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

Argentina

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...

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

Spain, 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 announces 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 resource...

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

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...

Menezes Niebuhr opens São Paulo office

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

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

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...

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...

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

ICCA

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 2026

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...

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...

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