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New US H-1B policy: Economic, Social, and strategic impacts for Central America

Costa Rica, BLP Legal

A Radical Change in US Immigration Policy

On September 19, 2025, President Donald Trump’s administration issued a proclamation that marks a turning point in the use of the H-1B visa. The rule ...

Bofill Mir Leads Smart Fit Chile on $120 Million Syndicated Financing to Fuel Expansion

Chile, Bofill Mir

Bofill Mir Abogados successfully advised its client, Latamfit Chile SpA, the operator of the Smart Fit fitness brand in Chile, as the borrower’s lead counsel in the negotiation and closing of a $120,000,000 syndicated credit facility. The financing, which closed on September 30, 2025, is pivotal ...

Guzmán Ariza Appoints Fabio Guzmán Saladín as Co-Managing Partner in Leadership Transition

Dominican Republic, Guzmán Ariza

Guzmán Ariza, Attorneys at Law, proudly announces the appointment of our partner, Fabio J. Guzmán Saladín, as Co-Managing Partner. He will work alongside Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza, the current Managing Partner, in leading the firm through a two-year transition period that will culminate in 2027, the yea...

Corporate Criminal Liability, Compliance, and Anti-Corruption Efforts: Is There a Real Change in Latin America’s Legal Culture?

Spain, InLaw Alliance of Law Firms | Círculo Legal

InLaw Alliance Spain - The rapid global expansion of compliance has made it an essential pillar in the fight against corruption in Europe and Latin America. Compliance was born in the USA as a tool for defending organizations against that fearsome legal institution: the criminal liability of legal entities. Its essence consists of establishing internal mechanisms within organizations capable of preventing, detecting, and reacting to irregularities, whether bribery, fraud, or any other illicit practices, that could trigger the organization’s liability. Among them, or perhaps first and foremost, are acts of corruption, which gave rise to it a...

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B2SG Legal: New Firm Focused on Corporate, Real Estate, Tax, and Compliance

Chile, B2SG Legal

With the goal of providing specialized legal advice in corporate law, real estate law, tax law, compliance, and dispute resolution, the creation of the new firm B2SG Legal was formalized in September 2025. The law firm is led by its partners Ignacio Bolelli, Jazmín Gajardo, Benjamín Salas, and Fr...

Costa Rica: Tax Administration Clarifies VAT Rules for Free Zone Companies

Costa Rica, EY Law

EY Law - Through official document MH-DGT-CONS-119-0063-2025 (dated September 18, 2025, as provided in the original text), the Tax Administration clarified to a taxpayer, whose company is subject to the Free Trade Zone (FTZ) regime, whether they are required to: Perform the reverse charge (sel...

Bold acquires VendeMás in Peru

Peru, Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas - In September of this year, Bold acquired VendeMás, a payment facilitator that -until the closing of the transaction- was part of Niubiz. Bold is a Colombian fintech that began its operations by offering payment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses in th...

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BMV and BIVA publish rules for Simplified Issuances

Mexico, Nader, Hayaux, and Goebel

Nader, Hayaux, and Goebel - The Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) and the Institutional Stock Exchange (BIVA) amended their respective internal regulations to incorporate the provisions applicable to the simplified issuance regime, in accordance with the Securities Market Law and the Single Circular issu...

Trademark cancellation for lack of use, a strategy not always reliable

Peru, OMC Abogados

OMC Abogados - The use of the trademark is the main obligation acquired by the owner, something that is not necessarily fulfilled, especially when the Peruvian Trademark Law, in contrast with the Anglo-Saxon Law, its constitute and obey to the principle of the registration, which means that it is no...

Chilean Wine as a National Beverage: A Critical Look at the Need for Legislative Reform

Chile, Alessandri

Alessandri - As part of the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of National Wine Day—officially established in 2015—on September 2, 2025, a new phase began in the institutional appreciation of Chilean wine with the creation of the so-called Wine Caucus in the National Congress. This body, compose...

