Wednesday, 27th July 2011 by Marieke Breijer
Boom time in Colombia, or is it? The latest LACCA meeting in Bogotá delved into the opportunities for in-house counsel as well as the country: can in-house counsel easily move up the ladder, or act for multiple jurisdictions from Colombia?
Tuesday, 12th July 2011 by Marieke Breijer
There are just too many options for legal services in Peru these days - meaning law firms cannot afford to be complacent, according to in-house counsel at a recent meeting of the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association held in Lima. Marieke Breijer reports
Friday, 10th June 2011 by Clare Bolton
While moving a company's regional HQ to São Paulo may make sense from a business perspective, running a legal team from the city remains challenging, finds Clare Bolton
In the driving seat
Friday, 26th November 2010 by Clare Bolton
Over the last 10 years, the role of the in-house counsel has changed dramatically - leading some to say that the balance of power has now changed hands completely, with in-house counsel calling all the shots, and driving fundamental changes in fees structures, law firm business models, and client relationships. At a recent Latin American Corporate Counsel Association meeting in Miami, Clare Bolton led a conversation on how the recession, globalisation and focus on technology and efficiency are pushing core changes in the type of advice clients want from firms
Monday, 20th September 2010 by Rosie Cresswell
Managing a company's legal issues in up to 18 countries with vastly different political and economical climates is something akin to spinning plates. At our second Latin American Corporate Counsel Association Texas meeting this May, in-house counsel based in Houston with responsibility for Latin America convened at the Houstonian Hotel, where they shared training tips for internal and external teams to make that challenge easier
Friday, 16th July 2010
In its fourth annual meeting in Buenos Aires, the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA) brought together a group of leading Argentine in-house counsel to discuss the economic situation of the country and the changing nature of their jobs
Friday, 11th June 2010 by Rosie Cresswell
Last month's third Latin American Corporate Counsel Association meeting in Bogotá· was attended by more than 20 in-house counsel of leading national and multinational companies with responsibilities for Colombia and in some cases the Andean region. Partners of local and international law firms were also present. One put the all-important question to the table: "What do you seek when you go to a law firm?" What followed was a lively discussion, during which general counsel both strongly agreed and disagreed
Wednesday, 21st April 2010
Two meetings of law firm leaders and general counsel in Panama City reveal different perspectives on the regionalisation of the Central American zone
Wednesday, 21st April 2010
The effects of the recent earthquake will be felt in many ways beyond the immediate tragedy and destruction, a recent meeting of the Santiago chapter of the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association heard, but optimism about the new Piñera administration is running high in the business community
Thursday, 12th November 2009 by Clare Bolton
Law firms in Mexico say their clients are forcing them to be much more competitive - while general counsel note that budgets for external lawyers are going nowhere but down, and they have little choice but to insist on value. In this excerpt from the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association meeting in Mexico, we look at how to bridge the gap
Tuesday, 4th August 2009 by Rosie Cresswell
How does a lawyer protect a company in a country where the rule of law is not respected? General counsel and corporate lawyers in Venezuela describe their world to Rosie Cresswell
Wednesday, 15th July 2009 by Rosie Cresswell
Chile's economy may be rapidly slowing, but there is yet a chance the country will escape the global financial storm with only a mild squall, the country's leading general counsel tell us in the first of two roundtables
Thursday, 16th April 2009
Bolivia's new constitution reinforces the rights of the state, the Bolivian people and of individual communities - but that contains clear clashes with the status quo in the country. We convened a group of leading external and in-house lawyers to discuss just how one maintains a practice in such an environment.
Wednesday, 29th October 2008 by Clare Bolton
Four days before Lehman Brothers collapsed and Merrill Lynch was sold, the Latin American counsel from some of New York’s largest banks took time out to report on the region’s prospects from their perspective. Clare Bolton asked the questions
Thursday, 9th October 2008 by Clare Bolton
In-house counsel in Costa Rica and the Central American region discuss the problems with commercial integration over a second roundtable in San José
