Ex-Linklaters Counsel Ceyhun Pehlivan launches Cornerstone Counsel, an international boutique focused on technology, digital and commercial law
Ceyhun Necati Pehlivan, known to clients and colleagues as "Cey", has launched Cornerstone Counsel, a new boutique law firm based in Madrid focused on high-value advisory in technology, digital and commercial law, including data protection, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
A technology ...
Vivanco & Vivanco’s Internship Program Transforms Students into Global Leaders
Diego Amen Polanco – Director, VIVANCO & VIVANCO, Miami
In the dynamic landscape of international law and consulting, the gap between academic theory and professional practice can be substantial. At VIVANCO & VIVANCO, the concept of an internship has evolved beyond a formal academic requirement into a high-performance ecosystem where young talent engages...
ZBV at 50 | Carolina Zang on legacy, institutional resilience and navigating change in Argentina
Argentina, Zang, Bergel & Viñes
As Zang, Bergel & Viñes marks five decades, its partner Carolina Zang reflects on continuity, adaptation and the challenge of building a lasting legal institution in a volatile market.
In a legal market defined by volatility, few firms reach five decades of uninterrupted activity. In Argentina, w...
Carey advises Cencosud on US$500 million international bond issuance and debt refinancing
Chile, Carey
Carey | Cencosud successfully executed an international offering of USD 500 million in 5.750% senior unsecured notes due 2036, conducted under Rule 144A and Regulation S. Concurrent with this issuance, the company performed a cash tender offer to acquire its outstanding international notes maturing in 2027.
This transaction, which closed on April 15, 2026, was designed to refinance the 2027 notes, effectively extending Cencosud’s maturity profile and strengthening its financial position. The operation drew significant demand from institutional investors, demonstrating confidence in the company’s credit profile and access to international c...
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Pellerano & Herrera appoints Jennifer Beauchamps Haché partner to lead Banking and Capital Markets
Dominican Republic, Pellerano & Herrera
Pellerano & Herrera, a leading law firm in the Dominican Republic, has announced the appointment of Jennifer Beauchamps Haché as partner. In her new role, she will lead the firm’s Banking, Finance, and Capital Markets practice, a strategic move that expands the firm’s leadership team to seven partne...
Marval O’Farrell Mairal Hosts Forum on Argentine Labor Reform
Argentina, Marval O´Farell Mairal
Marval | Human resources specialists and executives from major companies operating in Argentina gathered at Marval O’Farrell Mairal’s auditorium to discuss the recently enacted labor reform. Participants highlighted the new legislation as a key instrument for providing legal certainty and aligning r...
Garrigues to Merge Operations with Chilean Firm Barros, Silva, Varela & Vigil
Chile, Garrigues
Garrigues | International law firm Garrigues has reached an agreement to integrate the practice of Barros, Silva, Varela & Vigil (BSVV) in Chile. Following the completion of contractual documentation and approval by the respective partners’ meetings, the combined firm will operate exclusively under ...
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Marcela Mancía joins IGNITE and launches IP practice
El Salvador, IGNITE Legal & Financial Advisors
Marcela Mancía has joined IGNITE Legal & Financial Advisors as partner, where she will lead the launch of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice in El Salvador.
The move marks a new stage following nearly a decade leading a regional structure and reflects growing demand for strategic advisory in...
Beccar Varela welcomes Florencia Heredia and Agostina Martínez
Argentina, Beccar Varela
Beccar Varela has announced the incorporation of Florencia Heredia and Agostina Martínez as new partners of the firm, as part of the strengthening of its Natural Resources: Mining practice. The addition of Heredia and Martínez—professionals recognized both locally and internationally in natural reso...
Chile: Guillermo Morales and Eugenio Besa exit Morales & Besa to launch new firm amid market reshuffle
Chile, MBE Abogados
Chile’s legal market is entering a period of recalibration, as structural shifts among established firms and emerging players begin to alter competitive dynamics. Against this backdrop, one of the most consequential recent developments has been the departure of two founding figures from a leading do...
ARIAS asesora en financiamiento por USD 115 millones para TRECSA
Guatemala, Arias
Arias Guatemala acted as local legal advisor to Natixis, New York branch, and BLADEX, in connection with a USD 115 million club deal financing granted to Transportadora de Energía de Centroamérica, S.A. ("TRECSA"), one of the leading energy transmission companies in Guatemala and an affiliate of Gru...
Rodolfo G. Papa highlights key insights from LATIN COUNSEL’s 2026 M&A Report
Latin America-wide, M&A
LATIN COUNSEL recently published —for the fourth consecutive year— the report "LATIN COUNSEL M&A Outlook for the Americas (2026 edition)" (by Rodolfo G. Papa).
Rodolfo G. Papa, LATIN COUNSEL’s correspondent in Argentina, editor of the first three editions of this Report, who also acts as a "local...
Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas names Laura Francia partner to lead new public law practice
Peru, Rebaza, Alcázar & De las Casas
Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas ("RAD") has announced the launch of its new Public Law practice, expanding its value proposition for national and international companies operating in highly regulated sectors and maintaining ongoing interaction with the State.
The new practice will be led by Laura ...
Menezes Niebuhr opens São Paulo office
Brazil, Menezes Niebuhr Sociedade de Advogados
Menezes Niebuhr Sociedade de Advogados, originally from Santa Catarina and recognized nationally for its integrated and specialized practice, has launched a new office in São Paulo, marking a strategic step in the consolidation of its national presence from Brazil’s main economic and financial cente...
Mergers in Costa Rica | A Practical Roadmap for Operating Companies
Costa Rica, BLP
BLP Legal | Mergers of operating companies in Costa Rica extend well beyond a formal corporate transaction. They require coordinated execution across legal, regulatory, tax, labour and operational dimensions, with strict adherence to procedural milestones and timing considerations. This guide by BLP...
