DLA Piper secures annulment of €25 million sanction for Iberdrola
Spain, DLA Piper
DLA Piper has secured the annulment of a €25 million fine imposed on Iberdrola by Spain’s National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) over alleged price manipulation in the Spanish electricity market.
The fine was imposed on Iberdrola Generación in November 2015 after the CNMC concluded...
Arif Ali joins Arbitra International as full-time arbitrator
International, Arbitra International
Arif Ali, FCIArb, widely recognised as one of the world’s leading international arbitration practitioners, has joined Arbitra International as the firm celebrates its fifth anniversary.
After more than three decades of practice, more than 100 complex disputes at counsel’s table, advising sovereig...
A&O Shearman advises on USD3.2 billion Argentina financings
Argentina
A&O Shearman advised the lenders, a group of commercial banks, in connection with two multilateral-backed loan facilities totalling USD3.2 billion extended to the Republic of Argentina.
The first facility, in the amount of USD2 billion, is guaranteed by the World Bank’s International Bank for Re...
Nydia Guevara rejoins Hernández & Cía. from Estudio Rodrigo twenty years later
Peru, Hernández & Cía.
Lima, July 16, 2026.- Hernández & Cía. announced that Nydia Guevara has joined the firm as a partner in its Banking and Finance, Capital Markets and FinTech practices. The highly regarded specialist returns to the firm after twenty years, strengthening its financial and transactional platform. Her a...
Interview | Roberto Silva: "Today, Argentina is sending a clear signal of openness and integration to the world"
Argentina, Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV)
Interview | Roberto Silva: "Today, Argentina is sending a clear signal of openness and integration to the world"
In an exclusive conversation with Latin Counsel, we spoke with Roberto E. Silva, president of Argentina’s Securities Commission (CNV), about the process of simplification, deregulation...
Alessandri advises Fundación Iguales pro bono on data protection
Chile, Alessandri
Alessandri Abogados has launched a pro bono personal data advisory project for Fundación Iguales, as part of a collaboration aimed at strengthening the management and protection of sensitive information relating to highly vulnerable individuals.
The initiative was presented during a breakfast hel...
New AML Law in Guatemala: key issues for notaries and legal professional
Guatemala, Alegalis
Latin Counsel interviews Cristian Rojas Samayoa, Director of the Criminal Litigation Department at Alegalis, on Guatemala’s new Integral Law for the Prevention and Repression of Money Laundering or Other Assets and Terrorist Financing, approved through Decree 15-2026, and its impact on notaries, leg...
Latin America’s Push to Protect Green Technologies in Mid-2026
Latin America-wide, Intellectual Property
As the World Cup moves toward its semifinal stage and sports headlines continue to dominate the regional conversation, a quieter but potentially highly valuable race is unfolding behind the scenes in Latin America’s trademark and patent offices: inventors and companies are moving to secure legal own...
Arias Advises Lenders on US$350 Million Syndicated Financing
El Salvador, Arias Law
ARIAS advised the participating banks in a US$350 million syndicated financing led by Bladex and Santander as Lead Arrangers. The financing was granted to Grupo Imperia, now Grupo Financiero BSC, to support its acquisition of Banistmo Panama, formerly owned by Grupo Cibest.
The transaction is one...
DLA Piper adds Corporate and M&A Counsel María Eugenia Carbó in Buenos Aires
Argentina, DLA Piper
DLA Piper has appointed María Eugenia Carbó as Counsel in its Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practices in Buenos Aires, further strengthening the firm’s capabilities in corporate transactions, corporate governance, and cross-border matters.
Carbó advises domestic and international com...
Opdenergy Refinances Renewable Energy Portfolio with US$227 Million Green Loan
Chile, Carey
Carey | Opdenergy, through its subsidiaries Opdenergy Generación, Ra Solar and Opdenergy PMGD, has refinanced a portfolio of renewable energy projects under a project finance structure for up to US$227 million. The transaction was signed on June 17, 2026, and involves Chile, the United States (New Y...
Colombia tax reform keeps cross-border planning in focus
Colombia, Diaz Reus
Diaz Reus | Colombia’s tax policy remains in a period of uncertainty following the rejection of the proposed Ley de Financiamiento by Congress in December 2025 and the subsequent adoption of limited emergency measures by decree. For Colombian families and entrepreneurs with U.S. investments, the key...
