Investment funds in Panama: an alternative to maximize financial assets and diversify portfolios
Panama, Paula Vives
Investment Companies, also known as Investment Funds, are usually an attractive alternative for those people who do not have the necessary capital to start in the world of investments. Specifically, investment funds work thanks to the fact that an administrator consolidates the money of several peop...
First Global LegalTech Hub event celebrated in Italy
Milan, 29 May 2024 - The first Global LegalTech Hub (GLTH) face-to-face event in Italy, held on 28 May at Spazio Chiossetto in Milan, was a resounding success, thanks to the large attendance and the participation of leading professionals from the Italian legaltech sector and the collaboration of Gui...
New proposed bill seeks to regulate artificial intelligence systems in Chile
Chile, Manuel Bernet, Jorge Tisné
The initiative creates a regulatory framework for providers and implementers of AI systems in the country.
Bofill Mir Abogados - On May 7, a bill seeking to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) systems was introduced in the Chilean Chamber of Deputies by p...
Pérez-Llorca strengthens its Insurance practice with Felipe Vázquez Acedo, from Hogan Lovells
Spain
Felipe, a specialist in insurance transactions and regulatory matters, will join the firm’s Madrid-based insurance practice, which is led by Joaquín Ruiz Echauri and comprises more than fifteen lawyers.
Pérez-Llorca today announced the appointment of Felipe Vázquez Acedo as a partner in its insurance practice.
Felipe has more than 15 years of prove...
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...
