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Garrigues pulls plug on LatAm alliance and targets local expansion

Garrigues has exited from its alliance network in Latin America as the Spanish independent targets solo expansion in the region. The Affinitas alliance - which launched in February 2004 - tied Garrigues with Argentine firm Bruchou Fernandez Madero & Lombardi, Mexican firm Mijares Angoitia Cortes & Fuentes, Bogota-based firm Gomez-Pinzon Zuleta, Miranda & Amado in Peru and Chilean firm Barros & Errazuriz.
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A united front - Legal Week's inaugural Private Client Forum Americas

A panel of local lawyers at Legal Week's recent Private Client Forum Americas discusses the challenges with wealth management across a very diverse region
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DAC Beachcroft secures alliances with Colombia and Malaysia firms

DAC Beachcroft has boosted its international footprint after sealing two associations with firms in Colombia and Malaysia. The Colombia deal with De La Torre & Monroy, which is top-ranked by Chambers and Partners for insurance work in the Southeast Asian country, is an extension of the Botoga-based firm's existing relationship with legacy Davies Arnold Cooper, with which Beachcroft merged in 2011.
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Hogan Lovells eyes move into Mexico amid Latin America boom

Hogan Lovells is eyeing up a move into Mexico, as interest from global law firms in the Latin American markets continues to grow. The transatlantic firm confirmed it is considering opening in the country, with all options up for debate including an acquisition, an alliance and a joint venture.
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LG enters Brazil market with local association as FFW talks continue

LG has secured an association with a local firm in Brazil, marking its latest move to grow its international footprint ahead of its potential merger with Field Fisher Waterhouse. The firm has entered into a non-exclusive association with Brazilian outfit Motta Fernandes Rocha Advogados (MFRA), with the tie-up giving LG access to a total of 70 local lawyers – including 40 partners – across two offices in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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Freshfields and Skadden lead on $1.7bn sale of Brazil gas company

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have taken the lead roles on the $1.7bn (£1.1bn) sale of BG Group's majority holding in Brazilian gas distribution company Comgas. Freshfields led for BG Group with a team fielded by City corporate partner Graham Watson, alongside London managing partner Mark Rawlinson, Amsterdam corporate partner Robert ten Have, tax partner Sarah Falk and Eelco van der Stok.
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Brazilian Bar debates implementing tougher rules for foreign law firms

International law firms could face tougher restrictions in Brazil as the Brazilian Federal Bar Association, Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB), considers drawing up new rules governing alliances between local and international law firms.
3 minute read

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NY duo act on first Brazilian investment bank float

Shearman & Sterling and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom are among a raft of firms to have advised on the recent initial public offering (IPO) of BTG Pactual – the first-ever float by a Brazilian investment bank.
2 minute read

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DLA's Mexico entrance flags up growing interest in burgeoning LatAm markets

Robust insurance and infrastructure sectors are drawing legal advisers to Mexico and Brazil. Rose Orlik reports
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The buys from Brazil - global M&A boom sparks demand for new legal services

A global M&A boom in South America's largest economy has sparked demand for new legal services. Claudia Farkouh Prado reports
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