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Why Two Lawyers Find Joy in Providing Medical Care to Guatemalans

"It was really one of the most unique experiences of my life because you were in a place that was so far removed from the day-to-day work that consumes all of us," said trip organizer Ammon Smartt, general counsel of Willis Towers Watson.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Southern District Awards $16.1 Billion in Damages Against Argentina for Breach of Contract Involving Oil Company Bylaws

In his Foreign Relations Law column, Samuel Estreicher discusses two cases out of the Southern District of New York, in which the court entered a judgment of $16.1 billion in damages against Argentina (one of the largest—if not the largest—judgments in the court's history) relating to conduct occurring nearly entirely outside the United States.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Pandora's Box Is Open and Doing Business': Miami Attorney Offers 2024 Outlook

"If you're doing just transactional work, you may want to look at expanding your horizons," -Attorney Gary Davidson predicts new trends for the new year.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Latin American Family Offices Look Northward, Fueling Demand for Private Wealth Expertise in South Florida

"There's a small group, but there's a good group of qualified individuals in Miami to advise international clients, and I generally know all of them," said Holland & Knight partner Stewart Kasner. "We're all so busy. We don't really feel like we compete with each other."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Regulations in Latin America Are Tightening, But Deals Are Still Flowing to and from the Region

Although the patchwork of changing laws in the region is eliciting concerns and some countries are even seeing increased interest from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, lawyers are finding opportunities from capital entering and exiting the U.S.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

As Domestic Transactions Stall, Dealmakers Look to LatAm Energy Market For a Charge

"In emerging markets, the needs for energy and infrastructure at reasonable prices are endless," said Oscar Stephens, a New York-based shareholder for Greenberg Traurig focused on renewable energy and infrastructure financing.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Father and Daughter Merged Their Boutiques Together After Leaving Big Law, Offering Flexible Fee Structure

"The attorneys who are going to join us are the attorneys who want to bet on themselves. They know what they are worth, and they want to be able to have agency over their time and over the type of work that they deliver to their clients," said Concepción Global partner Christine Concepción.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Vinson & Elkins Energy/Infrastructure Partner Moves to Simpson Thacher in New York

Vinson & Elkins partner Gabriel Silva joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as a partner in the energy and infrastructure practice in New York, as the firm continues to seek out Big Law partners working in that sector.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Lawyers Face Off Against the 'Hand of God'

"We know that some people will always defend [Diego] Maradona no matter what, and that is not only fine, but also beside the point of this case," attorney Paula Aguila said.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Massive International Dispute Lands in Nueces County Court

"Vale admitted in the Brazilian litigation that it discarded 31 million cubic meters of waste into dumps in the Polygonal. This corresponds to 108.5 million tons of low-grade ore. Vale has admitted that it extracted iron tailings from within Polygonal, sold it to buyers in Texas," the complaint states.
5 minute read

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