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White & Case strengthens its Latin America M&A practice with the arrival of Gabriel Salinas from Mayer Brown in Houston

White & Case

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and Global Energy Industry Group with the addition of Gabriel Salinas as a partner in Houston. "Investing in our leading energy and infrastructure capabilities is a strategic priority for White & Case. ...

New Milestone for the 42-Hour Workweek: Implementation Rules and the End of the Proportional Minimum Wage

Chile, Alessandri

Alessandri | On April 26, the standard workweek in Chile will be reduced from a maximum of 44 to 42 hours per week. The real impact lies in how this reduction is to be implemented and in the administrative definitions accompanying its implementation. The 40-hour reform was originally designed as ...

Marval Advises Danone and Arcor on the Creation of a Dairy Leader in Argentina

Argentina, Marval O’Farrell Mairal

Marval has advised Danone, a global leader in food and beverages, in the creation of a strategic Joint Venture with Arcor S.A.I.C., one of Argentina’s leading food companies, with the aim of creating a leading dairy company in Argentina. The transaction contemplates the joint acquisition of the r...

The Dominican Republic’s strategic moment in a transforming hemisphere

Dominican Republic, Guzmán Ariza

Guzmán Ariza | In a recent article published in Newsweek magazine, author Wenceslao Guerrero Matos highlights how the Dominican Republic is evolving from a stable, tourism-based economy into a strategic economic and geopolitical partner in the Western Hemisphere. The article underscores decades of structural reforms, sound macroeconomic fundamentals, and sustained foreign direct investment that have fueled average GDP growth of nearly 5 percent, while simultaneously strengthening investor confidence across successive administrations. This momentum is accelerating the expansion of export manufacturing, luxury tourism, and emerging innovation s...

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Amendments to Trademark Procedures in Argentina Announced

Peru, OMC Abogados

OMC Abogados | As of March 1, trademark registration procedures in Argentina have undergone several modifications pursuant to Resolution INPI P-583/25, issued by the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI). The purpose of this regulation is to shorten deadlines and streamline the process...

Pérez-Llorca grows by 28% in 2025 to reach 211.3 million euros in revenue

Spain, Pérez-Llorca

Legal advice in Spain grew by 17% compared to 2024, reaching €155.8 million.
26% of Pérez-Llorca’s global pro forma revenue (€55.5 million) came from the Firm’s Portuguese, Mexican, and Colombian businesses.
The Firm has increased its sales sixfold in the last decade.

Pérez-Llorca has increased its global pro forma revenue by 28% in 2025, closing the year with €211.3 million (approximately $250 million), a figure th...

Mijares Represents Six Mexican Banks in MXN11.4bn Credit Bureau Divestiture

Mexico, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes

Mexican law firm Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes represented the six largest Mexican banks in the sale of their equity interests in TransUnion de México, S.A., S.I.C., the country’s largest consumer credit information provider, commonly known as Buró de Crédito, to the U.S. credit reporting agen...

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SNDA in Mexico: Protecting Investment and Hotel Operations Against Potential Financial Defaults

Mexico, RITCH MUELLER

In recent years, Mexico’s hospitality sector has experienced significant growth, attracting both domestic and international investors seeking to capitalize on opportunities in key tourist and commercial destinations. This expansion has brought with it a series of legal and financial challenges fo...

A&O Shearman advises banks on Entre Ríos’ US$300 million bond issuance

A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman advised the initial purchasers in the Province of Entre Ríos’s offering of US$300 million 9.550% Notes due 2033, marking the province’s first return to international capital markets since March 2017, alongside a tender offer for its Step Up Notes due 2028. The Province of Entre Ríos ...

Tourism in the Dominican Republic: from hotel expansion to the development of business ecosystems

Dominican Republic, Ulises Cabrera

Ulises Cabrera | Dominican tourism is experiencing one of the most sophisticated periods in its history. The record 11.7 million visitors confirms the country’s regional leadership, but the real change isn’t in the number: it’s in the transformation of the model. Today, tourism is conceived as a c...

