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The LatAm Top 30, 2024: The Largest Law Firms in Latin America and the Caribbean by Headcount

Brazilian law firms along with global firms like Baker McKenzie and Spain’s ECIJA led the inaugural rankings in a region that has been prioritized for growth by numerous international players.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami’s Arbitration Week Aims To Cement City’s Status as Dispute Destination

With Miami's popularity as a venue for international arbitration steadily rising, it will host its second arbitration week conference starting Saturday. Local attorneys expect even more interest in the city as a venue for disputes in 2025.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Trump and Latin America: Industry Braces for Hard-Line Approach to Region

The incoming president has already threatened to impose high tariffs on imports from Mexico, prompting a response from Mexico's president that hints at a potential trade war. Latin America and the Caribbean are likely to become more of a focus for the U.S. under the second Trump administration, lawyers say.
5 minute read

Law.com

Trump and Latin America: Lawyers Brace for US's Hardline Approach to Region

The incoming President has already threatened to impose high tariffs on imports from Mexico, prompting a response from Mexico's president that hints at a potential trade war. Latin America and the Caribbean are likely to become more of a focus for the U.S. under the second Trump administration, lawyers say.
5 minute read

International Edition

Trump and Latin America: Lawyers Brace for Hard-Line Approach to Region

The incoming president has already threatened to impose high tariffs on imports from Mexico, prompting a response from Mexico's president that hints at a potential trade war. Latin America and the Caribbean are likely to become more of a focus for the U.S. under the second Trump administration, lawyers say.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Private Credit Boom: Miami’s Role as a Financial and Litigation Hub

The private credit market seems to be the next big thing in finance. South Florida, and especially Miami, plays a unique role in this market, being the intermediary between North and South America.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Special Section: 2024 Latin America

In The Daily Business Review's Latin America Special Section, read how Latin America's wealth is generating work for Miami lawyers, how Brazil is becoming a vital LatAm market for U.S. law firms, and also, read about Mexico's new controversial judicial reform and how it will affect investments and arbitration.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

International Investment and Dispute Resolution in the Wake of Mexico’s Dramatic Judicial Reform

While the dust settles, companies or individuals doing business in and out of Mexico are paying attention and will seek ways to structure their investments and adjudicate the disputes emanating from them favoring alternative mechanisms such as arbitration.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judiciary Under Fire: Understanding Mexico’s Controversial Judicial Reform

In one of his final acts as president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador promulgated a contentious judicial reform. López Obrador, whose six-year term ended on Sept. 30, celebrated the overhaul of the judiciary as a necessity and an important legacy of his government. However, the reform has proven deeply controversial, drawing criticism from Mexico’s supreme court—Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), the private sector, and U.S. critics state it erodes checks and balances, weakens judicial independence and threatens democracy.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Brazil Is Quickly Becoming a Vital LatAm Market for Greenberg Traurig, Other US Law Firms

A physical presence in the region's largest economy offers greater comfort to certain clients as well as tax benefits. But other firms are content in serving the country remotely.
5 minute read

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