Albert Jan van den Berg, a partner in Hanotiau & van den Berg in Brussels, has been appointed to chair the tribunal hearing of the ongoing $9.5 billion dispute between Chevron and Ecuador over environmental contamination

A digital services tax bill was submitted to Brazil’s congress earlier this month, and which targets large, foreign technology companies, seeking to tax their revenues obtained in Brazil but without them having to

Paraguay will strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of its public policy and fiscal management to address the public health and economic crises triggered by COVID-19 with the help of a $210 million loan from the Inter-American

Argentinian law firm Martinez de Hoz & Rueda has represented energy company YPF on the sale of 11 per cent of its participation in the non-conventional Bandurria Sur area, located in Neuquén Province, to Equinor

Hogan Lovells has represented the Republic of Ecuador and its wholly-owned energy company Empresa Pública de Exploración y Explotación de Hidrocarburos Petroamazonas on their solicitation of consents to amend various series of

Pampa Energía, the largest private energy company in Argentina, has successfully completed two bond placements, for a value of 1.23 billion pesos ($18.1 million) and 565,004,705 pesos ($8.3 million).

Paul Hastings has advised Brazilian petrochemicals company Braskem on the conclusion of its December 2016 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),

Ricardo Arango, a partner at Panamanian firm Arias Fabrega & Fabrega (ARIFA) has been elected to international law firm association Lex Mundi’s executive committee.

Davis Polk has advised the initial purchasers in connection with the offering by the operator of Santiago’s metro network, Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro, of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of notes.

Honduras has extended its curfew, imposed to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, to May 24 at 23:00hrs, with citizens’ movements continuing to be restricted.