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BLP renews its brand: the new face of corporate legal advice in Central America

Costa Rica, Latin America-wide

BLP excitedly announces the official launch of its new brand image. This precise and modern change reflects everything that BLP represents while reaffirming its commitment to excellence in corporate legal advice. "Since our founding in 2003, BLP has redefined legal services in the region by acti...

Inspiring Women In Law - An interview with Nadia Chaves Zúñiga: from immigration to compliance, how to cover different branches of law and the lessons learned

Costa Rica, Marina Vanni

Latin Counsel spoke with Nadia Chaves Zúñiga, Senior Manager at EY Law in Costa Rica, about how technology is affecting compliance processes and the legal challenges that persist for migrants in her country. Chaves Zúñiga, a versatile lawyer who posseses marketing skills and is in charge of several ...

Iberoamerican news: presidential debate in Mexico, Spain withdraws its ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay declares flood emergency

Argentina, Mexico, Spain, Uruguay, Marina Vanni

Third and last presidential debate in Mexico This Sunday, May 19, the last debate of the presidential candidates before the June 2 elections was broadcast. The discussion between Claudia Sheinbaum, from the Morena party; Xóchitl Gálvez, from the PAN-PRI-PRD coalition; and Jorge Álvarez Máynez,...

Only 2% of the world’s venture capital investment goes to women-led businesses

International, Mónica Fuertes

Veronica Raffo, Partner at Ferrere (Uruguay) reflects on Cherie Blair’s words during the 2024 IBA Group Members’ Leadership Summit in London.

As many of you know, for years I have been participating in events focusing on developing women’s leadership as a way to step up inclusion and equity ...

Chile’s CCR Opens the Door to the Approval of Irish Retail Investor Alternative Investment Funds

Chile, Felipe Cousiño - Francisca Donoso

Alessandri - On the occasion of the recent application for approval by the Comisión Clasificadora de Riesgo (CCR) of the first Retail Investor Alternative Investment Fund (RIAIF) authorized by the Central Bank of Ireland, the CCR amended the criteria for approval of foreign closed-end investment fu...

Garrigues and Microsoft sign a strategic collaboration agreement to drive innovation and the use of AI

Latin America-wide, Spain

Both companies will explore opportunities for collaboration in the context of digital products and services for the corporate market offered by Garrigues and to drive innovation in the legal sector.

Garrigues and Microsoft have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to foster innovation and, among other aspects, accelerate the firm’s digitaliz...

Alessandri successfully hosts first CEIA-40 meeting in Santiago

Chile

Alessandri Abogados - Arbitration experts met in Santiago to discuss the impact and enforceability of escalation clauses at the successful first meeting of the CEIA-40. The CEIA-40 group, in collaboration with Alessandri Abogados and FK Economics, convened a group of arbitration experts at its fi...

Convertible Debt as a Fundraising Tool

Central America

Alegalis - In the growing context of start-ups and their forms of financing, one of the most widely used tools is convertible debt, which is a flexible and effective mechanism to leverage fundraising rounds. Essentially, convertible debt is debt that starts as a loan and is later capitalised and co...

SCJN ratifies the validity of the Hydrocarbons Law Reform - AI 91/2021

Mexico

Galicia Abogados - In session of 29 April 2024, the Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (the "Plenary of the SCJN") resolved the action of unconstitutionality 91/2021, recognising the validity of articles 51, section III, 53, second paragraph, 57 and 59 Bis of the Hydrocarbons Law ...

IFLR honours ARIAS with three awards, including Central American Corporate Law Firm of the Year

IFLR has awarded ARIAS with three major awards in recognition of its work on the most innovative cross-border legal transactions completed in 2023. The prizes are: - Central American Corporate Law Firm of the Year - El Salvador Law Firm of the Year - Nicaragua Law Firm of the Year The awa...

Inspiring Women In Law - An Interview with Carolina Zang: How strategy, risk, smart finances and the human factor lead to great leadership in business

Argentina, Marina Vanni

Sometimes, it’s not just about what’s written in statutes but about reading between the lines of human intentions and motivations

Latin Counsel spoke with Carolina Zang, Partner at Zang, Bergel y Viñes Abogados (ZBV) and member of its Executive Committee, about her noteworthy pro...

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas advises Enel in the sale of its energy generation business in Peru for USD 1.3 billion

Peru

On May 9, 2024, the closing of the transaction occurred, whereby Enel group sold its equity participation in Enel Generacion Peru S.A.A. (approx. 86.95%) and Compania Energetica Veracruz (100%), to Niagara Energy S.A.C., an affiliate of global investment fund Actis. The transaction was announced ...

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