Carey advised Smurfit Westrock on the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Envases Impresos Cordillera and Chilena de Moldeados, the companies compris...
We constantly talk about artificial intelligence, climate change, geopolitics, nearshoring and cybersecurity.
However, there is another force that may be just as important in determining the economic future of our countries and to which we devote surprisingly little attention in Central America: ...
Nader Hayaux & Goebel (NHG) advised Fibra Hotel on the establishment and registration of a new five-year programme for the issuance of long-term debt certificates and real estate trust certificates (CBFIs) for an aggregate amount of up to MXN 10 billion, or its equivalent in Investment Units (UDIs) ...
The Madrid International and Ibero-American Arbitration Center (CIIAM) and the Conciliation, Arbitration and Amicable Settlement Center of the Medellín Chamber of Commerce for Antioquia (CCMA) have entered into an alliance aimed at strengthening their international arbitration activities and expanding CIIAM’s presence across Ibero-America.
Under the agreement, CCMA will refer its international arbitration activity to CIIAM as a collaborating associate, while continuing to administer its domestic cases.
The agreement was signed by Lina Vélez de Nicholls, Executive President of the Medellín Chamber of Commerce for Antioquia, and Adolfo Dí...
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Bomchil and Martínez de Hoz & Rueda advised on a new ARS 320 billion syndicated loan granted to Empresa Distribuidora Sur S.A. (EDESUR), the concessionaire responsible for the distribution and commercialization of electricity in the southern area of the City of Buenos Aires and 12 municipalities in ...
Andrés Echevarría, Partner-Chairman of VIVANCO & VIVANCO (V&V) and head of the firm’s global immigration practice, has been selected as a panelist for the 2027 EB-5 & Global Immigration Expo, to be held from January 20-22, 2027 at The Pendry Hotel in Newport Beach, California.
The event will brin...
Nader Hayaux Goebel (NHG) advised MercadoLibre, Inc. on Mexican legal matters in connection with its USD 1 billion U.S. debt offering of 5.850% senior unsecured notes due 2036.
The offering was conducted under MercadoLibre’s U.S. SEC-registered shelf program.
The notes are guaranteed by Mercad...
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Pérez-Llorca continues to advance its internationalisation strategy with the relocation of two partners from Colombia. Juan David Quintero, a partner in the Corporate/M&A practice, will join the New York office from Bogotá, while Alejandro Sanabria, a partner in the Tax practice, will be based in Ma...
Somewhere this month, a compliance officer is preparing a report to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") that lists your frozen tokens—or perhaps no one is preparing such a report because your tokens were never blocked in the first place. The 2026 Annual Re...
ALEGALIS examines the main implications of Decree 18-2026 for individuals and companies holding real estate assets in Guatemala, following a reform that changes the treatment of the Single Property Tax (IUSI) according to the use of each property.
The analysis, authored by Mildred María Almengor ...
Giselle Reuben, a Partner at BLP in San José, Costa Rica, has built a career combining intellectual property practice with extensive involvement in some of the sector’s principal international professional organisations. She joined BLP in 2006 and became a Partner in 2014. Her practice focuses on In...
Arias has analyzed Panama’s new economic substance regulations under Executive Decree No. 32 of September 2, 2026, which implements the provisions introduced into the Fiscal Code by Law No. 526 of May 28, 2026. The new framework will apply to fiscal periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
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The Government of Panama has officially added Ecuador to the immigration category commonly known as the Friendly Nations regime through Executive Decree No. 16 of August 31, 2026, published in Official Gazette No. 30601-B.
The decree amends Executive Decree No. 416 of June 13, 2012, and includes ...
Rocío Olea Salgado, a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Mexico City office, has been appointed Co-Lead of the Corporate & M&A Commission of the Mexico Chapter of Women in a Legal World (WLW) for 2026.
Olea Salgado is a member of Greenberg Traurig’s Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Antitrust Li...
As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, Von Wobeser y Sierra has launched the Von Wobeser M&A Moot, an academic competition for law students across Mexico that will simulate a real corporate transaction and introduce participants to the practical dynamics of mergers and acquisitions.
The in...
