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 ...
NHG advises Platinum Equity on $375M acquisition of Owens & Minor’s Products & Healthcare Services
Mexico, Nader, Hayaux & Goebel
Nader, Hayaux & Goebel (NHG) acted as Mexican counsel to Platinum Equity in its USD 375 million acquisition of Owens & Minor’s Products & Healthcare Services business. The transaction involved complex cross-border elements requiring coordination between multiple jurisdictions.
NHG advised on the ...
Carla Illanes: new partner in Alessandri’s Technology and Data group
Chile, Alessandri
Alessandri - Almost a year before the new regulation comes into force and the National Personal Data Agency makes its debut in Chile, Alessandri Abogados has brought in lawyer Carla Illanes as a partner in the firm’s Technology and Personal Data group. With a Master’s Degree in Law in Regulated Sect...
New US H-1B policy: Economic, Social, and strategic impacts for Central America
Costa Rica, BLP Legal
A Radical Change in US Immigration Policy
On September 19, 2025, President Donald Trump’s administration issued a proclamation that marks a turning point in the use of the H-1B visa. The rule ...
Guzmán Ariza Appoints Fabio Guzmán Saladín as Co-Managing Partner in Leadership Transition
Dominican Republic, Guzmán Ariza
Guzmán Ariza, Attorneys at Law, proudly announces the appointment of our partner, Fabio J. Guzmán Saladín, as Co-Managing Partner. He will work alongside Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza, the current Managing Partner, in leading the firm through a two-year transition period that will culminate in 2027, the yea...
Corporate Criminal Liability, Compliance, and Anti-Corruption Efforts: Is There a Real Change in Latin America’s Legal Culture?
Spain, InLaw Alliance of Law Firms | Círculo Legal
InLaw Alliance Spain - The rapid global expansion of compliance has made it an essential pillar in the fight against corruption in Europe and Latin America.
Compliance was born in the USA as a tool for defending organizations against that fearsome legal institution: the criminal liability of legal...
B2SG Legal: New Firm Focused on Corporate, Real Estate, Tax, and Compliance
Chile, B2SG Legal
With the goal of providing specialized legal advice in corporate law, real estate law, tax law, compliance, and dispute resolution, the creation of the new firm B2SG Legal was formalized in September 2025.
The law firm is led by its partners Ignacio Bolelli, Jazmín Gajardo, Benjamín Salas, and Fr...
Costa Rica: Tax Administration Clarifies VAT Rules for Free Zone Companies
Costa Rica, EY Law
EY Law - Through official document MH-DGT-CONS-119-0063-2025 (dated September 18, 2025, as provided in the original text), the Tax Administration clarified to a taxpayer, whose company is subject to the Free Trade Zone (FTZ) regime, whether they are required to:
Perform the reverse charge (sel...
Bold acquires VendeMás in Peru
Peru, Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas
Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas - In September of this year, Bold acquired VendeMás, a payment facilitator that -until the closing of the transaction- was part of Niubiz.
Bold is a Colombian fintech that began its operations by offering payment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses in th...
BMV and BIVA publish rules for Simplified Issuances
Mexico, Nader, Hayaux, and Goebel
Nader, Hayaux, and Goebel - The Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) and the Institutional Stock Exchange (BIVA) amended their respective internal regulations to incorporate the provisions applicable to the simplified issuance regime, in accordance with the Securities Market Law and the Single Circular issu...
Trademark cancellation for lack of use, a strategy not always reliable
Peru, OMC Abogados
OMC Abogados - The use of the trademark is the main obligation acquired by the owner, something that is not necessarily fulfilled, especially when the Peruvian Trademark Law, in contrast with the Anglo-Saxon Law, its constitute and obey to the principle of the registration, which means that it is no...
