Top Spanish firm Uria & Menendez has appointed Eduardo Rodriguez-Rovira as the head of its Latin American practice. Rodriguez-Rovira, who took over the position last month from Ramiro Rivera, has been a partner at Uria since 2000.

“The firm’s permanent presence in the key Latin American jurisdictions proved to be extremely useful for clients during these years of crisis,” said Rodriguez-Rovira. The firm has also relocated Barcelona-based partner Javier Valle to its Sao Paulo office.