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 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

October 30, 2024 | International Edition

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

The additions come as international companies seek guidance on regulatory, legislative and political matters in an increasingly complex and competitive environment.

By Amy Guthrie

3 minute read

October 21, 2024 | International Edition

London Trial Against BHP for Role in Brazil Mining Disaster Begins

The long-awaited trial, fueled by litigation funding, kicked off with accusations that global mining giant BHP knew that an excessive amount of toxic sludge was being held in a dam that burst in 2015, killing 19 and contaminating communities in southeastern Brazil. Plaintiffs are asking for £36B (US$46.7 billion) in damages.

By Amy Guthrie

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