New US H-1B policy: Economic, Social, and strategic impacts for Central America
Costa Rica, BLP Legal
A Radical Change in US Immigration Policy
On September 19, 2025, President Donald Trump’s administration issued a proclamation that marks a turning point in the use of the H-1B visa. The rule ...
Bofill Mir Leads Smart Fit Chile on $120 Million Syndicated Financing to Fuel Expansion
Chile, Bofill Mir
Bofill Mir Abogados successfully advised its client, Latamfit Chile SpA, the operator of the Smart Fit fitness brand in Chile, as the borrower’s lead counsel in the negotiation and closing of a $120,000,000 syndicated credit facility.
The financing, which closed on September 30, 2025, is pivotal ...
Guzmán Ariza Appoints Fabio Guzmán Saladín as Co-Managing Partner in Leadership Transition
Dominican Republic, Guzmán Ariza
Guzmán Ariza, Attorneys at Law, proudly announces the appointment of our partner, Fabio J. Guzmán Saladín, as Co-Managing Partner. He will work alongside Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza, the current Managing Partner, in leading the firm through a two-year transition period that will culminate in 2027, the yea...
Corporate Criminal Liability, Compliance, and Anti-Corruption Efforts: Is There a Real Change in Latin America’s Legal Culture?
Spain, InLaw Alliance of Law Firms | Círculo Legal
InLaw Alliance Spain - The rapid global expansion of compliance has made it an essential pillar in the fight against corruption in Europe and Latin America.
Compliance was born in the USA as a tool for defending organizations against that fearsome legal institution: the criminal liability of legal...
B2SG Legal: New Firm Focused on Corporate, Real Estate, Tax, and Compliance
Chile, B2SG Legal
With the goal of providing specialized legal advice in corporate law, real estate law, tax law, compliance, and dispute resolution, the creation of the new firm B2SG Legal was formalized in September 2025.
The law firm is led by its partners Ignacio Bolelli, Jazmín Gajardo, Benjamín Salas, and Fr...
Costa Rica: Tax Administration Clarifies VAT Rules for Free Zone Companies
Costa Rica, EY Law
EY Law - Through official document MH-DGT-CONS-119-0063-2025 (dated September 18, 2025, as provided in the original text), the Tax Administration clarified to a taxpayer, whose company is subject to the Free Trade Zone (FTZ) regime, whether they are required to:
Perform the reverse charge (sel...
Bold acquires VendeMás in Peru
Peru, Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas
Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas - In September of this year, Bold acquired VendeMás, a payment facilitator that -until the closing of the transaction- was part of Niubiz.
Bold is a Colombian fintech that began its operations by offering payment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses in th...
BMV and BIVA publish rules for Simplified Issuances
Mexico, Nader, Hayaux, and Goebel
Nader, Hayaux, and Goebel - The Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) and the Institutional Stock Exchange (BIVA) amended their respective internal regulations to incorporate the provisions applicable to the simplified issuance regime, in accordance with the Securities Market Law and the Single Circular issu...
Trademark cancellation for lack of use, a strategy not always reliable
Peru, OMC Abogados
OMC Abogados - The use of the trademark is the main obligation acquired by the owner, something that is not necessarily fulfilled, especially when the Peruvian Trademark Law, in contrast with the Anglo-Saxon Law, its constitute and obey to the principle of the registration, which means that it is no...
Chilean Wine as a National Beverage: A Critical Look at the Need for Legislative Reform
Chile, Alessandri
Alessandri - As part of the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of National Wine Day—officially established in 2015—on September 2, 2025, a new phase began in the institutional appreciation of Chilean wine with the creation of the so-called Wine Caucus in the National Congress. This body, compose...
Bomchil advises ICBC and Banco de Galicia on the granting of a syndicated loan to Metrogas
Argentina, Bomchil
Bomchil advised Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina) S.A.U. ("ICBC") and Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A. ("Galicia") on the granting of a syndicated loan to Metrogas S.A. ("Metrogas"), the leading gas distributor in Argentina. In this case, ICBC and Galicia granted Metrogas a syn...
Mexico: The New Supreme Court Takes Office
Mexico, Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig - In compliance with the Judicial Reform approved in September 2024, the new composition of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ("SJCN") began operating on September 1, 2025, modifying the structure and operation of the SCJN as a result of the reduction from eleven to nine j...
