BLP has announced the promotion of three associates to partner status at its San José, Costa Rica office, Adelina Villalobos, Andrea González and Juan Carlos Tristán, bringing the number of partners in the firm across Central America to 33.
Law firms training lawyers to give them the technical and legal skills to cope with the demand being generated by the $6.8bn industry
Lawyers warn that authorities are seeking to punish companies that try to save money by being non-compliant with NAFTA, or by neglecting employees’ rights.
Chilean law firm Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero & Uria (PPU) has acted as local counsel to Export Development Canada (EDC) as the lender in connection with a $250 million loan agreement granted to Minera Escondida Limitada.
US law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell advised Chilean retail group Falabella on its offering of 49,669,211 primary shares and 21,000,000 secondary shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $550 million.
BLP Honduras has advised German investment management company Finance in Motion on a $25 million loan to Honduran Banco Ficohsa.
Mexican law firm Santamarina y Steta advised US-based real estate data provider Reix Corp on a joint venture with Orange Investments to launch SiiLA, a subscription-based market data, analytics, and networking platform for the commercial
Brazilian law firm Pinheiro Neto has acted as counsel for Port of Pecém Participations (PoPP), a holding company owned by Havenbedrijf Rotterdam NV (Port of Rotterdam), for PoPP to acquire a 30-percent stake in
Argentinian law firm Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen has advised Pecom Servicios Energía on its 100-percent acquisition of oilfield services company Bolland.
Chilean law firm Carey has advised Export Development Canada (EDC) on the extension, via renewal, of a $300 million existing term loan agreement granted to Chile’s National Copper Corporation (Codelco).
