Latin America

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Firm names first woman in dispute role

Baker McKenzie has named its first woman chair for the Global Dispute Resolution Group.

EXPANSION

Firm has poached Greenberg Traurig's Latin America partner Randy Bullard and three others to open an office in Miami.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

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.