In-house - Community news
M&A deals will change and antitrust regulations should too
Friday, 9th December 2011 by Joe Rowley
While M&A activity in Brazil will continue to be intense in the coming years, deals will increasingly feature small- and mid-sized companies and the average ticket size will be smaller, were some of the conclusions reached during the banking and finance panel that kicked off Latin Lawyer’s second annual M&A Conference in São Paulo on Tuesday.
Monday, 21st November 2011 by Clare Bolton
With a top list of speakers including UBS, AmBev, Advent, Wal-mart, Tarpon and Cosan, Latin Lawyer’s M&A Conference is selling out fast, and there are just two weeks to go to buy your ticket.
Wednesday, 16th November 2011 by Rosie Scammell
Corporate partner Daniel Abramovich has left Peruvian firm Payet, Rey, Cauvi Abogados to become general counsel at Edegel, a power generation company belonging to Spain’s Endesa.
Thursday, 20th October 2011 by Clare Bolton
Latin Lawyer's M&A Conference, taking place in São Paulo on 6 December, has an early confirmed list of speakers including CADE, UBS, BM&F Bovespa, AmBev, Walmart and major local and international law firms.
Wednesday, 19th October 2011 by Joe Rowley
Koury Lopes Advogados has hired the former legal director of Monsanto in Brazil as partner to develop the firm’s new technology and innovation practice.
Tuesday, 18th October 2011 by Clare Bolton
Barbosa Müssnich & Aragão has hired two new partners - Adriana Dantas, formerly with King & Spalding LLP and now the head of the firm's new trade practice, and Cristiana Moreira, who was general counsel of real estate company Mudar.
Wednesday, 14th September 2011
The Latin American Corporate Counsel Association is holding a meeting for in-house counsel in Mexico City on 19 October. Read on to find out how to register.
Thursday, 1st September 2011 by Marieke Breijer
A former Diageo in-house lawyer has joined global power company AES to head up its European compliance department in London.
Friday, 19th August 2011 by Marieke Breijer
Global Industries, an offshore construction, engineering and project management provider for the oil & gas industry, has hired a Mexican lawyer as senior in-house counsel for international compliance issues.
Wednesday, 13th July 2011 by Clare Bolton
Speakers from Repsol, OGX, Petrobras, Statoil, Pacific Rubiales, Comgas and more all explored the many challenges facing the development of the Colombian and Brazilian energy industries in Latin Lawyer's second Oil and Gas Conference in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
Friday, 3rd June 2011 by Marieke Breijer
JPMorgan Chase has hired a banking and finance professional to strengthen its in-house department in Chile.
Wednesday, 1st June 2011 by Marieke Breijer
Avery Dennison has expanded the role of Ignacio Walker, its VP and assistant general counsel for Latin America, to include legal responsibility for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA).
Tuesday, 8th March 2011 by Marieke Breijer
Publicis Groupe, the world's third-largest international communications company, has hired Carlos Castro Neves as legal counsel for Brazil, its first in the region.
Tuesday, 22nd February 2011 by Marieke Breijer
On 7 and 8 April, the city of Santiago will play host to renowned law practitioners from across the Americas for the International Conference on Strengthening Access to Justice, organised by Chile's Fundación Pro Bono and the Cyrus R Vance Center for International Justice of the New York City Bar Association.
Friday, 29th October 2010 by Clare Bolton
Equality is a fundamental part of both justice and democracy, Cherie Booth-Blair QC, wife of former UK prime minister Tony Blair, told a group of women lawyers in Brazil yesterday.
