Interview | Roberto Silva: "Today, Argentina is sending a clear signal of openness and integration to the world"
Argentina, Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV)
Interview | Roberto Silva: "Today, Argentina is sending a clear signal of openness and integration to the world"
In an exclusive conversation with Latin Counsel, we spoke with Roberto E. Silva, president of Argentina’s Securities Commission (CNV), about the process of simplification, deregulation...
Alessandri advises Fundación Iguales pro bono on data protection
Chile, Alessandri
Alessandri Abogados has launched a pro bono personal data advisory project for Fundación Iguales, as part of a collaboration aimed at strengthening the management and protection of sensitive information relating to highly vulnerable individuals.
The initiative was presented during a breakfast hel...
New AML Law in Guatemala: key issues for notaries and legal professional
Guatemala, Alegalis
Latin Counsel interviews Cristian Rojas Samayoa, Director of the Criminal Litigation Department at Alegalis, on Guatemala’s new Integral Law for the Prevention and Repression of Money Laundering or Other Assets and Terrorist Financing, approved through Decree 15-2026, and its impact on notaries, leg...
Latin America’s Push to Protect Green Technologies in Mid-2026
Latin America-wide, Intellectual Property
As the World Cup moves toward its semifinal stage and sports headlines continue to dominate the regional conversation, a quieter but potentially highly valuable race is unfolding behind the scenes in Latin America’s trademark and patent offices: inventors and companies are moving to secure legal ownership of new green technologies.
As global demand for renewable energy and climate-related solutions continues to grow, Latin America is adjusting its economic strategy. Rather than relying solely on the export of raw materials such as lithium or copper, the region is increasingly positioning itself as a protected source of environmental techno...
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Arias Advises Lenders on US$350 Million Syndicated Financing
El Salvador, Arias Law
ARIAS advised the participating banks in a US$350 million syndicated financing led by Bladex and Santander as Lead Arrangers. The financing was granted to Grupo Imperia, now Grupo Financiero BSC, to support its acquisition of Banistmo Panama, formerly owned by Grupo Cibest.
The transaction is one...
DLA Piper adds Corporate and M&A Counsel María Eugenia Carbó in Buenos Aires
Argentina, DLA Piper
DLA Piper has appointed María Eugenia Carbó as Counsel in its Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practices in Buenos Aires, further strengthening the firm’s capabilities in corporate transactions, corporate governance, and cross-border matters.
Carbó advises domestic and international com...
Opdenergy Refinances Renewable Energy Portfolio with US$227 Million Green Loan
Chile, Carey
Carey | Opdenergy, through its subsidiaries Opdenergy Generación, Ra Solar and Opdenergy PMGD, has refinanced a portfolio of renewable energy projects under a project finance structure for up to US$227 million. The transaction was signed on June 17, 2026, and involves Chile, the United States (New Y...
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Colombia tax reform keeps cross-border planning in focus
Colombia, Diaz Reus
Diaz Reus | Colombia’s tax policy remains in a period of uncertainty following the rejection of the proposed Ley de Financiamiento by Congress in December 2025 and the subsequent adoption of limited emergency measures by decree. For Colombian families and entrepreneurs with U.S. investments, the key...
Pérez-Llorca completes integration with Miranda & Amado
Spain, Perez-Llorca
Pérez-Llorca and Miranda & Amado have completed their integration, originally announced in May, following approval by the partners’ meetings and governing bodies of both firms. The transaction brings together two leading firms in their respective jurisdictions into a fully integrated platform focuse...
PCLA launches regional alliance for private clients in Latin America
Chile, PCLA
Private Client Latam Advisors (PCLA) has been launched as a new legal and tax alliance focused on private clients in Latin America, with the aim of strengthening specialized advice for private clients, business families and wealth structures with regional and international reach.
The network brin...
The Midpoint Battle of the 2026 World Cup: How Ambush Marketing and IP Enforcement Are Testing the Global Economic Ecosystem
INTA | Intellectual Property
At last month’s INTA Annual Meeting in London and over the past few weeks, INTA member firms have shared their insights on ambush marketing. While this issue is deeply familiar to sports sponsors, intellectual property lawyers, enforcement bodies, and major brands, it remains relatively unknown to m...
Chilean court annuls landmark arbitral award in Australis dispute
Chile, Claro & Cía
The First Chamber of the Santiago Court of Appeals has granted the annulment action brought by Asesorías e Inversiones Benjamín, a company linked to Chilean businessman Isidoro Quiroga, setting aside the arbitral award that had ordered the payment of approximately US$227 million, plus interest, to C...
Carey Advises on US$268 Million Monte Aguila Project Financing
Chile, Carey
Carey advised Grenergy Renovables on a USD268 million financing governed by New York law for the construction, development and operation of the Monte Aguila project in Chile, a hybrid solar photovoltaic (PV) facility with a battery energy storage system (BESS). The project comprises 342 MW of instal...
Margarita Ríos-Farjat Joins Holland & Knight as Partner
Mexico, Holland & Knight
Holland & Knight | Former Mexican Supreme Court Justice Margarita Ríos-Farjat has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s Mexico City and Monterrey offices.
Ríos-Farjat served as Justice of the Supreme Court of Mexico from 2019 to 2025, following her tenure as head of Mexico’s Tax Admi...
DLA Piper Appoints Jorge Timmermann Deputy Managing Partner of Santiago Office
Chile, DLA Piper
DLA Piper has appointed Jorge Timmermann as Deputy Managing Partner of its Santiago office, where he will work alongside Managing Partner Francisca Franzani to lead the firm’s continued expansion in Chile.
