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DLA Piper, Bruchou, and Clifford Chance advise on EDEMSA’s international issuance of U.S.$150 million Notes

Argentina, Clifford Chance

Empresa Distribuidora de Electricidad de Mendoza S.A. (EDEMSA), a leading electricity distribution company in Mendoza, successfully completed the international issuance of its Class 6 Notes, denominated and payable in U.S. dollars, under its global issuance program of up to US$400 million (or its eq...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognizes Nature as a subject of rights

Mexico, Greenberg Traurig

Greenberg Traurig - On January 9, 2023, the governments of Chile and Colombia submitted to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (the "Court") a request for an Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to respond to the climate emergency under international human rights law. Following the cor...

Brazil’s tax reform in consumption: an introduction

Brazil, GVM Abogados

GVM Abogados - Over the past years, Brazil’s complex tax system — particularly its taxation on consumption — has been a notorious source of inefficiencies, legal uncertainty, and high compliance costs. The country’s multi-layered indirect tax regime, with overlapping federal, state, and municipal ta...

The Fine Line: Legitimate Defense or Obstructive Litigation?

Guatemala, Alegalis

Litigating every day in the country’s courts reveals an inescapable reality: civil proceedings are no longer solely a means of resolving disputes. Today, court proceedings are no longer a space where only substantive rights are discussed, but also where tactical disputes are fought over timing, meas...

Legal Insights: A conversation with Carlos Camacho

Costa Rica, Arias Law

"The installation processes in Costa Rica have taught us that communication and anticipation are key to a successful process. It is extremely important to talk to the company or investor to understand their business, their processes, their plans and expectations, in order to plan and anticipate specific issues that may arise during the installation process."

Latin Counsel has had the privilege of conversing with Carlos Camacho, a leading partner at Arias Law. With a remarkable track record ranging from i...

Entry into Force | Antitrust Law Reform

Mexico, Galicia Abogados

Galicia - The Federal Competition Act amendment initiative has been published in the Federal Official Gazette, creating the National Antitrust Commission ("CNA") to replace the current COFECE and the IFT. The amendment will enter into force tomorrow, and ongoing investigations will be suspended u...

New Companies in Costa Rica Will No Longer Have a Legal Name in Their Corporate Title

Costa Rica, BLP Legal

BLP - A reform to Costa Rica’s Commercial Code has come into effect, eliminating the requirement for legal names (corporate name or trade name) for corporations (S.A.) and limited liability companies (S.R.L.). Under this reform, newly incorporated companies will be identified solely by their corpora...

A local mindset with international capabilities

France, Hélie de Cornois | Stonehage Fleming

The French family office market is in growth mode. In the past, the wealth management sector in France was dominated largely by smaller boutiques or private banks – both French and international – rolling out what they thought to be a broadly ‘European’ version of their private client offering. As s...

TCA Tanoira Cassagne advises on Expreso Lancioni’s first Notes issuance

Argentina

TCA Tanoira Cassagne advised Expreso Lancioni S.A. as issuer, Banco Supervielle S.A. and Banco Comafi S.A. as arrangers, placement agents and Guarantee Entities along with Comafi Bursátil S.A as placement agent in the issuance of series I notes due on July 10th, 2027, denominated and payable in Arge...

Womble Bond Dickinson and Marval advise TotalEnergies on $500m sale of oil and gas blocks in Argentina

Argentina

Strategic disposal to majority state-owned YPF sees TotalEnergies divest 45% stake in the Vaca Muerta region – the world’s second-largest unconventional gas reserve

Womble Bond Dickinson has advised TotalEnergies on the strategic disposal of its 45% operated interest in two unconventional oil and gas blocks in the...

Lilian Arias Makes History as First Female ’Eminent Practitioner’ in Latin America

El Salvador

Arias - Lilian Arias, Managing Partner at ARIAS El Salvador, has made history as the first woman in Latin America to be recognized as an Eminent Practitioner in the Chambers Latin America Legal Guide 2026. This recognition marks her 18th consecutive year ranked by Chambers, including 14 years in Ban...

Chile: New regulations for obtaining tax sustainability status

Chile, DLA Piper

DLA Piper - Law No. 21.713, published in 2024, explicitly established the concept of "tax sustainability" into the Tax Code, defining it as the set of measures a taxpayer implements to promote mutual cooperation and transparency in fulfilling their tax obligations. Under the framework of Article ...

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