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📰 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞! 🇪🇸 Spanish Cover: Nuevas caras del mercado legal, 2024 THE LATIN AMERICAN LAWYER reúne todos los movimientos de socios registrados a lo largo de 2024: un total de 50 fichajes y 67 nombramientos, junto con fusiones de firmas, inauguraciones de oficinas, designaciones internacionales y promociones en puestos de liderazgo. Mejores firmas LATAM 2024 Tecnología y Compliance: Respuesta a la Ley Karin Arbitraje en Evolución BRAZIL SPECIAL 2024: um ano movimentado no mercado jurídico 🇧🇷 Brazilian Cover: 2024: um ano movimentado no mercado jurídico 2024 recebemos centenas de comunicados sobre a movimentação dos escritórios, renovando o cenário do mercado jurídico. O THE LATIN AMERICAN LAWYER publicou com um total de 150 contratações e 106 promoções, além de fusões de escritórios, aberturas de novas firmas, nomeações para cargos, entre outros Perspectivas para o Investimento Espanhol no Brasil em 2025 Destaques brasileiros de 2024 Construindo o amanhã: Energia e Infraestrutura 2025 e além LATAM SPECIAL Nuevas caras del mercado legal, 2024 Download for free the Spanish and Portuguese versions here >> https://lnkd.in/dCn9dk6k You can also find the digital version available for: Android >> https://lnkd.in/gGsSQY8 iOS >> https://lnkd.in/g8fBc9i #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #newissue #magazine

Miranda & Amado has advised Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan Securities, as global coordinators and joint bookrunners, Deutsche Bank Securities and Scotia Capital, as joint bookrunners, and PJT Partners, as co-manager, in the issuance of 7.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 for US$500 million. The firm advised the Bank of Nova Scotia, Bancolombia (Panamá), Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as bookrunners, in a revolving credit facility granted to the same group of ATP entities listed above, as co-borrowers. The Miranda & Amado deal team included partner Juan Luis Avendano (pictured) and associates Gabriel Boucher and María Fernanda Lazo Belón #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #operation #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article —> https://lnkd.in/dR7XRmHf

Machado Meyer Advogados advised on the 1st issuance of debentures by BPMG – PDC Empreendimentos e Participações, in the total amount of BRL 47.300.000,00. Machado Meyer advised BPGM PDC and relied on partner Guilherme Azevedo (pictured), lawyers Isabela De Andrade Pereira, Isabelle Valente, Matheus Barcelos. #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #operation #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article --> https://lnkd.in/epYvgmpv

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uria (PPU) has acted as local counsel to a consortium of major investment banks in Avianca’s successful debt restructuring and new note issuance. The transaction, which closed on February 14, 2025, involved an exchange offer for existing notes and a new issuance, totaling approximately $2.1 billion. Other law firms involved in the transaction included Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP as counsel to the consortium of investment banks, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as counsel to Avianca, and Gómez-Pinzón Abogados. The PPU team was led by partners Hernando A. Padilla (pictured left) and Hector Ramirez Pardo (pictured right). Associates involved in the transaction were Ximena Gonzalez, Natalia Velasco, Manuela Arenas Samudio, Daniel de J. Vargas, Neider Londoño Luengas, Tomás F. Velásquez V., Alexandra Verano Urueta, and David Antonio Beltran Davila. #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #operation #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article --> https://lnkd.in/eaVPNPUd

Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados advised Digimais Group on the divestment of Banco Digimais to Banvox, leading the M&A, antitrust (CADE), and capital markets fronts. Banco Digimais is a financial holding company. Its financial services include vehicle financing and payroll loans. Banvox Holding Financeira is a holding company owned by Maurício Quadrado, which is in the process of acquiring financial institutions to provide banking/financial services. Cescon Barrieu relied on several areas, with partners Tania Liberman (pictured left), Eduardo Lanna (pictured center) and associates Matheus Nascimento and Roberta El Reda Martins Silva. Team involved in CADE submission: partner Joyce Honda (pictured right) and associate Rafaella Schwartz Jaroslavsky. #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #operation #bank #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article --> https://lnkd.in/eRQSJK5a

