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A group of lawyers, including six partners from Brazilian Highly Recommended firm Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper, have opened an outfit focused on the energy, infrastructure and life sciences sectors.

Leading GCs are preparing to gather at EAST Miami Hotel for the much-anticipated return of LACCA Live: Regional Miami Meeting (https://lnkd.in/ezshKfUk). Join Latin America’s top legal professionals and engage in a day filled with unparalleled networking opportunities and groundbreaking discussions with the many esteemed brands in attendance. View our current speaker line-up here: https://lnkd.in/e-xbAwey Attendance is free for LACCA members and General Counsel. Thank you to our sponsors: Platinum sponsor: DLA Piper Networking breakfast sponsor: PAGBAM ǀ SCHWENCKE Chile Networking lunch sponsor: Hogan Lovells Gold sponsor: BLP, Carey, Docket Navigator Silver sponsor: Lex Mundi Bronze sponsors: Aguilar Castillo Love, EY, Garrigues, Lexvalor Abogados, Mercator by Citco, Meritas Law Firms Worldwide, Pérez-Llorca México, Winston & Strawn LLP Supporting organisations: LatinNews, Lexology, South Florida Women In-House Counsel Group #LACCALive #AI #ESG #CyberRisk

Demarest Advogados has added more legal talent from fellow Elite firm TozziniFreire Advogados, this time hiring a real estate-focused partner and a group of five associates.

Brazilian Elite firm Pinheiro Neto Advogados has appointed four of its associates to partner, bolstering its M&A, capital markets, tax and restructuring groups.

3 days left until private practitioners can register at the early rate for Latin Lawyer Live: Labour & Employment (https://lnkd.in/e43y4-Be). Join Luis Enrique Cervantes Estévez, Priscila Novis Kirchhoff and Enrique Stile as they analyse the impact of political changes on the trends of administrative and judicial authorities in labour and employment matters. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eent--Cm Thank you to our sponsors: Gold sponsors: Docket Navigator, Perez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen and Pérez-Llorca Silver sponsors: Ferran Martínez Abogados, Garrigues, Marval O'Farrell, Mairal and Trench Rossi Watanabe Supporting organisations: Latin American Corporate Counsel Association and Lexology #LatinLawyerLive #LabourandEmployment #HumanResources

For the first time, Latin Lawyer’s Deal Tracker Report reveals which law firm counsel and associates across Latin America worked on the highest number of transactions. Read on to find out which lawyers were the most active in the first half of the year.

In the latest edition of the Deal Tracker report, Latin Lawyer reveals which partners in Latin America worked on the largest number of deals in the first six months of 2024.

One day left for private practitioners to secure the early rate ticket for Latin Lawyer Live: Regional Project Finance (https://lnkd.in/eJ5BwKjB). Don't miss out on the opportunity to discuss and analyse the latest major developments in investment financing within America. View the agenda here: https://lnkd.in/eFjHA2g7 Thank you to our sponsors: Platinum sponsor: Garrigues Venue partner: Milbank LLP Speakers' dinner sponsor: Milbank LLP Drinks reception sponsor: Mattos Filho Gold sponsors: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Docket Navigator and Galicia Mexico Silver sponsors: CMS, Posse Herrera Ruiz and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Supporting organisations: Latin American Corporate Counsel Association and Lexology #LatinLawyerLive #ProjectFinance #VentureCapital

Due to uncertain market conditions and reduced investment appetite, private equity exits have become less frequent in Latin America. As a result, lawyers must increasingly be equipped to help private equity funds prepare to sell up at any stage of the investment cycle, explained panellists at Latin Lawyer’s Private Equity event earlier this month. Featuring Paula Vieira from Mattos Filho and Jean Michel Enriquez from Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.

Law firms in Latin America reported fewer deals to Latin Lawyer’s Deal Tracker in the first six months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, reflecting market slowdown amid high interest rates and inflation, as well as heightened uncertainty surrounding political elections. Read on to access the report and find out which firms had the most mandates in the first half of the year.