Friday, 17th April 2009
Increased government scrutiny and the economic crisis are putting general counsel under increasing pressure, agreed the more than 50 corporate counsel who gathered for the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA) second regional meeting last month.
Friday, 21st November 2008
Wal-Mart Centroamérica’s in-house team is strong, forward-thinking and agile - and has been built from scratch over the past three years. Clare Bolton looks at the process in detail
Friday, 7th November 2008 by Clare Bolton
As the compliance burden grows both in the US and across Latin America, in-house counsel must spend more and more time keeping their programmes up to date. Clare Bolton asks if there is more opportunity for Latin American law firms in guiding their clients through this complex world
Friday, 24th October 2008
A strong network across the region forms the core of Microsoft’s in-house team, finds Rosie Cresswell when profiling the Latin American legal group in Fort Lauderdale
Monday, 6th October 2008 by Rosie Cresswell
Right now, Latin America is one of Citibank’s most cherished regions. For Latin Lawyer’s first in-depth study of an internal legal department, Rosie Cresswell profiles a team under pressure but with much to teach
Tuesday, 23rd September 2008 by Clare Bolton
Colombia's state-owned oil company Ecopetrol is determinedly turning itself into the new Petrobras. Clare Bolton looks at this remarkable change from the perspective of the in-house team and the law firms helping them through it
Wednesday, 6th August 2008 by Rosie Cresswell
Latin American lawyers are infiltrating the world's law firms in ever greater numbers. Rosie Cresswell traces the diaspora
Monday, 2nd June 2008
Our inaugural survey of the members of the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association reveals in-house work now offers a clear career track. By Clare Bolton
Monday, 25th February 2008
Working in-house with responsibility for a region as diverse as Latin America involves experience and good judgement, as well as a bit of flair. At the inaugural meeting of the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association, held in Miami, regional counsel talked about developments in the region and the benefits of working in-house
Wednesday, 1st August 2007 by Clare Bolton
A new law school in Brazil is attempting to assuage the recruitment problems faced by major law firms. Clare Bolton reports
Measuring performance
Thursday, 8th February 2007
In our inaugural strategy column devoted to the particular problems faced by general counsel, Clare Bolton asked some leading in-house counsel how they tackled the issue of ensuring their department is effective and efficient
Thursday, 14th December 2006
Working on international deals often means commissioning a substantial amount of translation work. David Vascott examines the perils and pitfalls of legal translation and how to avoid them
