Law firm features - Deal / case focus
Thursday, 14th September 2006
SABMiller has agreed to sell its Colombian fruit juice business for US$55 million in cash to family owned soft drink company Postobón. Anna-Helga Horrox talked to the lawyers who structured the deal
Thursday, 7th September 2006
The first four months of this year were busy for Brazil’s capital markets lawyers. Clare Bolton takes a look
Thursday, 7th September 2006
Tax arbitration is an evolving field, but international case law is beginning to define it, particularly in relation to Latin America. Doak Bishop, Craig Miles and Roberto Aguirre Luzi of King and Spalding LLP discuss taxes that violate international law and how companies are seeking redress
Thursday, 24th August 2006
Why are lawyers from commercial law firms in Latin America ignoring their bar associations? Clare Bolton reports
Thursday, 27th July 2006
Argentina’s financial default in 2002 is continuing to have an enormous impact on the companies doing business within its borders. Manuel Alvarez-Tronge, general counsel for Telefónica Internacional, describes the challenges he faced during the crisis and how he helped the company overcome them.
Thursday, 27th July 2006
Brazilian tax laws contain many complexities for investors, not least the provisional contribution on financial movement. Andre Gomes de Oliveira, head of the tax practice at Castro Barros Sobral Gomes Advogados explains how it affects investments.
Thursday, 20th July 2006
The recent explosion of activity in Brazil’s capital markets has confronted its lawyers with a new set of issues related to companies with diffuse ownership. Marcelo Barbosa, a partner at Vieira Rezende Barbosa e Guerreiro Advogados, investigates
Thursday, 13th July 2006
There are now significant opportunities for Latin American companies to invest in the Middle East. Stirling Leech, head of Clyde & Co’s Latin American team in London, Richard Hawkins from the firm’s São Paulo office and Philip O’Riordan of Clyde & Co, Dubai report on the increase in investment activity between the two regions, and how to take advantage of it
International communications
Thursday, 6th July 2006
Telefónica Internacional says it has made its last major acquisition in Latin America - and it is a big one - by stepping into partnership with the debt-laden, state-owned Colombian telecoms operator. Anna-Helga Horrox takes a look at the deal.
Secret identity
Thursday, 6th July 2006
This month Latin Lawyer ’s regular Ethics Column looks at the responsibilities of an attorney to self-identify when investigating on behalf of a client. When is it okay to work ‘undercover’ or at least without explaining who you are, or perhaps what your purpose is?
The corporate lawyer and the external law firm:
Tuesday, 4th July 2006
Although it is often only touched on in legal training, the relationship with external counsel is one of the most important - but difficult - aspects of a corporate counsel’s role. Josie Jardim, general counsel for GE in Brazil, explains how she navigates the path.
Thursday, 18th May 2006
What role can lawyers play in promoting and developing reform, and how does this affect their practice? Using a recent World Bank project in Mexico as a case study, Clare Bolton explores how - and why - lawyers can help.
