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Chile: A&O Shearman advises banks on Mundo’s inaugural bond issuance

A&O

A&O Shearman advised the initial purchasers in connection with the issuance by DB Terra Chile HoldCo SpA (Mundo) of USD 435 million in 7.950% senior sustainable notes due 2031. Mundo intends to use the net proceeds to repay or repurchase certain existing debt, with the remainder allocated to gene...

Ex-Linklaters Counsel Ceyhun Pehlivan launches Cornerstone Counsel, an international boutique focused on technology, digital and commercial law

Ceyhun Necati Pehlivan, known to clients and colleagues as "Cey", has launched Cornerstone Counsel, a new boutique law firm based in Madrid focused on high-value advisory in technology, digital and commercial law, including data protection, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. A technology ...

Bofill Mir appoints four new directors to reinforce key practices

Chile, Bofill Mir

Bofill Mir Abogados has announced the internal promotion of four lawyers to the position of director, effective May 1, 2026. This move increases the firm’s total number of directors to seven, aiming to bolster key practice areas through organic growth and internal talent development. The new app...

Alessandri celebrates World Intellectual Property Day

Chile, Alessandri | INTA

Alessandri | In observance of World Intellectual Property Day, Alessandri hosted the Pre-INTA Reception in Chile. The event, organized in collaboration with the International Trademark Association (INTA), focused on strengthening professional relationships and addressing key IP issues ahead of the 2026 INTA Annual Meeting in London. The reception, held on April 23 at Alessandri’s offices, gathered authorities, representatives from IP organizations, firm clients, and practitioners. Rodrigo Velasco A., partner at Alessandri, opened the session by recognizing the contributors to the development of intellectual property in Chile. Government...

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Auxadi Expands Global Reach with Integration of Boutique Firm Gentile Law

Auxadi

Auxadi, a leading provider of accounting, tax, payroll, transfer pricing, and corporate legal services, has finalized the integration of Gentile Law. Founded by Lucía Goy, Gentile Law is a specialized boutique firm focused on international mobility and taxation for family offices and high-net-worth ...

Costa Rica passes digital services and e-commerce law

Costa Rica, Arias Law

Arias | On April 16, 2026, the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly approved the Digital Services and E-Commerce Governance Law in its second debate. This legislation establishes the first comprehensive regulatory framework for digital activities in the country. The law will enter into force 12 months a...

MHR and ZBV Advise on Landmark US$1.6 Billion Asset Management Merger

Argentina, Zang, Bergel y Viñes

Zang, Bergel y Viñes has advised the BACS group on a transaction involving the integration of Investis Asset Management S.A.S.G.F.C.I. (rebranded as Vinci Compass Argentina) with BACS Asset Management, creating an expanded platform in the Argentine market. The transaction integrates Investis Asse...

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Vivanco & Vivanco’s Internship Program Transforms Students into Global Leaders

Diego Amen Polanco – Director, VIVANCO & VIVANCO, Miami

In the dynamic landscape of international law and consulting, the gap between academic theory and professional practice can be substantial. At VIVANCO & VIVANCO, the concept of an internship has evolved beyond a formal academic requirement into a high-performance ecosystem where young talent engages...

ZBV at 50 | Carolina Zang on legacy, institutional resilience and navigating change in Argentina

Argentina, Zang, Bergel & Viñes

As Zang, Bergel & Viñes marks five decades, its partner Carolina Zang reflects on continuity, adaptation and the challenge of building a lasting legal institution in a volatile market. In a legal market defined by volatility, few firms reach five decades of uninterrupted activity. In Argentina, w...

Carey advises Cencosud on US$500 million international bond issuance and debt refinancing

Chile, Carey

Carey | Cencosud successfully executed an international offering of USD 500 million in 5.750% senior unsecured notes due 2036, conducted under Rule 144A and Regulation S. Concurrent with this issuance, the company performed a cash tender offer to acquire its outstanding international notes maturing ...

Campaign for Greener Arbitrations launches innovative Carbon Impact Calculator

Campaign for Greener Arbitrations

The Campaign for Greener Arbitrations ("CGA") has launched its Carbon Impact Calculator ("CGA Calculator"), an innovative tool designed to support arbitration practitioners in quantifying the environmental footprint of arbitral proceedings with greater precision and consistency. The CGA Calculator e...

Pellerano & Herrera appoints Jennifer Beauchamps Haché partner to lead Banking and Capital Markets

Dominican Republic, Pellerano & Herrera

Pellerano & Herrera, a leading law firm in the Dominican Republic, has announced the appointment of Jennifer Beauchamps Haché as partner. In her new role, she will lead the firm’s Banking, Finance, and Capital Markets practice, a strategic move that expands the firm’s leadership team to seven partne...

Marval O’Farrell Mairal Hosts Forum on Argentine Labor Reform

Argentina, Marval O´Farell Mairal

Marval | Human resources specialists and executives from major companies operating in Argentina gathered at Marval O’Farrell Mairal’s auditorium to discuss the recently enacted labor reform. Participants highlighted the new legislation as a key instrument for providing legal certainty and aligning r...

Garrigues to Merge Operations with Chilean Firm Barros, Silva, Varela & Vigil

Chile, Garrigues

Garrigues | International law firm Garrigues has reached an agreement to integrate the practice of Barros, Silva, Varela & Vigil (BSVV) in Chile. Following the completion of contractual documentation and approval by the respective partners’ meetings, the combined firm will operate exclusively under ...

Marcela Mancía joins IGNITE and launches IP practice

El Salvador, IGNITE Legal & Financial Advisors

Marcela Mancía has joined IGNITE Legal & Financial Advisors as partner, where she will lead the launch of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice in El Salvador. The move marks a new stage following nearly a decade leading a regional structure and reflects growing demand for strategic advisory in...

