023

The region, which is chock-full of family-run companies and increasingly teeming with new technologies, has become fertile ground for private equity and other growth investors.

4 minute read

Harneys Lands Regulatory & Tax Partner in the Cayman Islands

Amy Guthrie | July 27, 2023

The offshore law firm lured Juan Pablo Urrutia from Walkers in a locale where competition for talent is stiff.

2 minute read

Littler Loses Shareholder, Associate in Mexico City

Amy Guthrie | July 27, 2023

Jorge Sales Boyoli has relaunched his labor boutique after just two years with the international firm, taking all of his long-time clients with him.

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Poll

The 2023 LTN Law Firm Tech Survey Is Now Open

Stephanie Wilkins | July 26, 2023

The survey is open until August 4, 2023. We're looking forward to reading your responses!

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The 2024 Paris Olympics Are One Year Out. The Lawyers Are Getting Ready

Anne Bagamery | July 26, 2023

The Summer Olympic Games open in the City of Light one year from today and lawyers, like the athletes who will compete, need to be prepared.

9 minute read

Reed Smith Represents Couple in Venezuela Expropriation Case

Amy Guthrie | July 26, 2023

The plaintiffs, a media mogul and his wife, claim losses of more than $1.2 billion from the Venezuelan government's seizure of their personal and business assets

3 minute read

Fisher Phillips Opens Three Offices in Mexico With 30 Lawyers

Amy Guthrie | July 24, 2023

The tie-up with a team from Deloitte coincides with growing demand for labor and employment advice in Mexico as more international companies shift production to North America.

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Commentary

Merger Mania: Why Do Law Firms Want to Fall in Love?

Lisa Shuchman | July 23, 2023

Merger mania has seized the law firm world. But like marriage, mergers are complicated. So why are so many law firms looking for a partner?

7 minute read

Eversheds Sutherland Seals Alliance With China's KWM

Habiba Cullen-Jafar | July 20, 2023

The exclusive referral arrangement brings together more than 6,000 lawyers and will see KWM close its operations across the UK, Europe and the Middle East.

2 minute read

Brazil's Mattos Filho Posts 10% Revenue Growth Amid Expansion of Practice Areas

Amy Guthrie | July 20, 2023

The leading Latin American firm added practice areas to cover agribusiness, crypto assets, education and venture capital in 2022.

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Expert Opinion

We Now Have an Industry Standard for Legal Finance Reporting and Transparency

Christopher Bogart | Jordan Licht, Burford Capital | July 18, 2023

With input from the SEC, Burford has built a valuation approach that marries case-driven valuation to duration and the time value of money, which can be adopted by the wider legal finance sector.

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A&O, Shearman Leaders Face Pension and Management Questions Amid Merger Roadshow

Patrick Smith | July 18, 2023

Both leaders said they remain confident a merger vote will pass.

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Q&A

Covington & Burling Secures Venue for Human Rights Case Against Venezuela

Amy Guthrie | July 18, 2023

An Argentine prosecutor has ordered a criminal probe into the actions of Venezuelan security forces stemming from the 2014 deaths of civilians who participated in protests against the regime of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

4 minute read

White & Case Hires Global Debt Finance Partner in Mexico City

Amy Guthrie | July 17, 2023

Eugenio Bernal returns to the firm after a stint as general counsel of BBVA México, the country's largest bank.

3 minute read

Meet the Lawyers Behind the Blockbuster Messi Deal

Alexander Lugo | July 17, 2023

Hogan Lovells represented Inter Miami, Skadden represented the global soccer superstar, and Proskauer Rose represented Major League Soccer.

2 minute read

A&O and Shearman Combination Would Boost Latin America Practice

Amy Guthrie | July 17, 2023

The talent and strength of the respective practices, and the synergies Latin America has with other regions where the firms are active, could make the combined firm more competitive in the region.

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Video

Video: The Future of Law Firm Mergers Around the World

Law.com International | July 17, 2023

Watch here as Law.com International's senior editors joined up with a reporter from The American Lawyer and the former senior partner of a Magic Circle law firm to discuss the latest trends in law firm mergers across the world.

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Mexico Is a Bright Spot in Otherwise Dreary Global M&A Market

Amy Guthrie | July 12, 2023

Baker McKenzie fielded the most M&A activity in Latin America during the first half of 2023, anchored by a giant deal in Mexico.

2 minute read

Taylor Wessing and ECIJA Claim Early Wins From Strategic Alliance

Alex D'Elia | July 11, 2023

From client wins to referrals and secondments, the firms' managing partners say they have been surprised by the early success of the Anglo-Spanish relationship.

