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 Legal
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
International Bar Association
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...
DLA Piper Advises Banco Ciudad on UVA-Denominated Debt Issuance
Argentina, DLA Piper
DLA Piper Argentina has provided legal counsel to Banco de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Banco Ciudad) regarding the issuance of Class 23 and Class 24 debt securities. The notes are denominated in Purchasing Value Units (UVA) for a total aggregate amount of 55,231,066 UVAs.
The transaction aims to b...
ICCA 2026: arbitration faces the ESG challenge and the right to regulate
ICCA | International Arbitration
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 | International Arbitration
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...
Alessandri Awarded in Copyright at the Managing IP Awards
Chile, Alessandri
Alessandri | The legal directory Managing IP has distinguished Alessandri in the Copyright category during its annual awards. This recognition honors firms, teams, and professionals who have demonstrated outstanding performance across various intellectual property practice areas over the past year.
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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...
Chile: Ruling sets 42-hour workweek cut without mandatory agreement
Chile, Bofill Mir
Bofill Mir | The Chilean Labor Directorate (Dirección del Trabajo) has issued Ruling No. 253/21 regarding the mandatory reduction of the standard workweek from 44 to 42 hours, effective April 26, 2026, pursuant to the "40-Hour Law" (Law No. 21.561).
The ruling revises, in relevant part, the Direc...
Uruguay IBA 2026 | Coco Oderigo’s powerful closing keynote: Rugby as a tool for prison reintegration
Uruguay, International Bar Association
Eduardo "Coco" Oderigo delivered a powerful closing keynote at the IBA conference in Punta del Este, outlining how a prison-based rugby initiative has helped reduce recidivism and reshape approaches to rehabilitation, in an intervention that moved a packed audience.
At the International Bar Association conference held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, the closing keynote did not centre on transactions or regulatory fram...
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...
Rebaza advises Revolut on banking license in Peru
Peru, Rebaza, Alcazar & de las Casas
Rebaza, Alcázar & de las Casas | The Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and AFPs (SBS) has granted the Organization Authorization (Autorización de Organización) to Revolut Bank Perú, by resolution dated March 30, 2026, making it the first 100% digital bank authorized in the Peruvian financial mar...
