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Mexican Official Standard: design of toll booths on highways

Mexico, Galicia Abogados

Galicia - On May 9th, 2025, the Federal Government’s Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes, "SICT", per its acronym in Spanish) published in the Federal Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación, "DOF", per ...

Clyde & Co hires Eduardo García Carmona from Latham & Watkins to strengthen its Insurance and Litigation team in Madrid

Spain, Clyde & Co

Clyde & Co has strengthened its Insurance and Litigation practice in Madrid with the addition of Eduardo García Carmona as a new member of its team. As reported by BDS, García Carmona joins the firm after a solid five-year career in the Litigation Department of international law firm Latham & Watkin...

Bofill Mir appoints two new directors in the Environmental and Labor areas

Chile

Bofill Mir - In line with its commitment to strengthen strategic areas, recognize outstanding trajectories and respond to the growing demands of its clients, Bofill Mir Abogados announced the appointment of María Pilar Domínguez as Director of the Environmental area and Rafael Sandoval as Director o...

Formalization as a Path to Growth: The Importance of documenting Labor Contracts in Guatemalan Entrepreneurship

Guatemala, Alegalis ! José Dougherty

Alegalis - In the context of entrepreneurship in Guatemala, labor formalization is often a neglected stage, despite its strategic importance. Although many entrepreneurs opt for verbal contracts when initiating labor relations because they are more agile and economical, this can be risky in the long...

Mexico: Supreme Court recognizes shareholders’ individual standing to sue for company directors’ civil liability

Mexico, DLA Piper

DLA Piper - The First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico has resolved the amparo directo en revisión No. 7767/2023, which established a criterion that expanded the protection of shareholders’ rights within commercial companies. Specifically, the April 30, 2025 decision recognized s...

Rodrigo Solá Torino: The evolution of labor and immigration law in Argentina and its impact on businesses

Argentina, Marval O’Farrell Mairal

"The current challenge is to manage international mobility in an increasingly interconnected world, with processes that require agility and a comprehensive vision."

In this interview, Rodrigo Solá Torino, a leading lawyer at Marval O’Farrell Mairal and an expert in labor and immigration law, shares his insights on...

Respecting the ban on deforestation in upper watershed areas

Guatemala, Alegalis

Alegalis - Every real estate developer planning a real estate project must carry out a Due Diligence that gives certainty for the development of the property; this investigation must have a legal and technical scope. It is extremely important that within the investigation the location of the prop...

Guzmán Ariza Hosts Delegation from the New York City Bar Association

Dominican Republic, Guzmán Ariza

Guzmán Ariza has hosted a delegation from the New York City Bar Association during its visit to the Dominican Republic in May, as part of a mission aimed at strengthening professional ties with the country’s commercial, legal, and governmental sectors. As part of the agenda, two high-level panels we...

Adam Brenneman Joins Milbank from Cleary Gottlieb to Bolster Latin America Practice

Latin America-wide, United States, Milbank

Milbank LLP has announced that Adam Brenneman has joined its New York office as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Finance and Securities Group. "We are excited to welcome Adam to the firm," said Milbank Chairman Scott A. Edelman. "Adam is a versatile and technically excellent lawyer, and his d...

Greenberg Traurig Mexico bolsters its Corporate, Environmental, Energy, and Financial Practices with the promotion of four lawyers

Mexico, Greenberg Traurig

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig announced the elevation of Víctor Felipe Callarisa Rivera and Rocío Olea Salgado to shareholder and Luis Jorge Akle Arronte and Rodrigo Vázquez del Mercado-Rivera to of counsel. With these elevations, the office now has 27 shareholders, three of counsels, and more t...

New Law on Public Procurement, Leasing and Services in Mexico

Mexico, Von Wobeser y Sierra

Von Wobeser y Sierra - On April 16, 2025, the Decree issuing the Law on Public Procurement, Leasing and Services and amending, supplementing and repealing various provisions of the Federal Law on Republican Austerity, the Law on Social and Solidarity Economy, and the General Law on Cooperative Socie...

Davis Polk advises Banco de Crédito del Perú on issuance of subordinated bonds worth $750 million

Peru, Davis Polk

Davis Polk has advised Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP) in connection with an offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.450% subordinated fixed-to-fixed-rate notes due 2035 (callable 2030) under its existing medium-term notes program. The notes were issued pursuant to Rule 144A and Reg...

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