Brazil is likely to approve the cultivation of cannabis sativa for medicinal purposes later this year, setting a legal precedent, although how the legislation would work is still to be defined, according to Isabela Amorim Diniz Ferreira, a corporate lawyer at Farroco Abreu Advogados in São Paulo.
A new year brings new trends, new legislation and new challenges, and as 2020 gets under way we take a look at some of the takeaways for Latin America from Baker McKenzie’s global report on
Even before the first quarter of the year is behind us, Latin America is facing new challenges, with its economies dependent on exports to China and other parts of Asia likely to see a slowdown
Multinational companies require counsel that can work across multiple jurisdictions, but which can be complicated in Latin America, where there are many legal discrepancies from market to market, according to the regional counsel at German
In February, law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe hired Christina Maccio, a firstchair trial lawyer and leading litigator for the energy sector, and who is a fluent Spanish speaker with extensive experience representing companies in
Cuatrecasas hired Domingo Rivarola Reisz as a partner and head of its litigation and arbitration practice in Lima last November, bringing the office’s partner count to six, and who echoes other Latin American lawyers’
Brazilian law firm Pinheiro Neto announced the opening of an office in Tokyo in 2019, and here the new office’s managing partner, Yuka Ono, talks about how the full-service firm is a pioneer in the
Numerous law firms across Latin America, as well as firms in the US with a strong focus south of the border, are boosting their services offerings by adding new practices or growing existing ones, in
Law firm Garrigues is a market leader in Peru, but how does it manage to stay at the leading edge amid the strong competition from local firms? Óscar Arrús, the firm’s lead partner
TransCanada’s senior legal counsel for Mexico and Latin America, Moisés Hernández, talks about the challenges and complexities of negotiating the legal hurdles for the construction of natural gas pipelines in Mexico.
