Marval advises Centroid on the acquisition of 100% of Qbit’s shares in Argentina, Chile and Peru
Marval O’Farrell Mairal has advised Centroid, a leading provider of digital transformation and consulting services, in the acquisition of 100% of Qbit in Argentina, Chile and Peru, facilitation the expansion of its operations into Latin America. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed.
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New bill for the promotion of healthy nutrition
Guatemala, Gerardo Andrés Rodríguez Wagner
Alegalis - When talking about law, there’s always two sides of the same coin, even its sound cliché.
The thought of it being one sided its superfluous, and its never as simple as it seems.
That’s the case for the bill 5504 of the Guatemalan Congress, Law for the promotion of healthy nutrition ...
Panama promotes "My first job program"
Panama, Siaska SSS Lorenzo, Maria Paula Orsini
Arias Law - Siaska Lorenzo and María Paula Orsini, lawyers in Panamá experts in Labor Law, share with us this article on the Executive Decree No. 27 of July 3, 2024 that encourages the hiring of young workers without experience in exchange for benefits to employers participating in the "My First Emp...
The problem with Biopiracy in Peru
Peru, Kelly Sanchez
OMC Abogados - Peru, being one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, has been fighting for a long time against one of the phenomena that most affects both the safety of our native and emblematic products and resources, as well as the ancestral knowledge of indigenous peoples: Biopiracy.
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Regulator publishes proposed new maximum fees to be paid by Pension Funds in Chile
Chile, Felipe Cousiño
Alessandri - On 10 June 2024, Chile’s Financial Market Commission (CMF) published for comment the proposed new annual rule establishing jointly with the Superintendency of Pensions (SP) the maximum fees and expenses ("maximum TER") that can be borne by Chilean pension funds. The excess over the maxi...
BLP advises IDB Invest and Finance in Motion on investment in sustainable bonds
Guatemala
BLP has advised IDB Invest and Finance in Motion on the investment in sustainable bonds to be issued by Banco Promerica.
IDB Invest and Finance in Motion acted as investors in structuring the public bond issue. The funds will be used to finance loans to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises o...
The case for Ibero-America: Why should Spanish companies invest in the region?
Latin America-wide, Spain, Manrique Blen
"The Spaniard who has not been to America does not know what Spain is".
With this phrase, García Lorca was referring to the unbreakable connection between both geographies, materialized culturally, in its history and of course, in its economy.
Last April, Casa América and IE University, with t...
Inspiring Women In Law - An interview with Barbara Dollstadt: intellectual property, a challenging field in Latin America that is being transformed by technology
Paraguay, Marina Vanni
Latin Counsel spoke with Barbara Dollstadt, administrative litigation and intellectual property (IP) specialist at Berkemeyer’s Paraguay office, about the IP challenges in Latin America, the keys to addressing these issues with clients, and the changes that advances such as artificial intelligence (...
World Women’s Day in Mining
Chile
Bofill Mir Abogados – Women in Law professionals from the Mining industry met at the offices of Bofill Mir Abogados to discuss the challenges of senior management positions.
The event was led by Alina Bendersky, partner in Mining and Natural Resources at Bofill Mir Abogados, who moderated a conve...
BVU appoints Juan Jiménez to head new Public Compliance practice
Peru
BENITES, VARGAS & UGAZ ABOGADOS (BVU) has hired Former Prime Minister and former Peruvian Minister of Justice and Human Rights Juan Jiménez Mayor to head up its new Public Compliance practice, with the aim of advising clients on the prevention of corruption offences, complying with the law in its va...
Rebaza, Alcázar & De las Casas adds Roberto Polo as new partner
Peru
Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas has incorporated Roberto Polo as a new partner in the Tax and Private Clients area of the firm.
Roberto has a degree from the PUCP Law School. He has completed a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Universidad del Pacífico and ESADE and is a s...
Nassar Abogados represents the first Costa Rican company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange
Costa Rica, Manfred Peters
Nassar Abogados served as the legal counsel for Costa Rica and El Salvador for Logistic Properties of the Americas (LPA) in a groundbreaking deal for Central America, allowing the company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Nassar Abogados provided support to LPA in the due dilige...
