Happy Hour CEIA-40: a space to strengthen networks in Arbitration and Economics
Chile, Alessandri
Alessandri - The Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Club (CEIA), Alessandri Abogados, and FK Economics organized a Happy Hour for CEIA-40 members. The meeting aimed to strengthen the network of contacts between professionals and experts and create a space to exchange ideas on the current challen...
Labour Reform: Reduction of Working Week to 40 Hours Reaches Mexican Senate
Mexico, Greenberg Traurig
Mexico’s Senate has received a historic Labour Reform initiative to gradually reduce the working week to 40 hours, aiming to align with OECD and ILO international standards. This initiative guarantees no salary reduction and establishes a progressive timeline until 2030, while simultaneously introdu...
Von Wobeser Appoints Four New Partners to Strengthen Disputes, Tax, Competition, and Compliance
Mexico, Von Wobeser
Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C., has announced the appointment of four new partners, effective 1 January 2026. These promotions strengthen the firm’s capabilities in key areas and underpin its mission to offer full-service legal services for its clients’ most complex challenges. This announcement comes d...
Diaz Reus expands its presence in Greece and Cyprus with the addition of Tsianakas & Partners to the DRT Alliance
International, Diaz Reus
Diaz Reus International Law Firm (DRT), which operates on five continents, across 41 offices in key business centers, today announced that it has expanded its presence in Greece and Cyprus with the addition of Tsianakas & Partners to the DRT Alliance.
The alliance is a bespoke global network of l...
Global Stage: TozziniFreire Partner Clara Serva Addresses UN Forum on Investor Responsibility
International, TozziniFreire Advogados
Geneva, Switzerland — At the 14th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, Clara Serva, a partner at TozziniFreire Advogados, delivered a powerful address to a plenary room on the critical issue of how banks, financial institutions, and other investors must evaluate and manage the human rights risks a...
International Trade in the Trump Era: the Tariff War
Honduras, InLaw Alliance
InLaw Alliance - The re-election of President Donald J. Trump has led to a profound restructuring of international trade. True to his imposing and nationalist style, the US president has revived an old tool of economic pressure: tariffs. Thus, on 2 April 2025, through Presidential Decree 14257, en...
Working Hours Reform Initiative in Mexico
Mexico, Galicia Abogados
Galicia - On December 2025, after various working groups and dialogue forums involving business leaders, workers, academics, international organisations, and local and federal authorities, the presidential initiative to gradually implement a 40-hour working week in Mexico (the ‘Initiative’) was pres...
Bomchil Advises CGC on Successful Closing of US$300 Million Notes Offering
Argentina, Bomchil
Bomchil - Compañía General de Combustibles S.A. (‘CGC’) successfully completed the placement on the international and local markets of class 38 negotiable obligations with a nominal value of US$300,000,000, denominated and payable in US dollars at a fixed interest rate of 11.875% per annum and matur...
Alessandri held a cornerstone event in its selection process for the 2026 Summer Internship Program. Fifteen law students from various universities were invited to a group interview designed to foster mutual discovery. While applicants shared their professional motivations, the Alessandri team prese...
EY Law strengthens its operations with new hires in El Salvador
El Salvador, EY Law
EY Law - Under the leadership of Antonio Ruiz, EY Tax & Law Leader for Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, EY is strengthening its presence in El Salvador with two strategic additions: Oscar Torres joins as Associate Partner for Law, and Mauricio Orellana as Associate Partner in the...
Seven Commitments that define Teams within Law Firms
Latin America-wide, BLP Legal
In an increasingly competitive, globalized, and demanding legal market, the true differentiating advantage of a law firm no longer lies solely in its brand, access to technology, size, or geographical coverage. Today, the difference between firms that merely survive and those that truly transcend li...
Diaz Reus opens an office in Suriname
International, Diaz Reus
Diaz Reus International Law Firm, headquartered in Miami, announced that it has opened an office in Paramaribo, Suriname, in partnership with Meijer & DavidKock, which is led by lawyers Kaushilya Budhulall and David Kock. The new Paramaribo office adds to the other ones in the Caribbean: Aruba; Cura...