New Law for the Harmonization of the Commercial Code and the Strengthening of Special Powers

Costa Rica, EY Law

EY Law | On March 6, 2026, through Supplement No. 24 of Official Gazette No. 45, the new Law 10840, "LAW FOR THE HARMONIZATION OF THE COMMERCIAL CODE AND THE STRENGTHENING OF SPECIAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY," was published. This Law amends Articles 98 and 146 of the Commercial Code, establishing that ...

Bomchil and Marval advise PSA Finance on new notes issuance

Argentina, Bomchil | Marval O´Farrell Mairal

Bomchil advised PSA Finance Argentina Compañía Financiera S.A. ("PSA") and Marval O´Farrell Mairal advised the organizers and placement agents and the placement agents, in the issuance of (i) the Negotiable Obligations Series No. 37 denominated and payable in Pesos at a variable interest rate repres...

Costa Rica: Update on Competition Law

Costa Rica, Arias

ARIAS informs its clients about a relevant institutional situation affecting merger control processes in Costa Rica. The Higher Body of the Commission to Promote Competition is the collegiate body responsible for issuing final resolutions in merger review cases. Its role is essential, as it grant...

Pérez-Llorca reinforces its commitment to culture and joins the group of patrons of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

Portugal, Spain, Perez-Llorca

The Firm and the Museum have signed a protocol to support the Institution’s mission in promoting the artistic and cultural agenda of one of Portugal’s most renowned cultural centers, which houses one of the world’s most important collections

Pérez-Llorca has signed a patronage agreement with the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, thus reinforcing its commitment to promoting culture in P...

U.S. Tax Season: Five Key Considerations to Be Prepared

United States, Vivanco & Vivanco

It happens every year: one moment we are toasting the start of January and, before we know it, the mid-April filing deadline is just around the corner. For Latin American entrepreneurs and investors with interests in the United States, this period is often synonymous with administrative pressure and...

Alessandri Strengthens Real Estate Practice with Joaquín Solar Appointment

Chile, Alessandri

"The industry is going through a structural transformation, not just a temporary slowdown"

Chilean firm Alessandri has strengthened its Real Estate and Construction practice by appointing Joaquín Solar Larraín as partner, at a time when mark...

PEMEX policy barring contracts with companies litigating against it ruled unconstitutional

Mexico, Galicia

Galicia | On February 27, 2026, the Tenth Collegiate Court for Administrative Matters of the First Circuit (Thesis: I.10o.A.60 A (11a.)) published an isolated ruling declaring unconstitutional PEMEX’s policy of not entering into contracts with companies facing pending lawsuits. The case arose fro...

Carey strengthens its Antitrust practice with the addition of María José Henríquez as Senior Counsel

Chile, Carey

Carey, Chile’s largest law firm, announced that it has strengthened its Antitrust and Regulated Markets team, led by partners Lorena Pavic and José Pardo, with the addition of María José Henríquez as Senior Counsel. María José earned her law degree from Universidad de Chile and holds an LL.M. in ...

NHG advises Proparco and DEG on key financing for cross-border Fiber Optic infrastructure

Mexico, Nader, Hayaux y Goebel

NHG advised SOCIÉTÉ DE PROMOTION ET DE PARTICIPATION POUR LA COOPÉRATION ECONOMIQUE S.A. ("Proparco"), and DEUTSCHE INVESTITIONS - UNDENTWICKLUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH ("DEG"), as lenders, in connection with the fi nancing granted to CTG Control, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Bicentel LLC to design, construct and...

Argentina Extends RIGI Deadline to 2027 and Expands Oil, Gas, and Tech Investment Rules

Argentina, Bomchil

Bomchil | Decree 105/2026, published in the Official Gazette on February 19, 2026, introduces the following relevant modifications to the regulations of the INCENTIVE REGIME FOR LARGE INVESTMENTS (RIGI) approved by Decree 749/2024, within the framework of Title VII of Law 27,742: 1. The deadline ...

