APPOINTMENTS
Ashurst appointments a milestone in LatAm
Second project finance hire in a week signals further step in Ashurst's ambitions for global team.
Latin America
ECONOMIC CRIME
DLA Piper Chile tackles economic crime
New partner joins DLA Piper Chile to launch white collar practice.
EXPANSION
Dentons in LatAm combinations
Dentons lays claim to being the “first truly Pan-Latin American and Caribbean firm in the history of the legal profession."
EXPANSION
Dentons signals Central America expansion
Following African expansion last week, Dentons signals combination in Honduras to strengthen firm's offering in Latin America and the Caribbean.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Firm names first woman in dispute role
Baker McKenzie has named its first woman chair for the Global Dispute Resolution Group.
EXPANSION
MoFo poaches team to boost LatAm business
Firm has poached Greenberg Traurig's Latin America partner Randy Bullard and three others to open an office in Miami.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Baker McKenzie breaks down walls in Mexico
Firm launches two internal programmes to break down barriers to healthier work-life balance and inequality in parental leave.
LAWSUIT
Argentinian lawyer Uber upset
Multimillion-dollar suit claims Uber's reckless entry into Buenos Aires had devastating impact on Argentine lawyer
OFFICE CLOSURE
Norton Rose takes another hit in Latin America
The firm is closing Bogota office two months after losing team in Venezuela, as focus turns to growth in Brazil and Mexico.
PRO BONO
Latin America's pro bono expansion and LGBT turning point
Pro bono survey reveals expansion in role of pro bono work, while pro bono group hails turning point for LGBT families in the region.