Thompson & Knight announced that Jorge A. Labastida has joined its Mexico City office.
Philippi, Prietocarrizosa, Ferrero DU & Uría acted for electricity company Generadora Metropolitana on its $300 million acquisition of ESSA in Chile.
Two intelectual property law firms in Venezuela, Antequera Parilli & Rodriguez and Markven Propiedad Intelectual, announced their merger.
Central American law firm BLP advised Vinci Airports on the acquisition of co-control stakes in two airports in Costa Rica.
Davis Polk acted for KIO Networks while Cleary Gottlieb represented the initial purchasers Credit Suisse Securities, JP Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley and Santander Investment Securities.
Private equity house Blackstone acquired Spanish gambling operator Cirsa, in a deal which spanned Costa Rica, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Peru and Spain.
New reforms introduced criminal penalties for cartel involvement and larger fines for anticompetitive behaviour
Signs used on products to denote specific origin protected for first time, but companies still facing problems when trying to enforce IP rights
PPP work for lawyers set to increase, but more economic reforms are needed in order to avoid the further erosion of the country’s finances.
Haynes and Boone in Dallas, Houston and Mexico City teamed up with Marval in Buenos Aires to advise Shell on the $950 million sale of its local downstream business.