Latham Leads Historic US$3 Billion Atlas Refinancing in Latin America

Latin America-wide, Latham & Watkins

Members of Latham & Watkins’ Latin America Practice advised Atlas Renewable Energy (Atlas), a leading international clean energy infrastructure provider, and its sponsor Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), in connection with the largest corporate refinancing for non-conventional renewable energy i...

Argentina Labor Reform: Supreme Court Precedents to Become Binding on Labor Courts

Argentina, Marval O’Farrell Mairal

Marval O’Farrell Mairal | In Argentina, a significant shift in the judicial framework for labor disputes is underway. The labor reform bill approved by the Senate would grant binding force to Supreme Court precedents, marking a departure from the current system and aiming to enhance uniformity and l...

M&A Outlook for the Americas — 2026 Edition

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Latin Counsel is pleased to present its annual M&A 2026 – The Americas report, conceived as a regional outlook that brings together perspectives from the leading markets across the region and offers an integrated view of the transactional landscape in the current environment. This edition is not ...

Trump Proposes Fast-Track Residency for HNW Investors

Diaz Reus

Diaz Reus | Under the banner of strengthening the country’s financial infrastructure, the Trump administration is reviving the concept of "investment visas" with a more aggressive offer. By inviting global billionaires to establish themselves in the United States with an investment of $1 million, th...

Equitas Capital finalizes the sale of 100% of Hidronor Chile and its subsidiary Greendot

Chile, Carey

Carey | Equitas Capital regarding the sale of 100% of its stake in Hidronor Chile, a leading company in the management of hazardous and non-hazardous industrial waste, with a portfolio of more than 2,500 clients, primarily in the mining, energy, and chemical sectors. The transaction includes its sta...

Chile implements affidavits to streamline construction permits

Chile, DLA Piper

DLA Piper | On February 23, 2026, Chile published Supreme Decree No. 10/2025 (Decree) in the government’s Official Gazette, amending the General Urban Planning and Construction Ordinance (OGUC) to enable alternatives to permits or authorizations for the execution of construction works. In addition, ...

CIIAM Administered €149 Million in Arbitration Cases in 2025, Up 17% Year-on-Year

International, CIIAM

The Madrid International and Ibero-American Arbitration Center (CIIAM) administered 16 proceedings in 2025 with an aggregate amount in dispute of €149.6 million, representing a 17% increase compared to 2024. Since 2020, the Center has managed 68 cases totaling €424.9 million in dispute. The avera...

DLA Piper, Bruchou, and Clifford Chance advise Edenor on notes issuance

Argentina, DLA Piper

DLA Piper | Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor S.A.), Argentina’s largest electricity distributor, issued on February 9, 2026, new Additional Class 7 Notes denominated and payable in dollars, at a nominal annual rate of 9.75% and maturing on October 24, 2030 (the "Additional...

Andrés Echevarría Named Among the "Top 25 EB-5 Immigration Attorneys 2025"

United States, Vivanco & Vivanco

Attorney Andrés Echevarría, Partner and Chairman of the Immigration Practice at international law firm Vivanco & Vivanco, has been included in the "Top 25 EB-5 Immigration Attorneys 2025" list published by EB5 Investors Magazine, a publication dedicated to the U.S. EB-5 immigrant investor program. ...

A&O Shearman Advises Córdoba, Argentina, on US$800 Million Bond Issuance and Tender Offer

Argentina, United States, A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman represented Argentina’s Province of Cordoba in connection with its offering of USD800 million 8.600% Notes due 2035 and concurrent tender offer for its U.S. Dollar Step-Up Notes due 2027. The Province of Cordoba intends to use the proceeds from the sale of the notes for the repurchas...

OFAC and Venezuela General Licenses: What Companies Need to Understand in 2026

Venezuela, Diaz Reus

Diaz Reus | In an environment where US sanctions continue to evolve rapidly, recent General Licenses issued by OFAC related to Venezuela have raised important questions for companies with international exposure. Far from representing widespread relief, the current landscape requires a technical, di...

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