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Marcela Mancía joins IGNITE and launches IP practice

El Salvador, IGNITE Legal & Financial Advisors

Marcela Mancía has joined IGNITE Legal & Financial Advisors as partner, where she will lead the launch of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice in El Salvador. The move marks a new stage following nearly a decade leading a regional structure and reflects growing demand for strategic advisory in...

Chile: Guillermo Morales and Eugenio Besa exit Morales & Besa to launch new firm amid market reshuffle

Chile, MBE Abogados

Chile’s legal market is entering a period of recalibration, as structural shifts among established firms and emerging players begin to alter competitive dynamics. Against this backdrop, one of the most consequential recent developments has been the departure of two founding figures from a leading do...

ARIAS asesora en financiamiento por USD 115 millones para TRECSA

Guatemala, Arias

Arias Guatemala acted as local legal advisor to Natixis, New York branch, and BLADEX, in connection with a USD 115 million club deal financing granted to Transportadora de Energía de Centroamérica, S.A. ("TRECSA"), one of the leading energy transmission companies in Guatemala and an affiliate of Gru...

Rodolfo G. Papa highlights key insights from LATIN COUNSEL’s 2026 M&A Report

Latin America-wide, M&A

LATIN COUNSEL recently published —for the fourth consecutive year— the report "LATIN COUNSEL M&A Outlook for the Americas (2026 edition)" (by Rodolfo G. Papa). Rodolfo G. Papa, LATIN COUNSEL’s correspondent in Argentina, editor of the first three editions of this Report, who also acts as a "local...

Carey advises Cencosud on US$500 million international bond issuance and debt refinancing

Chile, Carey

Carey | Cencosud successfully executed an international offering of USD 500 million in 5.750% senior unsecured notes due 2036, conducted under Rule 144A and Regulation S. Concurrent with this issuance, the company performed a cash tender offer to acquire its outstanding international notes maturing ...

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas names Laura Francia partner to lead new public law practice

Peru, Rebaza, Alcázar & De las Casas

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas ("RAD") has announced the launch of its new Public Law practice, expanding its value proposition for national and international companies operating in highly regulated sectors and maintaining ongoing interaction with the State. The new practice will be led by Laura ...

FCC Advances New Rules for Offshore Call Centers

Mexico, Greenberg Traurig

Greenberg Traurig | The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to adopt a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (FCC 26-16) addressing the widespread use of offshore call centers by U.S. communications providers. The proceeding opens a formal 30-day comment period from publication in t...

Menezes Niebuhr opens São Paulo office

Brazil, Menezes Niebuhr Sociedade de Advogados

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...

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