Latin Lawyer July 2010
A well-oiled machine? Institutionalising Pro Bono
Arnold & Porter profiled - Houston defends its spot - Dufry's deal - LACCA in BA - Petrobras and arbitration
Deal / case focus
Friday, 16th July 2010 by David Thorley
David Thorley hears the story of one of the most complex cross-border mergers and share listings in recent memory, amid a collision of Swiss and Brazilian cultures, from the lawyers that pulled it off
Practice area focus
Friday, 16th July 2010 by David Thorley
Arnold & Porter's traditional strengths in disputes and sovereign finance have seen it weather the financial crisis better than some. Now, with the recovery on course, David Thorley looks to the firm's future.
Friday, 16th July 2010 by Rosie Cresswell
Our third annual pro bono survey asks what steps firms are taking to join the pro bono system. By Rosie Cresswell
Market focus
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, 16th July 2010 by Rosie Cresswell
As Latin America's pick of trading partners widens, at a round table in Houston partners of Texas-based Latin American practices make the case for why there will always be a place for US law firms in the region
Opinion
Friday, 16th July 2010
Thales de Miranda, the coordinator for Argentine legal affairs at Petrobras in Rio de Janeiro, talks about the companyís approach to international arbitration and expecting outside lawyers to pass on bad news immediately
Friday, 16th July 2010
By Thomas Fox, an independent FCPA consultant; Luis Sotillo, partner of Uhy Hernández Mijares & Asociados - the Venezuelan arm of international consultancy UHY; and Christopher Lozier, the FCPA compliance head of UHY Advisors' Enterprise Risk Advisory Services
Friday, 16th July 2010
Democracy in the Americas in the 21st century is an opportunity for lawyers to develop a transnational practice, argues Salvador Juncadella, international consultant at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
