Alessandri Boosts INTA’s Unreal Campaign in Chile: Education for Conscious Consumption
Chile, Alessandri
Unreal Campaign, a global educational initiative of the International Trademark Association (INTA), has strengthened its presence in Chile with the active participation of associates from the Chilean firm Alessandri, Laura Hernández Bethermyt and Eliseo Albornoz.
The campaign seeks to raise aware...
Marval Advises Anders Group on the Sale of Anders Argentina to French Multinational Safic-Alcan
Argentina, Marval
Marval acted as legal counsel in Argentina for Anders Group in the sale of 70% of the share capital of Anders Argentina SRL to Safic-Alcan. This transaction strengthens the French multinational’s expansion into South America and consolidates its regional growth strategy.
With its headquarters in ...
New special law on money laundering and terrorism financing in El Salvador
Costa Rica, BLP Legal
BLP Legal - On October 9, the Legislative Decree No. 426 was duly published in the Official Gazette, containing the Special Law for the Prevention, Control, and Sanction of Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing, and the Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction ( the "Law"). Its ...
A&O Shearman Advises Peru’s Luz del Sur on its First International Bond Offering for $397 Million
United States, A&O Shearman
A&O Shearman represented Luz del Sur S.A.A. in connection with its first-ever international bond offering of PEN1.38bn (approximately USD397m) 6.750% senior notes due 2032.
Luz del Sur intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to refinance existing financial debt and for general corporate...
Insights on OFAC Sanctions Compliance in Brazil
Brazil, Diaz Reus International Law Firm
Diaz Reus International Law Firm - In July 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Brazilian Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (GLOMAG). Weeks lat...
DLA Piper welcomes Macarena Gatica to the Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity practice
Chile, DLA Piper
DLA Piper is pleased to welcome Macarena Gatica as a partner in the firm’s Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity practice. Her arrival reflects the firm’s commitment to expanding the capabilities of its Chile office.
Gatica brings more than 20 years of experience in data protection, cybersecurity, and ...
Publication of Hydrocarbons Sector Regulations
Mexico, Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig - On October 3, 2025, the Official Gazette of the Federation (the "DOF" in Spanish, for Diario Oficial de la Federación) published two relevant changes for the hydrocarbons sector in Mexico:
Regulation of the Hydrocarbons Sector Law (Reglamento de la Ley del Sector Hidrocarburo...
The Rule of Law at Risk: UN Warning on Guatemala
Guatemala, Alegalis
Alegalis - In June 2025, the United Nations Special Rapporteur, Margaret Satterthwaite, issued a forceful report stating that the rule of law in Guatemala is in the process of being dismantled. The UN expert denounced a systematic pattern of criminalization and penal persecution directed against jud...
Bofill Mir Abogados strengthens its Dispute Resolution practice with the addition of two new partners
Chile, Bofill Mir
Bofill Mir Abogados announced the incorporation of Liat Tapia and Felipe de Marinis as new partners leading the Dispute Resolution team. With their arrival, Bofill Mir reaches a total of 14 partners — nearly one-third of them women — as part of its steady growth process.
Through this strategic de...
Von Wobeser y Sierra positions Itself as a Leading Firm in Latin America
Mexico, Von wobeser
Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C., is proud to share that it has been recognized in the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA) Approved 2026 ranking — a distinction based on the votes of in-house counsel across the region.
This recognition reaffirms its position as a leading full-service f...
Marta Colomar-Garcia and Marcela Cristina Blanco, among the Latinvex Top 100 female lawyers
Colombia, Diaz Reus
Diaz Reus - Marta Colomar-Garcia, Administrative Managing Partner, and Marcela Cristina Blanco, Partner and head of the Bogota office, have been named again among the Latinvex Top 100 female lawyers specializing in Latin America in international law firms, in the Litigation & Arbitration category. I...
Pérez-Llorca strengthens its Lisbon office with the appointment of Sébastien Coquard as partner
Spain, Perez-Llorca
Pérez-Llorca has announced the appointment of Sébastien Coquard as partner in the Lisbon office’s Corporate and Infrastructure practice. With an established track record in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructuring and capital markets transactions, Coquard will contribute to ...