Bomchil advises ICBC and Banco de Galicia on the granting of a syndicated loan to Metrogas

Argentina, Bomchil

Bomchil advised Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina) S.A.U. ("ICBC") and Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A. ("Galicia") on the granting of a syndicated loan to Metrogas S.A. ("Metrogas"), the leading gas distributor in Argentina. In this case, ICBC and Galicia granted Metrogas a syn...

Mexico: The New Supreme Court Takes Office

Mexico, Greenberg Traurig

Greenberg Traurig - In compliance with the Judicial Reform approved in September 2024, the new composition of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ("SJCN") began operating on September 1, 2025, modifying the structure and operation of the SCJN as a result of the reduction from eleven to nine j...

Pérez-Llorca Laboral al Día Analyzes Labor Updates: Timekeeping, Parental Leave, and Case Law

Spain, Pérez-Llorca

Pérez-Llorca’s Barcelona office hosted a new session in its "Pérez-Llorca Labor Update" series, which addressed the main regulatory and jurisprudential developments in recent months in the labor and employment field. The session, moderated by Manel Hernández, partner in the firm’s Labor, Compensatio...

Brand Protection in the Digital Age: New Challenges and Opportunities. A Brief Look at the Challenges of the Metaverse and E-Commerce

Guatemala, Alegalis

Alegalis - The digital world has radically transformed the way brands interact with consumers and competitors. The emergence of the metaverse, NFTs, and the expansion of e-commerce have generated scenarios that require new strategies for protecting industrial property. Trademarks, currently more tha...

Initiative to reform the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property

Mexico, Galicia Abogados

Galicia - On September 15, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo sent the Senate the Initiative with Draft Decree amending, adding to, and repealing various provisions of the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property (the "LFPPI" or the "Law") (the "Initiative"). The Initiative proposes, amo...

The IBA Law Firm Management Committee Conference attracts the legal elite with a record-breaking turnout

International Bar Association

International Bar Association — The legal industry in Latin America is on a new trajectory of growth and sophistication, a sentiment that resonated throughout the Law Firm Management Committee Latin America Conference held recently in São Paulo. Under the theme of "Building the law firm of the fu...

Interview with Andrey Dorado, expert in M&A and Competition Law in Costa Rica

Costa Rica, Arias Law

"Costa Rica has a very high level of professional talent. There is healthy and relevant competition, which drives continuous improvement in the practice."

At Latin Counsel, we have had the pleasure of talking to Andrey Dorado, a key partner in the corporate and financial law area at Arias Costa Rica. Wit...

Successful Next-Gen IBA Summit in São Paulo: Shaping the Future of Law Firm Management

international Bar Association

The International Bar Association’s Next Generation Legal Summit brought together rising leaders in early September in Sao Paulo to examine how law firm management is evolving and what it means for young lawyers aiming for leadership roles. The session, titled "Building Your Professional Future in a...

Latam Forum Santiago: Transforming How Law Firms Grow

October 15, 2025, Carey, Chile

In an environment where competition among law firms is increasingly intense, marketing and business development strategies have become a decisive factor in gaining ground and consolidating leadership. LMBD LATAM and the Ibero-American Association AICMJ present the Latam Forum Santiago: Transformi...

Digital Government: Where Aristotle Meets Algorithms

Dominican Republic, Ulises Cabrera

Ulises Cabrera - This article stems from a recent invitation from the French-Dominican Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFD), which honored me by inviting me to speak at a brief legal discussion on digital law and corporate governance. Preparing for that conversation led me to research and reflec...

Global Wealth Powerhouse: Corient Expands to $430B with Stonehage Fleming and Stanhope Capital Acquisition

Corient | Stonehage Fleming | Stanhope Capital

With these acquisitions, the company will become the world’s largest non-bank wealth manager and the world’s largest multi-family office focused on ultra-high and high-net-worth clients

MIAMI and LONDON (September, 2025) – Corient, one of the largest and fastest-growing national wealth advisors in the U.S., today announced the additio...

