International investor interest is on the increase across Latin America but it is Brazil that remains the major focus, creating a new law firm dynamic in the region

Brazil is likely to be a permanent fixture in the headlines over the coming years as it prepares to host the World’s two biggest sporting events – the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.

  The future appears to have finally come for the “pais do futuro“, but is the here and now again asserting itself, asks Todd Crider, a Partner with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in São Paulo

Central America is a region booming with opportunities across the services, infrastructure and energy sectors, despite the global economic downturn

Countries across Latin America are competing to attract foreign investors with Venezuela standing out, among many, as a major recipient of Chinese investment

As well as having an increasingly sophisticated domestic economy, levels of corporate activity in Mexico act as a barometer of the wider region’s economic health, says Daniel Del Río, a corporate Partner with

Brazil’s hosting of the World Cup and Olympic Games is bringing inevitable investor interest but local lawyers insist that opportunities extend well beyond sporting events  

The levels of foreign investment being seen in Brazil are considerably higher than in previous decades and reaching into all areas of the economy.

Latin America remains a favoured destination for Spanish and Portuguese businesses, who have invested heavily over recent decades, but regional variations in investor attraction continue to exist.