How to build a Career Plan within a Professional Association for Lawyers
Latin America-wide, Natalia Villanueva, Upwyse
The legal world has its own set of norms and procedures, ranging from how to serve and add value to clients, to how to promote oneself and build a strong reputation based on credibility and differentiators. What connects this industry with others is how valuable connections are made.
One of the m...
M&A OUTLOOK 2025
Latin America-wide, Latin Counsel
The editor of Latin Counsel, Rodolfo G. Papa, is pleased to present this report, ‘M&A Outlook 2025’, which includes the answers to five ‘macro’ questions (listed below), which have been answered by ten corporate lawyers who can undoubtedly be described as ‘leaders’ in the negotiation and...
BLP is honored as Law Firm of the Year – Central America by LatinFinance
Central America, BLP Legal
BLP is pleased to announce that it has received the prestigious Law Firm of the Year – Central America at the LatinFinance Deals of the Year Awards 2024. This recognition reaffirms its excellence in legal advisory services within the financial and capital markets in Latin America and the Caribbean...
Chilean IAPP members celebrate International Data Protection Day at Alessandri
Chile, Alessandri
Alessandri Abogados recently organised a Happy Hour in collaboration with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) to commemorate International Data Protection Day.
The event took place at Alessandri’s offices in Santiago de Chile, where associates Jaime Urzúa and María I...
Inspiring Women in Law: a conversation with Maria Fernanda Canepa about the Rise of Medicinal Cannabis Law in Peru
Peru, OMC Abogados & Consultores
«The law can serve as a vehicle to ensure safe and regulated access to treatments that improve the lives of thousands of patients»
Latin Counsel has had the pleasure of interviewing Maria Fernanda Canepa, an IP Specialist at OMC Abogados & Consultores in Peru, to discuss the estab...
Pérez-Llorca bolsters its Monterrey presence by appointing Ricardo Morales Barrón as Partner
Mexico, Pérez-Llorca
As part of its international expansion strategy and commitment to the Mexican market, Pérez-Llorca today announced the incorporation of Ricardo Morales Barrón as a partner in its Monterrey office.
Previously, Morales Barrón worked as an M&A partner at EC Rubio for more than 14 years, after hav...
Arias advises FMO on financing of up to 23 million dollars for Volcafe
Costa Rica, Honduras
Arias has announced its role as local counsel in Costa Rica and Honduras to FMO, the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, in financing Volcafe, a leading global green coffee merchant, for up to 23 million US dollars. The financing will support the working capital needed to source and commerce cof...
The Legal Community mourns the Passing of Michael Reynolds, Former IBA President
International, International Bar Association
The International Bar Association (IBA) has announced its profound sadness at the passing of Michael Reynolds, former President International Bar Association (2013–2014), who died on 26 January 2025.
A member of the IBA for four decades, Michael was known for his compassion and commitment to so...
Marval launches Antitrust News 2024, a document that analyses the main Competition Law Cases of the Year
Argentina, Marval O’Farrell Mairal
Marval O’Farrell Mairal - The new Antitrust News 2024 is available for download, an indispensable document for professionals and key players in the field of competition in Argentina and the region.
This six-monthly report analyses the most relevant cases and regulatory decisions that marked t...
The new Digital Revolution and Intellectual Property
The last five years have been incredible for technological progress in areas that previously seemed like something out of science fiction, where, for example, the average computer user was thought to be completely incapable of communicating with a computer and having a conversation, let alone passin...
Diego Cabezuela, re-elected president of InLaw Alliance of Law Firms
Latin America-wide, InLaw Alliance of Law Firms
Diego Cabezuela, Senior Partner of Círculo Legal, has been re-elected as chairman of the board of the international network of law firms, InLaw Alliance of Law Firms, by the organisation’s General Assembly.
The Spanish lawyer initially took up the post in December 2022, succeeding Ángeles Sol...
Inspiring Women in Law: Interview with Gloriana Picado
International, Kraft Heinz
‘My experience in law firms taught me the importance of client service, something I apply every day in my role as an In-House lawyer’
Latin Counsel has had the pleasure of interviewing Gloriana Picado, an inspiring figure in the competitive and challenging world of law.
She curren...