Marval O’Farrell Mairal advised the selling shareholders of Rural Ceres S.A., Tolvas S.A. and Cetomaq24 S.A., collectively Ceres Tolvas, on the sale of all the shares of these companies to Grupo Faro Verde.
Ceres Tolvas has nearly 50 years of experience in the Argentine agricultural value chain a...
Peru — Saco-Vertiz & Landerer has unveiled a new institutional identity as part of its growth strategy and efforts to strengthen the firm’s positioning in the Peruvian and international markets.
Founded in 2012, the firm is led by principal partners Carlos Saco-Vertiz and Eduardo Landerer, togeth...
International arbitration expert Jorge López Fung, of Squire Patton Boggs, joined Alessandri’s Litigation team for a lunch meeting focused on exchanging experiences and perspectives on the development of arbitration practice across South America.
The discussion addressed the evolution of arbitrat...
VIVANCO & VIVANCO has announced the appointment of Diego F. Amen Polanco as Senior Director & Chair of its Miami office, where he will assume strategic leadership of the firm’s Coral Gables, Florida location, which serves as a hub for its practice across the United States–Latin America corridor.
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Pérez-Llorca has announced the appointment of five new partners in Lima and Lisbon, strengthening its Ibero-American platform and expanding its ability to provide coordinated advice across Spanish, Portuguese, Mexican, Colombian and Peruvian law.
In Lima, Arturo Tuesta, Paola Saavedra and Ronald ...
Chile — Carey participated in the financing of up to USD 45 million secured by Aguas Pacífico, a company owned by Patria Investments, in a transaction supporting the development of its desalination and water transportation projects in Chile.
Carey’s team on the transaction comprised Felipe Moro, ...
By Crystal Lo, Head of Latin Counsel’s China Desk
Crystal Lo, Head of Latin Counsel’s China Desk, examines how intellectual property practices can differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive legal market, looking beyond rankings to the factors that can make a firm genuinely stand out ...
A seemingly simple online search can expose one of the more modern problems facing intellectual property owners: having rights in a trademark does not necessarily mean controlling its identity online.
A recent search for "INTA members", made with the expectation of finding information about intel...
Nader Hayaux Goebel advised Empresas Públicas de Medellín E.S.P. (EPM) and its subsidiaries EPM Capital México, S.A. de C.V. and EPM Latam, S.A. on the sale of 100% of the shares of Tecnología Intercontinental, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (TICSA) to Odinsa, S.A. and Odinsa Aguas, S.L. The cross-border transact...
DLA Piper advised the Province of Chubut on the issuance of Series CXX Class 1 and Class 2 Treasury Notes for an aggregate nominal amount of AR$51.5 billion.
Series CXX Class 1 bears a dual fixed rate payable on each payment date equal to the higher of the 25.00 percent annual nominal fixed rate ...
ARIAS has announced the grant of the first patent issued in Guatemala under the Accelerated Patent Grant (APG) program.
The patent covers an audio invention developed by Dolby International, a global company specializing in audio, imaging and voice technologies for the entertainment industry.
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Bomchil advised Compañía General de Combustibles S.A. (the "Company"), while Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised the book-running managers and placement agents, in connection with the issuance of the Company’s 8.00% US dollar-denominated Notes Series 41, due September 2029, for an aggregate amount of U...
Hernández & Cía. announced the appointment of Jorge Trelles as partner, strengthening its capabilities in Corporate/M&A and financial transactions. Trelles has nearly 25 years of experience in M&A and financing transactions and joins the firm at a time of increased investment activity and transactio...
Chambers & Partners released the Chambers Latin America 2027 guide on 20 August, covering 19 jurisdictions across Latin America. A review of the new rankings in several major transactional practices reveals a market where leading domestic independent firms continue to occupy a substantial share of t...
The Escuela Nacional de la Judicatura (National Judicial College), the Academia Dominicana de la Lengua (Dominican Academy of Language), and the Instituto Guzmán Ariza de Lexicografía presented the Diccionario jurídico dominicano (DJD), the first general academic work dedicated to Dominican legal te...
Bomchil | On July 22, 2026, the Argentine Securities and Exchange Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores, "CNV") issued General Resolution No. 1157/2026 ("GR 1157"), submitting for public consultation a draft proposal to amend the regulatory framework applicable to primary placements of negotiable...
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