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 $500m sale of oil and gas blocks in Argentina
Argentina
Strategic disposal to majority state-owned YPF sees TotalEnergies divest 45% stake in the Vaca Muerta region – the world’s second-largest unconventional gas reserve
Womble Bond Dickinson has advised TotalEnergies on the strategic disposal of its 45% operated interest in two unconventional oil and gas blocks in the...
Lilian Arias Makes History as First Female ’Eminent Practitioner’ in Latin America
El Salvador
Arias - Lilian Arias, Managing Partner at ARIAS El Salvador, has made history as the first woman in Latin America to be recognized as an Eminent Practitioner in the Chambers Latin America Legal Guide 2026. This recognition marks her 18th consecutive year ranked by Chambers, including 14 years in Ban...
Chile: New regulations for obtaining tax sustainability status
Chile, DLA Piper
DLA Piper - Law No. 21.713, published in 2024, explicitly established the concept of "tax sustainability" into the Tax Code, defining it as the set of measures a taxpayer implements to promote mutual cooperation and transparency in fulfilling their tax obligations.
Under the framework of Article ...
Marval represents The Scotch Whisky Association in securing Argentina’s first Foreign Geographical Indication
Argentina, Marval O’Farrell Mairal
Marval O’Farrell Mairal represented The Scotch Whisky Association in obtaining the first foreign Geographical Indication (GI) recognized in the country. On June 30, 2025, the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries issued Resolution 112/2025, recognizing "Scotch Whisky" as a GI.
The app...
Bomchil advises on Havanna S.A.´s inaugural issuance of Notes for US$ 18,534,790
Argentina, Bomchil
Havanna S.A. (the "Issuer" or "Havanna", indistinctively) successfully completed the first issuance of series I notes (the "Series I Notes"), issued on July 8, 2025, under the global program for the individual issuance or co - issuance of notes (non-convertible into shares) for a nominal value of up...
Inspiring Women in Law: a conversation with Pilar Otero, in-house Counsel at Bancolombia
Colombia, Pilar Otero | Bancolombia
"Litigation brings the human element to legal problems."
Latin Counsel has had the privilege of interviewing Pilar Otero, Manager of the Regulatory and Public Affairs Department at Bancolombia.
With an LL.M...
Panama removed from the European Union’s list of high-risk jurisdictions
Panama, Arias Law
Arias - The European Parliament has approved the removal of the Republic of Panama from the list of high-risk jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in their national anti-money laundering (AML) regimes.
Among the immediate benefits for Panama following this decision are:
Strengthening of ...
Parametric/Index Based Insurance in Chile: From Theory to Regulatory Practice
Chile, Alessandri
Alessandri - Parametric (or index based) insurance represents a novel approach in insurance in Chile. It is activated automatically and is based on the verifiable occurrence of an event measured by an objective index, eliminating the need for an expert assessment of damages. Unlike traditional insur...
