Following Argentina’s bond swap agreement with its creditors in August, the country now faces the challenge of reviving its economy. Lawyers in the US and Argentina talk to us about whether the debt restructuring is the first step towards the country’s exit from its economic crisis, and what happens next
As Latin America grapples with the effects of COVID-19 and companies seek to divest assets in connection with their reorganisation plans, a key question is whether local bankruptcy laws allow for the divestiture of such
Mergers and acquisitions across Latin America had been brisk in 2019 and even up until, and during, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. But deals dried up in the second quarter of this year as the
Mexico City-based partner Juan Francisco Torres Landa, who was named head of Hogan Lovells’ Latin America practice in July, talks about the challenges of his new role, and those the entire region faces as it
The Mexican government announced new rules in May governing the development of electricity generation projects, handing the government more control over the industry, and we spoke to lawyers about the ramifications for companies already involved
As we move towards a post-pandemic era and economic activities resume, wellness must remain a priority for law firms and businesses, Diego Martín Menjívar (pictured), a partner at Consortium Legal in El Salvador,
Law firms are like a company’s ‘family doctor’, with knowledge of its track record, strengths and weaknesses, which enables them to provide emergency attention, according to César Alejandro Villegas Ávila, Acciona’s
Ecuadorian law firm Heka Law incorporated Cristina Viteri as a partner and the new head of its litigation and arbitration practice in June, and who tells us about the use of arbitration in the country
Brazil’s data protection law came into effect in August 2020, designed to provide a comprehensive legal framework and which will bring new challenges to companies and law firms as they help their clients navigate the
As the COVID-19 pandemic pummels Latin America, the current human tragedy will slowly give way to an economic collapse that will plunge the region’s countries into crisis. Lawyers in Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico and
