Duane Morris´ Washington DC office has recruited Bracewell & Giuliani partner Amauri G. Costa.

Holland & Knight expanded its Bogotá practice with the addition of two new partners – Danilo Romero Raad and Julian Santos Rubino.

Jones Day advised NII Holdings – owner of mobile communications brand Nextel – on the sale of a 49 per cent stake in its Argentinean subsidiary Nextel Argentina to media conglomerate Grupo Clarín.

SMPS Legal has expanded its Mexico City office with the addition of corporate partner Ramón Bravo from Hogan Lovells BSTL.

Central American law firm BLP advised Mexican investment firm Inversor Intelectiva on the acquisition of the KFC franchise in Costa Rica.

Herbert Smith Freehills has created an additional Latin American hub in New York to complement its existing offering for the region which comprises lawyers in Madrid, London, Paris, Australia, Tokyo and Beijing.