Timmermann also serves as co-head of the firm’s regional Fintech practice, bringing extensi...
María Rosa Fabara Named Among the World’s Leading Trademark Practitioners in WTR Global Leaders 2026
Ecuador, Bustamante Fabara
Ecuadorian law firm BUSTAMANTE FABARA has announced that its Managing Partner, María Rosa Fabara Vera, has been included in the 2026 edition of WTR Global Leaders: Private Practice, a distinction that recognizes the world’s foremost professionals in trademark law and brand protection.
Fabara’s in...
Alvarez & Marsal expands Disputes and Investigations Practice into Mexico
United States, Alvarez & Marsal
Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal has expanded its Global Disputes and Investigations practice in Mexico with the appointment of José Cortina as Managing Director in Mexico City.
Mr. Cortina focuses on internal investigations, disputes, litigation support, intelligence gathering ...
Fintech Outlook for the Americas — 2026 Edition
Latham & Watkins
Latin Counsel presents its Fintech 2026 – The Americas report at a moment of structural transition in the global financial system. Across the region, the convergence of digital assets, tokenization, artificial intelligence and real-time payment infrastructure is redefining how financial services are...
Lundin Mining Expands Credit Facility to US$4.5 Billion
Chile, Carey
Carey | The Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, ING Capital and the other lenders were advised on the Chilean law aspects of the amendment, increase and extension of a committed revolving credit facility granted to Lundin Mining Corporation and Lundin Mining AB...
Winston Taylor launches following the combination of Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing UK
Latin America-wide
The combined firm expands its cross-border capabilities across Latin America and the Caribbean while strengthening the region’s connections with the United States, Europe and the Middle East.
Winston Taylor has launched following the combination of Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing’s UK-led business, bringing together Winston’s multidisci...
Marval advises Raízen on the sale of its downstream business in Argentina to Mercuria
Argentina, Marval O´Farrell Mairal
Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal advised Raízen, while Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen (PAGBAM) advised Mercuria Energy Group in the sale and acquisition of 100% of Raízen’s downstream business in Argentina. As announced to the São Paulo Stock Exchange on June 4, 2026, the preliminary purchase pr...
Pérez-Llorca Launches Abu Dhabi Office, Strengthening Middle East Strategy
Spain, Perez-Llorca
Pérez-Llorca has announced the launch of its operations in Abu Dhabi, completing one of the firm’s main international growth initiatives for 2026. The opening reinforces the firm’s commitment to the Middle East, a key region for global investment, and forms part of its international roadmap, which a...
Carolina Lazo of ARIAS, "Lawyer of the Year – Natural Resources & Mining" at the Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2026
El Salvador, ARIAS Law
ARIAS announced that its Partner, Carolina Lazo, has been recognized as Latin America Energy, Natural Resources & Mining Lawyer of the Year at the 16th edition of the Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2026, organized by Legal Benchmarking Group, in association with The Lawyer.
The recognition...
New economic substance rules in Panama: who do they really affect?
Panama, David Gutiérrez | BLP
Over the last few years, I have advised family businesses, family offices, and international investors on structuring assets and business operations with components in Latin America, Europe, and the United Arab Emirates.
Since the approval of Law 526 of 2026, I have received numerous inquiries fr...
When legal success is not about denying everything, but about neutralizing the greatest risk
El Salvador, Arias Law
In complex employment litigation, one of the most delicate decisions is not simply how to defend the case, but which risk truly deserves the greatest level of attention.
This may sound counterintuitive to many organizations, particularly when there is internal pressure to "win everything," reject...
Interview: Jorge Garnier, EY Law Leader for Argentina, on the occasion of the firm’s 10th anniversary
Argentina, EY Law
"Argentina is at one of its best historical moments from the perspective of its potential for economic growth"
With nearly 25 years of experience advising national and multinational companies, Jorge Garnier has established himself as one of the most recognised ...
Students from the UC Law, Science and Technology Program visit Alessandri
Chile, Alessandri
Alessandri | As part of the visit cycle organized by the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile’s Law, Science and Technology Program, a group of teaching assistants visited Alessandri to gain first-hand insight into the practice of law in innovation and digital transformation contexts.
The del...
Interview: Julio Martínez, Equifax Regional Legal Director, on law and technology
El Salvador, Equifax
"There is a knowledge gap between law and technology"
Latin Counsel interviews Julio Martínez, a lawyer specialised in technology, data and data protection, on the legal challenges facing Central America ...
Pérez-Llorca and IE Examine the New European Sustainability Regulatory Framework
Spain, Pérez-Llorca
Pérez-Llorca hosted a new session of the Pérez-Llorca/IE Chair in Madrid entitled "The Reform of the CSRD and CSDDD Directives: A New Framework for Sustainability Reporting and Corporate Due Diligence." The event examined the legal landscape following the publication of Directive 2026/470 in the Off...
Greenberg Traurig Examines Mexico’s New Natural Gas Regulatory Framework
Mexico, Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig | On May 6, 2026, the National Agency for Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection of the Hydrocarbons Sector (ASEA) published Official Mexican Standard NOM-022-ASEA-2026 in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF). This standard establishes technical specifications and s...
Horst Law launches as boutique firm focused on Energy, Oil & Gas and regulated industries
Colombia, Horst Law
Bogotá D.C., May 2026 — Álvaro Yáñez Peñaranda, Álvaro Josué Yáñez Alsina and Daniela Vergel Riascos, partners who led the Energy and Natural Resources practice at CMS Rodríguez-Azuero, announce that, following their departure from the firm, they are founding Horst Law together with the full team th...
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