Latest issue of The Latin American Lawyer now online

The new edition of The Latin American Lawyer comes with the most current and relevant content of recent months. As usual, in both versions we present our On the move section, dedicated to highlighting the most important and recent transfers and moves.

Meanwhile, in our usual On the web section, in the portuguese version we highlight operations that were advised by multiple firms; while in the spanish version we compile notes that show the investment appetite of the real estate market in the region.

Among the most notable topics, we dedicate the front page of the Brazilian version to the new digital currency, Drex, which will soon be launched. We gathered the opinion of experts in the field to find out what implications the use of the digital real will have.

Another aspect involving technology is the modification of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) that will allow the use of electronic signatures, where, also in the Brazilian version, we talked about it with Marc Stalder, partner at Demarest.

An event that involves the entire continent and whose article we feature on our spanish cover is the Panamerican Games. This sporting celebration has an exhaustive legal work behind it, so, through the words of the legal director Enrique Mendoza, we inquire about the work of the lawyers that will allow the success of these competitions held in Santiago 2023.

Also, as usual, we put the eye on the transactional market, where, in this same version, we make a ranking of the firms with the highest number of M&A transactions during the first half of the year, thanks to information provided by TTR Data.

One alliance that we cannot leave out is that of the Mexican law firm Anaya Díaz e Ibáñez and the Italian firm Maisto e Associati. To find out a little more about the events they have held together and their commitment to Italian investment in Mexico, we interviewed Edgar Anaya, partner at Estudio Anaya, who shared the passion that both firms have for tax law. Available in the spanish version.

Also in this version, we note the internationalisation of Pérez Alati Grondona Benites & Arntsen (PAGBAM) and its new desk in Uruguay headed by new partner Marina Basavilbaso, whom we approached to learn more about this significant step by the firm.

We again provide an article as part of our partnership with InLaw Alliance, where, in both versions of the magazine, Rafael Freitas Machado talks to us about the complexity of commercial contracts, legal certainty and dispute resolution when doing business in Brazil.

In the Brazilian version, we highlight the importance of celebrating the legal profession, on the occasion of Lawyers’ Day, celebrated on 11 August in said country. To do so, the lawyers themselves put in their words about the challenges they will face in the future. 

We also highlight an important skill for lawyers as, from our group magazine Iberian Lawyer, we offer an interview highlighting public speaking in the legal profession, all in the spanish version. Meanwhile, in the portuguese version we also focus on technology, in this case, talking about Generative Artificial Intelligence.

Finally, for the spanish version, we continue learning about the use of compliance, this time in Chile, in collaboration with members of the World Compliance Association.

The latest issue is available for free download here.