IBA Litigation Forum Madrid 2026 | Litigators in a Fragmented World
International Bar Association
The world has lost its compass: we need to talk about litigators!
International Bar Association | Madrid this week hosts one of the most relevant global gatherings for dispute resolution practitioners: the IBA Annual...
DLA Piper Advises Banco Ciudad on UVA-Denominated Debt Issuance
Argentina, DLA Piper
DLA Piper Argentina has provided legal counsel to Banco de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Banco Ciudad) regarding the issuance of Class 23 and Class 24 debt securities. The notes are denominated in Purchasing Value Units (UVA) for a total aggregate amount of 55,231,066 UVAs.
The transaction aims to b...
ICCA 2026: arbitration faces the ESG challenge and the right to regulate
ICCA | International Arbitration
At the 27th International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Congress, held in Madrid from 13 to 15 April 2026, one of the most substantive and forward-looking discussions focused on the growing impact of ESG considerations on international arbitration, particularly in relation to the right t...
Madrid hosts landmark opening of ICCA Congress at Teatro Real
ICCA | International Arbitration
Welcome to the world’s largest event in international arbitration
Madrid has formally opened the 27th edition of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Congress with a high-profile ceremony at th...
Alessandri Awarded in Copyright at the Managing IP Awards
Chile, Alessandri
Alessandri | The legal directory Managing IP has distinguished Alessandri in the Copyright category during its annual awards. This recognition honors firms, teams, and professionals who have demonstrated outstanding performance across various intellectual property practice areas over the past year.
...
INTA 2026 | Etienne Sanz de Acedo: IP at a turning point as AI reshapes law, business and global policy
INTA 2026
"Lawyers need to change their mindset—think big, think bold, and understand the business."
Ahead of the Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) in London, which is expected to bring together approximately 10,000 prof...
Chile:Ruling sets 42-hour workweek cut without mandatory agreement
Chile, Bofill Mir
Bofill Mir | The Chilean Labor Directorate (Dirección del Trabajo) has issued Ruling No. 253/21 regarding the mandatory reduction of the standard workweek from 44 to 42 hours, effective April 26, 2026, pursuant to the "40-Hour Law" (Law No. 21.561).
The ruling revises, in relevant part, the Direc...
Uruguay IBA 2026 | Coco Oderigo’s powerful closing keynote: Rugby as a tool for prison reintegration
Uruguay, International Bar Association
Eduardo "Coco" Oderigo delivered a powerful closing keynote at the IBA conference in Punta del Este, outlining how a prison-based rugby initiative has helped reduce recidivism and reshape approaches to rehabilitation, in an intervention that moved a packed audience.
At the International Bar Association conference held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, the closing keynote did not centre on transactions or regulatory fram...
Marval advises on BD’s global spin-off
Argentina, Marval O´Farrell Mairal
Marval O’Farrell Mairal advised Becton, Dickinson and Company ("BD"), one of the largest global medical technology companies, on the Argentine law aspects of the global spin-off of its Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions business. Immediately following the spin-off, the spun-off entity was combined w...
Rebaza advises Revolut on banking license in Peru
Peru, Rebaza, Alcazar & de las Casas
Rebaza, Alcázar & de las Casas | The Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and AFPs (SBS) has granted the Organization Authorization (Autorización de Organización) to Revolut Bank Perú, by resolution dated March 30, 2026, making it the first 100% digital bank authorized in the Peruvian financial mar...
Galicia shortlisted for multiple awards at IFLR’s Women in Business Law Americas 2026
Mexico, Galicia
Galicia Abogados has announced that it has once again been shortlisted in several categories at IFLR´s Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2026, marking its fifth consecutive year of recognition in these awards.
According to the firm, the nominations span a range of Latin American categories, i...
Argentina: Competition Authority Opens Ex Officio Investigation into Food Delivery Platforms
Argentina, Bomchil
Bomchil | On March 26, 2026, the Autoridad Nacional de la Competencia (ANC) announced the opening of an ex officio investigation into the market for digital intermediation platforms for the purchase and delivery of restaurant products—commonly referred to as food delivery platforms—in Argentina.
...
Diego Cabezuela, President of InLaw Alliance: "We must evolve and grow at the same pace as our clients"
Spain, InLaw Alliance
In the framework of the upcoming InLaw Alliance of Law Firms’ Annual Assembly, to be held in Panama City from May 14th to 16th, the organization commemorates its 20th anniversary, consolidating its position within the Ibero-American legal market. The network, founded in 2006, returns to its original...
Chile updates seismic design rules for industrial structures
Chile, Carey
Carey | On March 9, 2026, Exempt Decree No. 12 issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism (MINVU) was published in the Official Gazette of Chile, approving and declaring as an Official Standard of the Republic the NCh2369:2025, prepared by the National Institute for Standardization (INN), concer...
PBP strengthens its Guayaquil office with the addition of Katherin Philipp Paulson
Ecuador, Pérez, Bustamente & Ponce
Pérez, Bustamente & Ponce | PBP has announced the appointment of Katherin Philipp Paulson as Director of its Corporate practice in the firm’s Guayaquil office, further strengthening its presence and capabilities in the Ecuadorian legal market.
Paulson brings more than 15 years of experience in co...
DLA Piper advises Banco Ciudad on UVA debt issuance
Argentina, DLA Piper
DLA Piper advised Banco de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Banco Ciudad) on the public bank’s issuance of Class 23 and Class 24 UVA-denominated debt securities, totaling 55,231,066 UVAs, to support housing finance and infrastructure investment in Argentina.
Net proceeds may be used to expand housing f...
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