Beccar Varela welcomes Florencia Heredia and Agostina Martínez

Argentina, Beccar Varela

Beccar Varela has announced the incorporation of Florencia Heredia and Agostina Martínez as new partners of the firm, as part of the strengthening of its Natural Resources: Mining practice. The addition of Heredia and Martínez—professionals recognized both locally and internationally in natural reso...

Chile: Guillermo Morales and Eugenio Besa exit Morales & Besa to launch new firm amid market reshuffle

Chile, MBE Abogados

Chile’s legal market is entering a period of recalibration, as structural shifts among established firms and emerging players begin to alter competitive dynamics. Against this backdrop, one of the most consequential recent developments has been the departure of two founding figures from a leading do...

ARIAS asesora en financiamiento por USD 115 millones para TRECSA

Guatemala, Arias

Arias Guatemala acted as local legal advisor to Natixis, New York branch, and BLADEX, in connection with a USD 115 million club deal financing granted to Transportadora de Energía de Centroamérica, S.A. ("TRECSA"), one of the leading energy transmission companies in Guatemala and an affiliate of Gru...

Rodolfo G. Papa highlights key insights from LATIN COUNSEL’s 2026 M&A Report

Latin America-wide, M&A

LATIN COUNSEL recently published —for the fourth consecutive year— the report "LATIN COUNSEL M&A Outlook for the Americas (2026 edition)" (by Rodolfo G. Papa). Rodolfo G. Papa, LATIN COUNSEL’s correspondent in Argentina, editor of the first three editions of this Report, who also acts as a "local...

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas names Laura Francia partner to lead new public law practice

Peru, Rebaza, Alcázar & De las Casas

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas ("RAD") has announced the launch of its new Public Law practice, expanding its value proposition for national and international companies operating in highly regulated sectors and maintaining ongoing interaction with the State. The new practice will be led by Laura ...

Menezes Niebuhr opens São Paulo office

Brazil, Menezes Niebuhr Sociedade de Advogados

Menezes Niebuhr Sociedade de Advogados, originally from Santa Catarina and recognized nationally for its integrated and specialized practice, has launched a new office in São Paulo, marking a strategic step in the consolidation of its national presence from Brazil’s main economic and financial cente...

Mergers in Costa Rica | A Practical Roadmap for Operating Companies

Costa Rica, BLP Legal

BLP Legal | Mergers of operating companies in Costa Rica extend well beyond a formal corporate transaction. They require coordinated execution across legal, regulatory, tax, labour and operational dimensions, with strict adherence to procedural milestones and timing considerations. This guide by BLP...

IBA Litigation Forum Madrid 2026 | Litigators in a Fragmented World

International Bar Association

The world has lost its compass: we need to talk about litigators!

International Bar Association | Madrid this week hosts one of the most relevant global gatherings for dispute resolution practitioners: the IBA Annual...

DLA Piper Advises Banco Ciudad on UVA-Denominated Debt Issuance

Argentina, DLA Piper

DLA Piper Argentina has provided legal counsel to Banco de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Banco Ciudad) regarding the issuance of Class 23 and Class 24 debt securities. The notes are denominated in Purchasing Value Units (UVA) for a total aggregate amount of 55,231,066 UVAs. The transaction aims to b...

ICCA 2026: arbitration faces the ESG challenge and the right to regulate

ICCA | International Arbitration

At the 27th International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Congress, held in Madrid from 13 to 15 April 2026, one of the most substantive and forward-looking discussions focused on the growing impact of ESG considerations on international arbitration, particularly in relation to the right t...

Madrid hosts landmark opening of ICCA Congress at Teatro Real

ICCA | International Arbitration

Welcome to the world’s largest event in international arbitration

Madrid has formally opened the 27th edition of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Congress with a high-profile ceremony at th...

Alessandri Awarded in Copyright at the Managing IP Awards

Chile, Alessandri

Alessandri | The legal directory Managing IP has distinguished Alessandri in the Copyright category during its annual awards. This recognition honors firms, teams, and professionals who have demonstrated outstanding performance across various intellectual property practice areas over the past year. ...

INTA 2026 | Etienne Sanz de Acedo: IP at a turning point as AI reshapes law, business and global policy

INTA 2026

"Lawyers need to change their mindset—think big, think bold, and understand the business."

Ahead of the Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) in London, which is expected to bring together approximately 10,000 prof...

Chile:Ruling sets 42-hour workweek cut without mandatory agreement

Chile, Bofill Mir

Bofill Mir | The Chilean Labor Directorate (Dirección del Trabajo) has issued Ruling No. 253/21 regarding the mandatory reduction of the standard workweek from 44 to 42 hours, effective April 26, 2026, pursuant to the "40-Hour Law" (Law No. 21.561). The ruling revises, in relevant part, the Direc...

Uruguay IBA 2026 | Coco Oderigo’s powerful closing keynote: Rugby as a tool for prison reintegration

Uruguay, International Bar Association

Eduardo "Coco" Oderigo delivered a powerful closing keynote at the IBA conference in Punta del Este, outlining how a prison-based rugby initiative has helped reduce recidivism and reshape approaches to rehabilitation, in an intervention that moved a packed audience.

At the International Bar Association conference held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, the closing keynote did not centre on transactions or regulatory fram...

Marval advises on BD’s global spin-off

Argentina, Marval O´Farrell Mairal

Marval O’Farrell Mairal advised Becton, Dickinson and Company ("BD"), one of the largest global medical technology companies, on the Argentine law aspects of the global spin-off of its Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions business. Immediately following the spin-off, the spun-off entity was combined w...

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