Global law firm Reed Smith has lured Felipe Berer as a partner to its global disputes group and Latin America business team as demand expands for advisory work in the region’s struggling economies.

Formerly head of the Brazil practice at Akerman, Berer represents multinational companies doing business in the United States and Latin America. He has significant experience advising Brazilian companies on cross-border commercial disputes, litigation and arbitration, and insolvency matters both in the U.S. and in Brazil. He is based in Miami.