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Interview: Eduardo Calderón and Luis Palacios outline BLP’s strategy in Venezuela

Venezuela, BLP Legal

BLP is preparing to open a representative office in Caracas in November 2026, responding to growing interest from regional and international clients and investors exploring opportunities in Venezuela. The move comes amid increased activity in sectors including energy and hydrocarbons, mining, inf...

Giselle Reuben: Latin America’s voice at INTA and the global challenges of trademark enforcement

Latin America-wide, Interview | BLP Legal | INTA

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...

New AML Law in Guatemala: key issues for notaries and legal professional

Guatemala, Alegalis

Latin Counsel interviews Cristian Rojas Samayoa, Director of the Criminal Litigation Department at Alegalis, on Guatemala’s new Integral Law for the Prevention and Repression of Money Laundering or Other Assets and Terrorist Financing, approved through Decree 15-2026, and its impact on notaries, leg...

Interview: Jorge Garnier, EY Law Leader for Argentina, on the occasion of the firm’s 10th anniversary

Argentina, EY Law

"Argentina is at one of its best historical moments from the perspective of its potential for economic growth"

With nearly 25 years of experience advising national and multinational companies, Jorge Garnier has established himself as one of the most recognised ...

Interview: Julio Martínez, Equifax Regional Legal Director, on law and technology

El Salvador, Equifax

"There is a knowledge gap between law and technology"

Latin Counsel interviews Julio Martínez, a lawyer specialised in technology, data and data protection, on the legal challenges facing Central America ...

ZBV at 50 | Carolina Zang on legacy, institutional resilience and navigating change in Argentina

Argentina, Zang, Bergel & Viñes

As Zang, Bergel & Viñes marks five decades, its partner Carolina Zang reflects on continuity, adaptation and the challenge of building a lasting legal institution in a volatile market. In a legal market defined by volatility, few firms reach five decades of uninterrupted activity. In Argentina, w...

Diego Cabezuela, President of InLaw Alliance: "We must evolve and grow at the same pace as our clients"

Spain, InLaw Alliance

In the framework of the upcoming InLaw Alliance of Law Firms’ Annual Assembly, to be held in Panama City from May 14th to 16th, the organization commemorates its 20th anniversary, consolidating its position within the Ibero-American legal market. The network, founded in 2006, returns to its original...

U.S. Tax Season: Five Key Considerations to Be Prepared

United States, Vivanco & Vivanco

It happens every year: one moment we are toasting the start of January and, before we know it, the mid-April filing deadline is just around the corner. For Latin American entrepreneurs and investors with interests in the United States, this period is often synonymous with administrative pressure and...

New Hydrocarbons Law: A New Legal Landscape for Private Investment in Venezuela

Venezuela, Travieso Evans Arria & Rengel

Following its publication in the Official Gazette on Thursday, 29 January 2026, the amendment to the 2006 Organic Hydrocarbons Law marks a turning point in Venezuela’s legal framework for the hydrocarbons sector.

Travieso Evans Arria & Rengel | Following the publication in the Official Gazette on Thursday, January 29, 2026, of the reform of the 2006 Organic Hyd...

Inspiring Women in Law: A conversation with Marcela Bernal de Fontanals (Citibank)

El Salvador, In-House Counsel

"When it comes to working with firms, we prioritize trust and experience over legal rankings"

For our "Inspiring Women in Law" section, Latin Counsel is honored to speak with Marcela Bernal de Fontanals, General Counsel and Senior Vice Presiden...

Inspiring Women in Law: A Conversation with María Teresa Jayo, Business Law Manager at Beiersdorf

Mexico, In-House Counsel

"Legal teams must be architects of integrity within every organization"

Latin Counsel has had the pleasure of conversing with María Teresa Jayo, Business Law Manager at Beiersdorf, whose 17-year career illustrates the succ...

Inspiring Women in Law: A Conversation with Fabiola Medina Garnes

Dominican Republic, Medina Garnes

Santo Domingo.— In the context of its ongoing series highlighting leading voices shaping the legal landscape in Latin America, Latin Counsel sits down with Fabiola Medina Garnes, one of the Dominican Republic’s most respected jurists. With a career spanning both high-level public service and a dis...

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