Baker McKenzie has launched a Latin America practice based in Miami, kicking off its growth with the hire of counsel Federico Cuadra Del Carmen, who returns to the firm after a year with Hughes Hubbard & Reed.

Cuadra Del Carmen, a cross-border corporate attorney, will be based in Miami and is the first official member of the practice. The firm has formed a steering committee comprised of seven attorneys from Baker McKenzie’s offices in New York, Miami and Latin America. They will identify the other attorneys who will join the practice.