Key developments in employment law in Mexico
Can you elaborate on the role of government agencies and oversight bodies in enforcing labour laws and social security regulations…
Latin America
Latin America focus: Brave new world
The ferocity of competition in Latin America’s legal sector over the last decade has reshaped the region’s key markets. A…
Sponsored briefing: Panama: The multinational hub
Panama is known for smart corporate structures that function harmoniously with a top-of-the-world financial sector, creating business opportunities for entrepreneurs…
Legal 500 data: The Legal 500 Latin America rankings
The tables below summarise top-tier rankings, firstly by country (for the region’s major jurisdictions), and then on a regional basis,…
Sponsored briefing: Parties’ ability to agree on procedural aspects of a lawsuit under Brazilian law
The team at Pinheiro Neto discuss Brazil’s civil procedure code Brazil’s Civil Procedure Code (CPC), enacted in 1973, provided for…
Dentons makes it five mergers in a month with Argentina and Uruguay tie-ups
Dentons has capped off an expansive summer, even by its own standards, announcing it is to enter Argentina and Uruguay through…
Welcome to the hurricane – Latam GCs struggle with corruption clampdown
It has been a turbulent few years for many of those in the upper echelons of Brazilian politics and business.…
Spanish powerhouse Garrigues posts steady global revenue as LatAm turnover up 82%
Garrigues, the largest firm in continental Europe by number of fee-earners, has recorded a 3% rise in global revenue in…
‘A truly global caseload’: ICC figures show arbitration growth in LatAm and Asia in record year
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has revealed record figures for new cases filed in 2016, with substantial increases in…
‘Opportunity-filled economies’: Dentons to launch in Latin America with proposed local tie-up
Days after announcing its fifth merger of 2015 with Luxembourg outfit OPF Partners, Dentons has today (30 November) announced it…
‘The final piece of the jigsaw’: DAC Beachcroft launches Miami office targeting Latin America
DAC Beachcroft has opened an office in Miami, led by a former AIG lawyer, as it looks to strengthen its…
Dentons hires Inter-American Development Bank GC as Latin American chief executive aiming for mergers
Global 100 firm Dentons has made a key strategic hire to enhance its offering in Latin America and the Caribbean,…
Global office launches for Norton Rose, Quinn Emanuel, Bakers and Jones Day
Global 100 firms embraced foreign expansion again in February. Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) announced a significant addition to its Latin…
Latin America: DAC merges with Colombian alliance partner De la Torre & Monroy
DAC Beachcroft has expanded its Latin American presence via a merger with Colombian alliance partner De la Torre & Monroy Abogados…
Laterally Latin – a sideways year for a hot market
After so much talk of the rise of Latin America since the 2008 banking crisis gripped Western economies, there is…
Redrawing the map
The latest boom in transactional work from emerging economies is a welcome antidote to difficult home markets for international firms.…
Voyage of discovery: Portugal
The downturn in Portugal’s economy means that overseas markets, including Africa and Brazil, have become an even more valuable source…