MAC Advogados is the new boutique focused on strategic dispute resolution that opened this week in São Paulo. It was founded by Mateus Aimoré Carreteiro (pictured left), a lawyer specializing in arbitration, litigation and alternative dispute resolution methods, who led Veirano’s dispute resolution department for more than a decade, where he worked for 22 years. Joining him as a partner is Igor Cunha Arantes Castro (pictured right), also a specialist in the area, with 13 years’ experience at the same firm. #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #disputeresolution #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article --> https://lnkd.in/eSNpBKM5

The 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 & 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 is out! 🚀 The Directory is the publication from the Research Center of LC Publishing Group S.p.A. which focuses on the best laws firms and lawyers in the Energy & Infrastructure sector in LATAM and Southern Europe . It represents a valuable resource for companies, organizations, and individuals who are interested in gaining a better understanding of this sector and its protagonists. The law firms and the professionals are classified in 5 main categories as follows: 1) Market Leader 2) Elite 3) Excellent 4) Highly Recommended 5) Recommended. 1. 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐓 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 Law Firms Machado Meyer Advogados; Mattos Filho; Pinheiro Neto Advogados Lawyers Alexandre R Chequer - Tauil & Chequer Advogados associado a Mayer Brown; Giovani Loss - Mattos Filho; Isabel Lustosa - Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra Advogados; Carlos Vilhena - Pinheiro Neto Advogados 2. 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐄 Law Firms Lefosse; Tauil & Chequer Advogados associado a Mayer Brown; TozziniFreire Advogados; Trench Rossi Watanabe; Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra Advogados; Veirano Advogados Lawyers Pedro Garcia - Veirano Advogados; Raphael Gomes - Lefosse; Jose Martinez de Hoz (n) - Martinez de Hoz & Rueda (MHR); Jorge Oria - Ritch Mueller ; Daniel Szyfman - Machado Meyer Advogados; Paulo Valois Pires - Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira, Agel […] to continue and see the full guide and protagonists by category, download the Directory here >> https://lnkd.in/dBKGF7cy #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #directory #energy #infrastructure

Perez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen, (PAGBAM) advised Havas Group on the majority acquisition of the Argentinean companies of the Don Agency, including Aura Advertising, PHP, and Contenido Latente. The transaction also involved the majority acquisition of the Mexican company Algodón Studio which was advised by Cuatrecasas (Mexico). The Don agency companies operate as creative marketing services agencies in Argentina, Mexico, United States, Colombia, Chile, and Uruguay. Estudio Garrido - Abogados acted as counsel to the sellers. The PAGBAM team included partner P. Eugenio Aramburu (pictured), counselor Estefanía Paula Balduzzi, and Associates Nicolás del Campo Wilson, Ana Gabriela Cuenca, Lucía Campos, and Agostina Gariboldi. Cuatrecasas (México) was represented by partner Santiago Ferrer and associate Emilio Ruvalcaba Ornelas. In-house counsels for Havas Group were Xavier Miret Carceller and Dmitry A. Alekseev. Estudio Garrido – Abogados’ team included partner Diego Garrido and associates Maria Victoria Busnadiego, Marcos Vidiri, and Lucrecia Accini. #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #acquisition #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article --> https://lnkd.in/d7BsFkQd 

Marval O'Farrell Mairal has acted as legal advisor in the issuance of the thirty-third series of trust securities corresponding to the “Mercado Crédito” financial trusts, totaling V/N ARS 70,002,624,527. The transaction involves banking law, finance, and fintech, and securitizes 100% digital loans under the Mercado Crédito Global Trust Securities Program. The issuance, which took place on February 13, 2025, included trust debt securities for V/N ARS 54,252,034,009 and participation certificates for V/N ARS 15,750,590,518. Mercado Libre, a leading LATAM company, acted as trustee, administrator, and collection agent. Banco Patagonia acted as trustee, arranger, and placement agent, with Allaria serving as sub-placement agent. The Marval O’Farrell Mairal team was led by partners Juan M. Diehl Moreno (pictured left) and Sergio Tálamo (pictured right), with support from associate Sebastián Swinnen. In-house counsel to MercadoLibre included Micaela Varas Bleuer, Maria Victoria Suarez, Paulina Rossi. #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #operation #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article --> https://lnkd.in/dEmE3T6G

André Menescal Advogados has announced its arrival on the legal market with a focus on serving clients in highly complex regulatory sectors. Founded by partner André Menescal (pictured), the firm is based in Fortaleza and operates nationwide. #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article --> https://lnkd.in/dcZVeGjg