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Holguín Neira hires two new partners

Wednesday, 1st February

Colombia’s Holguín Neira & Pombo Abogados has bolstered its team with the hiring of new equity partners, after a series of departures over the past two years saw the firm’s partnership reduced to one.

Firms start the year with partner promotions

Friday, 6th January

There were lawyers across Latin America who had more to celebrate than just the advent of a new year this 1 January, as 2012 sees firms both based in the region and internationally promoting associates to the partnership.

Galicia and Jáuregui boost partnerships

Wednesday, 4th January

Two Mexican firms have announced new additions to their partnerships; Galicia Abogados and Jáuregui Navarrete SC.

Latest law firm features

  • Alexis Rovzar, July 1951 – January 2012

    The founding partner of White & Case LLP’s Mexico office and committed philanthropist, Alexis Rovzar, has died in Mexico City on 7 January after a long illness.

  • A client’s market

    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

  • Proceed with caution

    Non-US nationals must take care when conducting international business in Latin America and avoid violating the FCPA's anti-bribery provisions if they are to steer clear of prosecution in the US, argue Mayer Brown LLP partner Hector Gonzalez and associate Mauricio España

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Latest in-house features

  • A client’s market

    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

  • The compliance ambassador

    GE's regional counsel for Latin America, Josie Jardim, talks to Clare Bolton about her team's work in compliance and diversity - as well as the day job

  • Balancing Act

    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

  • Political Obstacles

  • What GCs really want

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