Law firm Clifford Chance has acted for a syndicate of banks on the financing of Argentina’s first biomass plant, which will be located in Santa Rosa province.
Only minority of clients insisting that law firms ‘certify anti-corruption compliance’, according to sources
Peruvian law firm Estudio Echecopar, a Baker McKenzie associated firm, advised Darby Latin American Private Debt Fund III on a $30 million loan to Abengoa Perú and Omega Peru Operación y Mantenimiento.
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
Law firms training lawyers to give them the technical and legal skills to cope with the demand being generated by the $6.8bn industry
Law firms in the region need to keep pace with client demands – the ‘generalist lawyer is almost an endangered species’, with clients requiring more specialisation from their advisers
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.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already playing a key role in streamlining law firms’ day-to-day operations.
A law firm’s market reputation, as well as its track record and ‘exisiting connections’ are key considerations when Colgate-Palmolive Company chooses external advisers, says Iván A. Sandoval
