Elisabeth Eljuri on Venezuela’s Draft Hydrocarbons Law: Ten Key Takeaways
Venezuela, Elisabeth Eljuri
"This law is only one part of the equation, albeit an important one."
Venezuela enters 2026 with the world’s largest proven oil reserves and an opportunity to reassess the legal framework governing its oil sector. Despit...
Pérez-Llorca to Open Abu Dhabi Office in 2026
United Arab Emirates, Pérez-Llorca
Pérez-Llorca has announced its intention to open an office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in 2026, located in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), one of the region’s leading international financial centres.
The decision forms part of the firm’s international strategy and responds to structur...
A&O Shearman Advises Interbank on USD500 Million Senior Notes Offering
United States, A&O Shearman
A&O Shearman acted as legal counsel to Banco Internacional del Perú S.A.A. (Interbank) in connection with its international capital markets transaction involving the offering of USD500 million 4.800% Senior Notes due 2031. The transaction represents a significant issuance for Interbank and forms par...
DLA Piper guides Province of Buenos Aires on issuance of public debt securities
Argentina, DLA Piper
DLA Piper advised Argentina’s Province of Buenos Aires on AR$206 billion public debt securities due 2027.
The Province of Buenos Aires will use the net proceeds to finance public investment projects currently underway or expected to be initiated and to repay public debt service. The debt securiti...
New concession regime for priority electricity projects in Argentina
Argentina, Bomchil
Bomchil reports that on 29 December 2025, Decree No. 921/25 was published in Argentina’s Official Gazette, establishing a new framework for the execution of expansion works to the electricity transmission system deemed a priority by the Executive Branch.
Under the decree, the projects listed in t...
VIVANCO & VIVANCO is deeply committed to the education and empowerment of the next generation of legal professionals across Latin America. This commitment is channelled through the ARSENIO VIVANCO NEIRA FOUNDATION, which serves as the firm’s main platform for social responsibility initiatives and ed...
Mitigation of strategic occupational risk in Mexico
Mexico, Von Wobeser y Sierra
Von Wobeser | Labor reforms in Mexico demand strategic solutions. The 2017 constitutional amendment to Article 123, Section A, established a framework that transformed labor relations. The 2019 and 2021 amendments to the Federal Labor Law (LFT), the ratification of ILO Conventions, and the signing o...
NHG Advises Rappi on USD 50M Sale of Rappicard to Banorte
Mexico, Nader, Hayaux and Goebel
Nader, Hayaux y Goebel advised Rappi on the sale to Grupo Financiero Banorte of all of its shares in Tarjetas del Futuro, the company which operates Rappicard in Mexico, for $50MDD, and on the execution of an exclusive 15-year commercial agreement.
NHG advised Tecnologías Rappi, S.A.P.I. de C.V....
Greenberg Traurig advises Betterware on the acquisition of Tupperware in Latin America
Mexico, Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig represented Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (NYSE: BWMX), the parent company of Betterware and Jafra (BeFra), in its definitive agreement to acquire Tupperware’s operating assets in Latin America, primarily in Mexico and Brazil, the region’s core markets. As part of the tran...
CIAM-CIAR renews its brand as CIIAM and launches its Procedure Guide
The Palacio de Santoña, in Madrid, hosted the presentation of the Procedural Guide to the CIAM-CIAR Arbitration Rules, as well as the new corporate id...
MERCOSUR and the European Union clinch historic deal reshaping transatlantic trade
International
Asunción, January 17, 2026 -The MERCOSUR countries —Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay— signed on Friday an Association Agreement and an Interim Trade Agreement with the European Union, marking a milestone in economic, political and cooperation ties between the two blocs.
The agreements were...
Argentina Updates Competition Law Mobile Unit
Argentina, EY Law
EY Law | On January 16, 2026, Resolution No. 6/2026 of the Antitrust Tribunal - Ministry of Economy was published in the Official Gazette of the Argentine Republic. This resolution updates the value of the mobile unit (unidad móvil) as defined in Article 85 of the Antitrust Law No. 27,442 (the "Law...
