Latin America

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

Multimillion-dollar suit claims Uber's reckless entry into Buenos Aires had devastating impact on Argentine lawyer

OFFICE CLOSURE

The firm is closing Bogota office two months after losing team in Venezuela, as focus turns to growth in Brazil and Mexico.

PRO BONO

Pro bono survey reveals expansion in role of pro bono work, while pro bono group hails turning point for LGBT families in the region.

EXPANSION

Proposed combination is the latest in a succession of deals in a rapid expansion in Latin America.

JUDGES AND POLITICS

Former top Venezuelan supreme court judge flees to US to denounce Nicolas Maduro, but government flags sexual harassment allegations.

CORPORATE CRIME

Argentina court sentences two executives to prison, but victims' lawyer suggests Ford company had direct control and criminal culpability.

JUDGES AND POLITICS

Judges benefit from political spat as Brazil's outgoing president gives significant pay rise to judges in snub to successor.

LATIN AMERICA

A Brazil office expands the consultancy firm's Latin American offer.

MEXICO

Ruling by Supreme Court undermines reforms intended to weaken billionaire Carlos Slim's hold on market