PARTNER HIRES

Latham & Watkins hires Clifford Chance duo in Latin America deals push
Capital markets partners Gianluca Bacchiocchi and Guido Liniado join firm in New York
PARTNER HIRES
Capital markets partners Gianluca Bacchiocchi and Guido Liniado join firm in New York
PARTNER HIRES
Madrid-based firm adds five partners in Brazil and one in Costa Rica
PRACTICE LAUNCH
Top 30 US firm brings together Lat Am-focused US and international lawyers into new grouping
LATERAL HIRES
Hires follow Spanish independent's Brazil and Ecuador launches; Ontier and DAC Beachcroft also make regional hires
M&A LEAGUE TABLES
Deal value in first six months of the year falls below previous record low in 2003, Mergermarket report shows
COMBINATION
Global law firm unveils combination with leading Argentinian firm Rattagan Macchiavello Arocena
OFFICE LAUNCH
Santiago office adds to recent launches in Bogota and Lima.
REGIONAL ROUND-UP
Polsinelli and Herbert Smith Freehills also make Latin America-focused appointments, in Miami and London respectively
M&A
Covid-19 slower to impact region as Debevoise, Weil Gotshal and Gibson Dunn lead advisory rankings
GENDER EQUALITY
Hogan Lovells and Gonzalez Calvillo back Mexico protests after avalanche of events worldwide to promote gender equality