URUGUAY | IBA 2026 | Claudia Barrero and Corina Bove lead Women Lawyers Breakfast Session organised with LARF
International Bar Association
At the International Bar Association (IBA) conference "Mergers and acquisitions in Latin America — building bridges through business: rethinking M&A in the Americas", held from 23 to 25 March 2026, the Women Lawyers Breakfast Session, organised jointly by the IBA Women Lawyers Committee and the IBA ...
White & Case strengthens its Latin America M&A practice with the arrival of Gabriel Salinas from Mayer Brown in Houston
White & Case
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and Global Energy Industry Group with the addition of Gabriel Salinas as a partner in Houston.
"Investing in our leading energy and infrastructure capabilities is a strategic priority for White & Case. ...
New Milestone for the 42-Hour Workweek: Implementation Rules and the End of the Proportional Minimum Wage
Chile, Alessandri
Alessandri | On April 26, the standard workweek in Chile will be reduced from a maximum of 44 to 42 hours per week. The real impact lies in how this reduction is to be implemented and in the administrative definitions accompanying its implementation.
The 40-hour reform was originally designed as ...
Marval Advises Danone and Arcor on the Creation of a Dairy Leader in Argentina
Argentina, Marval O’Farrell Mairal
Marval has advised Danone, a global leader in food and beverages, in the creation of a strategic Joint Venture with Arcor S.A.I.C., one of Argentina’s leading food companies, with the aim of creating a leading dairy company in Argentina.
The transaction contemplates the joint acquisition of the r...
The Dominican Republic’s strategic moment in a transforming hemisphere
Dominican Republic, Guzmán Ariza
Guzmán Ariza | In a recent article published in Newsweek magazine, author Wenceslao Guerrero Matos highlights how the Dominican Republic is evolving from a stable, tourism-based economy into a strategic economic and geopolitical partner in the Western Hemisphere. The article underscores decades of s...
Amendments to Trademark Procedures in Argentina Announced
Peru, OMC Abogados
OMC Abogados | As of March 1, trademark registration procedures in Argentina have undergone several modifications pursuant to Resolution INPI P-583/25, issued by the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI).
The purpose of this regulation is to shorten deadlines and streamline the process...
Pérez-Llorca grows by 28% in 2025 to reach 211.3 million euros in revenue
Spain, Pérez-Llorca
Legal advice in Spain grew by 17% compared to 2024, reaching €155.8 million.
26% of Pérez-Llorca’s global pro forma revenue (€55.5 million) came from the Firm’s Portuguese, Mexican, and Colombian businesses.
The Firm has increased its sales sixfold in the last decade.
Pérez-Llorca has increased its global pro forma revenue by 28% in 2025, closing the year with €211.3 million (approximately $250 million), a figure th...
Lundin Mining Increases Interest in Caserones and Acquires Stake in Los Helados Project
Chile, Bofill Mir
Bofill Mir | In a significant development within the Latin American mining sector, Lundin Mining announced on March 9, 2026, the acquisition of an additional stake in the Caserones mine, along with a substantial interest in the Los Helados project, both located in Chile. The transaction, valued at U...
Greenberg Traurig Adds Ashley Keenan to Energy Group in Boston
Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig | Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Ashley Keenan to its Boston office as of counsel in the firm’s Energy & Natural Resources Practice.
Keenan focuses her practice on renewable energy, conventional energy, and infrastructure development. She represents developers,...
Carey advises Laboratorios SAVAL on the acquisition of Instituto Sanitas and Chemopharma
Carey
Carey advised Laboratorios SAVAL on the acquisition of Chilean pharmaceutical companies Instituto Sanitas and Chemopharma. The transaction, agreed in September 2024, was approved by the Fiscalía Nacional Económica in early February 2026, following the successful negotiation of the mitigation measure...
Mijares Represents Six Mexican Banks in MXN11.4bn Credit Bureau Divestiture
Mexico, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes
Mexican law firm Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes represented the six largest Mexican banks in the sale of their equity interests in TransUnion de México, S.A., S.I.C., the country’s largest consumer credit information provider, commonly known as Buró de Crédito, to the U.S. credit reporting agen...
SNDA in Mexico: Protecting Investment and Hotel Operations Against Potential Financial Defaults
Mexico, RITCH MUELLER
In recent years, Mexico’s hospitality sector has experienced significant growth, attracting both domestic and international investors seeking to capitalize on opportunities in key tourist and commercial destinations.
This expansion has brought with it a series of legal and financial challenges fo...
