MEXICO

Mexico supreme court ruling undermines telecoms reform
Ruling by Supreme Court undermines reforms intended to weaken billionaire Carlos Slim's hold on market
MEXICO
Ruling by Supreme Court undermines reforms intended to weaken billionaire Carlos Slim's hold on market
CRYPTOCURRENCY
Appeal court will hear complaint on action as banks effectively shuts down cryptocurrency in Chile.
DEALS
Linklaters and Lefosse Advogados advises on the deal which is going ahead despite Brazilian company Marfrig's US beef ban.
DATA BREACH
The Panamanian law firm will maintain a skeleton staff to comply with inquiries from the authorities.
MERGER
Noguera, LarraĆn & Dulanto will join forces with the firm next month, the firm's second merger in the country.
CORPORATE
Four-strong commercial litigation team leave Peruvian firm Barrios & Fuentes Abogados.
LITIIGATION
A $50 million settlement with Britain's largest pension fund, followed a previous $2.95 billion deal agreed earlier this year.
LATERAL HIRES
The team is headed up by Luis Rubio who will manage the Holland & Knight office.
GLOBAL EXPANSION
The UK law firm finished 2017's global flurry of activity with an addition to its Latin American hub.
CONSTRUCTION
Santiago law firm Alessandri has taken a team of ten construction law specialists from the local firm Halpern de la Fuente in a rare lateral team hire.