6 minute read

Davis Polk, Simpson Thacher Guide Mexican Industrial Property Company to IPO

Amy Guthrie | July 11, 2023

In raising capital in the U.S., Vesta tapped into demand for plays on nearshoring of supply chains to Mexico.

2 minute read

Linklaters, Cleary Gottlieb Guide First Sustainable Bond With Gender Goals

Amy Guthrie | July 10, 2023

As part of the deal, Chile has pledged to convince publicly traded companies to appoint women to at least 40% of their board seats by the end of 2031. It has also committed to getting its annual greenhouse gas emissions below certain targets by the end of 2030.

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Commentary

Law Firms Should Halt Their Generative AI Investments. Here's Why

Paul Hodkinson | July 09, 2023

Firms should be wary of spending money in an inflated investment market for AI when there is a more urgent matter at hand, writes The Global Lawyer.

5 minute read

Lisa Mayhew to Step Down as Co-Chair of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Dan Roe | July 07, 2023

Mayhew, who architected Berwin Leighton Paisner's 2018 merger with Bryan Cave, will finish her second leadership term at the end of the year.

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Q&A

US Companies Are Only Starting to Look at Worst-Case Scenarios Related to China

Christine Schiffner | July 06, 2023

"What we're finding is that companies are increasingly interested in understanding the relationship between the U.S. and China and where it could be headed. They are looking for ways to navigate around the existing sanctions and tariffs that the United States and China have thrown up at each other," says Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer senior international policy advisor and former Ambassador to Brazil Thomas Shannon.

6 minute read

Cuatrecasas Adds Natural Resources and Labor Partners in Peru

Amy Guthrie | July 05, 2023

The new partners will lead two hot practice areas in the copper-rich country. Global demand for copper has increased with the growth of electric vehicles.

2 minute read

Dentons Continues to Strengthen Network in Central America as Demand in Region Grows

Amy Guthrie | July 03, 2023

Central America is a region often overlooked by international law firms and the focus on smaller economies such as Costa Rica is paying dividends as international investors explore more corners of the world.

4 minute read

Kirkland & Ellis, K&L Gates, Proskauer Rose Affected in Wide-Ranging Data Hack

Justin Henry | June 30, 2023

The firms join a growing list of global institutions, including banks, universities and corporations, whose data was reportedly accessed by a hacking group known as CL0P.

4 minute read

Bunge-Viterra Merger Involves Lawyers on 4 Continents

Amy Guthrie | June 28, 2023

The combination of Bunge and Viterra involved lawyers from Latham, Freshfields, Swiss firm Homburger, Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown in Sao Paulo, Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno in Buenos Aires and RuiMin Law Firm in China.

3 minute read

White & Case's Hugh Verrier Stepping Down, Firm Names Litigation Partner as Next Chair

Patrick Smith | June 27, 2023

The firm's new chair, Heather McDevitt, was announced Tuesday after a partnership vote and will take the helm on September 1, 2023.

2 minute read

M&A Seen on the Rise in Latin America Over Next 2 Years, Survey Says

Amy Guthrie | June 27, 2023

The complicated geopolitical map, with tensions high between major powers such as the U.S. and China, has led investors to more keenly consider investments in Latin America.

4 minute read

Brazil's Mattos Filho Forms Energy Transition Group for New Technologies

Amy Guthrie | June 26, 2023

The South American country, already a major biofuel producer, has positioned itself as a center for innovation in renewable energy.

3 minute read

Proskauer Rose Represents Colombian Corporate Raider in Nutresa Buy

Amy Guthrie | June 23, 2023

The deal marks a truce between a Colombian billionaire and the country's largest conglomerate, which he sought to dismantle through an estimated $2.7 billion of share purchases.

3 minute read

Legal Market Needs Have Changed. Are the Vereins Having Their Moment?

Jessica Seah | June 23, 2023

The oft-repeated "one-stop-shop" marketing line is finally paying off, lawyers say. Vereins can deal with legal issues across different jurisdictions in a single engagement, and do so in a more cost-effective way than their traditional law firm counterparts.

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Layoffs Are Spreading. After All, There's Only So Much Work to Go Around

Justin Henry | Jessie Yount | June 20, 2023

A patchy corporate market has created a mismatch between staffing and demand levels at several law firms with broader client bases that stretch beyond the tech sector.

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Commentary

The Hidden Reason Behind Big Law's Layoffs

Paul Hodkinson | June 18, 2023

It is too easy to blame all the job cuts on market conditions, there is something else going on and it is more worrying for juniors, writes the Global Lawyer.

5 minute read

Baker Botts Elects Next Managing Partner

Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | June 16, 2023

Partners at Baker Botts tapped Houston partner Danny David, a co-chair of the firm's litigation department and a member of the executive committee, as the firm's next managing partner.

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