The Future of Compliance: Interview with the leaders of the 8th Marval Summit Compliance 2025

Argentina, Marval O’Farrell Mairal

Marval O’Farrell Mairal - On Thursday, September 18, 2025, Marval O’Farrell Mairal held the eighth edition of its Summit on Compliance, Anti-Corruption, and Investigations. This event, which has established itself as a regional benchmark, brought together experts to analyze the main challenges in th...

BLP advises FIFCO on the sale of its food and beverage businesses to HEINEKEN

Central America, BLP Legal

BLP acted as legal advisor to FIFCO in the execution of a binding agreement to sell to HEINEKEN N.V. ("HEINEKEN") the remaining 75% equity stake in its subsidiary, Distribuidora La Florida S.A., enabling HEINEKEN to acquire its beverage, food, and retail operations in Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salva...

Díaz Reus Bolsters Its Brazil Practice with the Addition of Martha Hager

Brazil, Diaz Reus

Diaz Reus International Law Firm is delighted to announce that Martha Araujo Hager, an international lawyer licensed to practice in Florida, New York and Brazil, has joined its headquarters as Of Counsel. Ms. Araujo Hager comments: "I am proud to join a leading international law firm with a reput...

Bomchil and TCA advised Sidersa on a US$100 million financing with ICBC under the RIGI

Argentina, Bomchil

Bomchil - Under the "Régimen de Incentivo para Grandes Inversiones ("RIGI"), TCA Tanoira Cassagne advised Sidersa Acería Sucursal Dedicada Especial ("Sidersa Acería S.D.E."), as borrower, and Sidersa S.A., as parent company; and Bomchil advised Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina) S.A...

Official Trademark and Patent Fees Adjusted in Brazil

Peru, OMC abogados

OMC abogados - As a firm specializing in providing Intellectual Property advisory services across Latin America, OMC Abogados & Consultores informs you of the latest measures announced by the BPTO – Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office – which came into effect on August 7, 2025: Adjustment of o...

NHG advises HSBC México on secured credit facility to Birdman

Mexico, Nader, Hayaux & Goebel

Nader, Hayaux & Goebel (NHG) advised HSBC México, S.A. on the structuring and implementation of a secured multi-tranche credit facility granted to Take Flight Ventures, S.A.P.I. de C.V., commercially known as Birdman. The emerging Mexican food and beverage company will use the financing to support i...

Entrepreneurship in Guatemala: High potential, but at risk due to insecurity and extortion

Guatemala, Alegalis

Alegalis - The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2024-2025 places Guatemala fifth in the world in potential entrepreneurship and sixth in early-stage entrepreneurship, reflecting strong business dynamism. However, the same report warns of a significant deterioration in entrepreneurship conditions due ...

Alessandri collaborates with ChileMujeres on "Legal Focus: Monthly Report"

Chile, Alessandri

Alessandri - With the aim of promoting fairer, more inclusive, and respectful work environments, Alessandri Abogados has joined as a strategic ally in the "Legal Focus: Monthly Report" initiative developed by the ChileMujeres Foundation, Buk, and La Araucana. This project seeks to provide relevan...

Labor Law in the 21st Century

Panama, InLaw Alliance

InLaw Alliance - Historically, labor law is based on a series of defining principles. One of these is the protective principle, which determines that the law must protect the weaker party in the relationship, i.e., the workers. This view of labor law originated with the development of capitalism ...

PBP Strengthens Leadership, Naming Sandra Reed as Firm President and Juan Gabriel Reyes as Managing Partner

Ecuador, Pérez Bustamante & Ponce

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (PBP) is pleased to announce that its partners have appointed Sandra Reed as the firm’s new president and Juan Gabriel Reyes as managing partner. This appointment, the result of a strategic leadership process, seeks to propel the firm’s vision into the future. Sandra Reed...

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