DLA Piper Chile has announced the launch of its white collar practice, and which will be led by counsel Ignacio Schwerter (pictured), who joined the firm on September 2.
Miguel Flores Bernés, a shareholder in law firm Greenberg Traurig’s antitrust litigation and competition regulation practice in Mexico City, has been appointed chair of the competition commission of the Mexico chapter of the
Brazilian law firm TozziniFreire Advogados has advised Akamai do Brasil, a content delivery network, on its agreement to acquire Exceda, its largest channel partner in Latin America.
Chilean law firm Carey has advised Inversiones MPD on the sale of its shares in Comulsa Group to SICAME, a French company that supplies accessories and services to the electricity transmission and distribution sector.
Brazilian law firm Felsberg Advogados has assisted local company Stilingue, an artificial intelligence platform for brand management, on a 17.5-million-reais ($4.2 million) investment round.
Uruguayan law firm Bragard has recruited Maria Laura Capalbo as a partner in charge of the firm’s litigation and arbitration practice.
Law firm Philippi Prietocarrizosa, Ferrero DU & Uría (PPU) has advised a group of Japanese banks as the lenders on a $100 million loan to Inversiones CMPC.
While local firms can offer great insights on local legislation, international firms are often the better option when it comes to matters of international finance, says Renzo J. Salazar Vallejo.
Given the raft of changes to tax and financial laws in Colombia, clients will benefit from the advice from knowledgeable local law firms, argues Apiros legal director Juan Pablo García Henao.
Felsberg Advogados is advising sugarcane processing company Grupo Moreno on its 1.8-billion-reais ($433.8 million) restructuring ahead of a planned sale.
