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• US firm Holland & Knight to launch in Columbia

  Mar 02 2012 Miami-based law firm Holland & Knight has announced further expansion in Latin America with the imminent launch of new office in Bogotá, Colombia. The firm will... more

• International law firms set their sights on Mexico

  Feb 24 2012 Large international law firms are setting their sights on Mexico, as the country’s growing economy precipitates both inbound and outbound investment streams. DLA... more

• DLA Piper launches in Mexico

  Feb 15 2012 DLA Piper has launched a new office in Mexico City. The new base will be staffed with a team of 16 lawyers from the Texas law firm Thompson & Knight, and will focus on... more

• UK firms Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper merge

  Oct 31 2011 UK firms Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper have merged to form DAC Beachcroft, with a headcount of over 2000 lawyers across the UK, Europe and Asia Pacific and Latin... more

• Greenberg Traurig set to launch in Mexico City

  Oct 14 2011 Greenberg Traurig is set to launch a new office in Mexico City. The firm’s 33rd office will focus on providing legal expertise to clients operating in the Mexican and... more

• UK insurance firms negotiate for a merger

  Jun 24 2011 UK insurance law firms Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper are in the midst of negotiations over a possible merger which, if completed, would create an insurance law... more

• Baker & McKenzie ranked largest US firm by headcount

  May 04 2011 Baker & McKenzie has come in as the largest of US law firms by head count, according to the The National Law Journal. This is the third year in a row that Bakers has... more

• Kennedys merges with Portuguese alliance partner

  Mar 02 2011 Kennedys has announced the completion of a merger agreement with its Portugal-based associate office Almeida & Athayde to launch Kennedys Portugal. Senior partner... more

• Clifford Chance to launch new office in Istanbul

  Nov 25 2010 Clifford Chance is set to launch in Istanbul next year. The office will be headed up by London-based partner Simon Williams, and will operate in cooperation with local... more

• UK-based Firm Clifford Chance elects new Senior Partner

  Nov 04 2010 The UK’s highest grossing law firm, Clifford Chance, has elected a new Senior Partner. Malcolm Sweeting is a London-based partner, specialising in structured finance... more

• Jones Day to open new office in Brazil

  Oct 19 2010 Jones Day has announced that it will open its second Latin American office in São Paulo, Brazil. Luis Riesgo, chair of Jones Day’s Latin American practice, is set to... more

• Shin & Kim launches first Korean practice in Latin America

  Oct 11 2010 Korean firm Shin & Kim has launched a practice group in Latin America, making it the first Korean law firm to enter the region. The move follows the hire of attorney... more

• Results: International survey on corruption in the legal profession

  Oct 08 2010 A new international survey on corruption within the legal profession has shown some startling results. The survey was conducted by the London-based International... more

• UK firm Kennedys opens its doors in Miami

  Sep 24 2010 UK firm Kennedys continues its international expansion with the imminent launch of an office Miami. The Miami office will cater to Latin American and Caribbean... more

• A&O hires Bingham partner for New York ICM practice

  Aug 03 2010 Allen & Overy’s (A&O) New York office has hired capital markets partner Ed De Sear as a partner in its international capital markets (ICM) group. De Sear joins from... more

• Mayer Brown expands in South America with Brazilian alliance

  Dec 28 2009 Mayer Brown expands its presence in South America through an alliance with Brazilian 60-lawyer firm Tauil & Chequer. Mayer Brown will maintain its Sao Paulo office... more

• New Group for Lawyers in Latin America

  Sep 21 2009 A group for lawyers in Latin America or elsewhere, interested in legal developments and networking in the region. http://www.lawyrs.net/groups/209/latin-america-law more

• Gibson Dunn to open office in Brazil

  Jun 17 2009 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher will launch an office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Lisa Alfaro, co-chair of Gibson Dunn's Latin America practice group, will relocate to Sao Paulo... more

• M&A boost for US law firms in Latin America

  Feb 09 2009 Skadden Arps, White & Case, Shearman & Sterling and other major U.S. law firms have seen a massive growth in their Latin American M&A business. Skadden has doubled... more

• Jones Day seals Latin America launch with Mexico merger

  Jan 13 2009 Jones Day is set to launch its first office in Latin America with a merger with its referral partner in Mexico City, De Ovando & Martinez del Campo. more

• Barlow Lyde & Gilbert to launch in Brazil

  Jan 06 2009 UK-based international law firm Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP has announced plans to open an office in São Paulo this year. The office will open once regulatory... more

• Allen & Overy opens in Brazil with Sao Paulo launch

  Oct 01 2008 Allen & Overy has opened its first office in Brazil with the formal launch of its Sao Paulo base on 30 September... more