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Pérez-Llorca lands in Mexico with the integration of González Calvillo

Mexico

Pérez-Llorca today announced the integration of Mexican law firm González Calvillo, a move that confirms the elite Spanish firm’s ambitious plans in Latin America. Following the integration with González Calvillo, Pérez-Llorca’s initial platform in Mexico will have approximately 100 lawyers and a...

Spanish Investment in Latin America Outlook: 76% of Spanish companies plan to increase their investments by 2024

Latin America-wide

IE University, Auxadi and Iberia present their 16th Report on Spanish Investment in Ibero-America

The annual report on Spanish Investment in Latin America, signed by the Instituto de Empresa (IE University), Auxadi and Iberia, has been presented at...

Bruchou, Cleary Gottlieb and Posadas, Posadas & Vecino advise The Clorox Company on the sale of its operations in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay

Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay

Bruchou & Funes de Rioja, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP and Posadas, Posadas & Vecino advised The Clorox Company ("Clorox") on the sale of its operations in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay to an investment group led by Apex Capital. The transaction included Clorox Argentina’s two manufac...

2024 Latin America Corruption Survey: corporate compliance is helping combat illicit activities, but skepticism over anti-corruption laws persists

Latin America-wide, Marina Vanni

The 2024 Latin America Corruption Survey, conducted by Miller & Chevallier alongside leading law firms, reveals persistent corruption in the region. The report, published last week, spans various industries and roles, gathering insights from over 1,000 professionals across the region and the US and ...

The Pérez-Llorca/ICADE Chair analyzes the evolution of the contracting prohibition in Law 9/2017 on Public Sector Contracts

Spain

Pérez-Llorca and the Faculty of Law of Comillas Pontifical University (Comillas ICADE) have organized the sixth session of their joint Chair on Economics and Competition Law. In it, the speakers addressed the latest developments in the procurement prohibition of Law 9/2017, of November 8, on Public ...

BLP collaborates in the Latin America Corruption Survey 2024

Latin America-wide

BLP, a leading law firm in Central America, is proud to announce its collaboration on the Latin America Corruption Survey 2024, focusing on reports from El Salvador and Costa Rica. This groundbreaking survey, conducted in association with Miller & Chevalier Chartered and 14 collaborating law firms i...

Inspiring Women In Law - An interview with Marlen Estévez Sanz: How to strengthen leadership qualities and empower women in the legal field

Spain, Marina Vanni

Latin Counsel spoke with Marlen Estévez Sanz, partner and head of the Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation Department at RocaJunyent, about the essential steps to resolving legal conflicts and the key skills a leader should possess. In addition, the president and founder of Women in a Legal World reviewed the achievements of the organization and provided tips to enhance the careers of professional women. Marlen also holds leadership positions in the Council of European Lawyers, the Royal Academy of Ibero-American Jurisprudence and Legislation, among other institutions.

Latin Counsel: How has your evolution within RocaJunyent been? Marlen Estévez Sanz: My evolution within RocaJunyent has been rewarding and enrichin...

Alejandro Martinez de Hoz and Jonathan Ulrich leave White & Case to join Paul Hastings

Latin America-wide, United States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Jonathan Hamilton’s recent move from White & Case to Paul Hastings as co-chair of the firm’s arbitration practice, Alejandro Martínez de Hoz and Jonathan Ulrich have also left White & Case to join Hamilton at Paul Hastings. Both lawyers join the firm’s arbitration pra...

The impact of AI on the delivery of legal services: Challenges for law firms

Montserrat Viñals Prestol, DMK Lawyers

According to Bill Gates, generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) will change the way we work and live within five years. The Microsoft co-founder argues that the development of AI is as fundamental as the creation of the Internet, which forever changed the way we communicate and interact with our cu...

Neosmart and Latin Counsel join forces to integrate ethical AI into the legal sector

According to a Goldman Sachs report, the legal sector is the second most susceptible to automation through artificial intelligence, with 44% of its tasks exposed, second only to the office and administrative support industry. The disruption brought about by AI has a cross-cutting impact and is leadi...

New Criminal Figures: Credit Card Law in Guatemala

Guatemala

Cristian Rojas, Director of the Criminal Litigation Department at Alegalis in Guatemala, speaks to us about the new criminal figures for Credit Cards

The emerging criminal phenomena of recent years have caused adverse effects on the behavior of the region’s financial systems, especially for Guatemal...

Spain to end its "Golden Visa" for foreign investors

Spain

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced his government’s plans to suppress the "Golden Visa", which allows non-EU citizens access to residency when they invest more than €500,000 in real estate. Once granted, the "Golden Visa" allows its holder to reside legally in Spain and travel wit...

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