DLA Piper LLP (US)

Firm Details:

Chair (Americas): Frank Ryan

Managing Partner of the Americas: Rick Chesley

Co-US Managing Partners: Rick Chesley, Jackie Park

Latin America Country Managing Partners:

• Argentina: Marcelo Etchebarne
• Brazil: Fabio Campos Mello
• Chile: Matias Zegers
• Colombia: Camilo Martinez
• Mexico: Diego Martinez and Álvaro E. Garza-Galván
• Peru: Ricardo Escobar
• Puerto Rico: Nikos Buxeda and Miriam Figueroa

DLA Piper in Latin America:

DLA Piper in Latin America's team offers full-service business legal counsel to domestic and multinational companies with interests in and operations throughout the region. Our integrated approach to serving clients combines local knowledge with the resources of the DLA Piper global platform. With over 450 lawyers practicing throughout Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Puerto Rico, our teams frequently work with our professionals throughout the LatAm region, Iberian Peninsula, and around the globe to ensure our clients receive the depth of service they require to meet their legal and business objectives.

A number of our lawyers were born or raised and educated in the region and are fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese. Many have also practiced law in both the US and Latin America and are intimately familiar with civil law systems and with the cultural and legal nuances required to successfully do business in the region. Our strategic relationships on the ground throughout Latin America enhance our understanding of the region and enable us to provide our clients practical, meaningful legal advice. DLA Piper’s global platform of 90+ offices in more than 40 countries enables us to serve all of our clients’ legal needs, whether they are based in Latin America or wish to do business there.

The United States, specifically New York and Florida, has deep economic and cultural ties to Latin America. After many decades of being at the center of the most complex cross-border matters related to Latin America, New York law is firmly established as the most widely accepted applicable/governing law on cross-border transactions related to Latin America.

Our US based team of Latin America practitioners regularly acts as lead counsel on a wide range of cross-border matters in Latin America, ranging from complex capital markets, finance and M&A matters to public private partnerships and market entry and establishment issues.

For more information, visit https://www.dlapiper.com/en/latinamerica/

• Argentina (Buenos Aires)
• Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasilia)
• Chile (Santiago)
• Colombia (Bogota)
• Mexico (Mexico City)
• Peru (Lima)
• Puerto Rico (San Juan)

Practice areas:

• Corporate
• Tax
• Employment
• Finance
• Project, Energy & Infrastructure
• Real Estate
• Investment Management & Funds
• Private Equity
• Restructuring
• Sustainability & Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
• Intellectual Property & Technology
• Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations
• Regulatory & Government Affairs

Sectors:

• Energy and Natural Resources
• Financial Services
• Healthcare
• Infrastructure, Construction and Transport
• Life Science
• Real Estate
• Consumer Goods, Food and Retail
• Government Contracting
• Hospitality and Leisure
• Industrials
• Insurance
• Media, Sport and Entertainment
• Technology

Recognitions:

• Chambers Global 2023 – recognized in International & Cross-Border Capabilities – Argentina, Brazil, and Peru
• Chambers Global 2023 – recognized throughout Latin America – International Counsel in Arbitration and Corporate/M&A – Peru, Colombia, Brazil and Chile. Banking and finance – Argentina, Peru, Colombia, and Brazil
• Chambers FinTech 2023 – recognized in Peru and Chile
• Chambers High Net Worth 2023 – recognized in Peru in Band 1, and in Colombia in Band 2 in Private Wealth Law category
• The Legal 500 Latin America 2023 – recognized in 60 firm rankings across Latin America
• The Legal 500 Latin America 2023 – 129 lawyers recommended across Latin America
• Latin Lawyer 250 2023 – “Highly Recommended” in 22 practices in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru and in International Counsel in five practices areas
• Latinvex 2023 ­– recognized as a Latin America’s “Top Law Firms,” Latin America: Top International Law Firms; amongst the Top Law Firms in Banking & Finance, and amongst the Top Law Firm in Capital Markets
• Leaders League 2023 –recognized in 64 firm rankings across Latin America
• IFLR1000’s 2022 – recognized in 23 firm rankings across Latin America and 38 lawyers ranked
• Latin America Corporate Counsel (LACCA) Approved 2022 – Partners from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru recognized as Latin America’s top private practitioners
• Infralogic 2022 – recognized amongst the Top 10 leading firms in Latin America for transactional matters
• Top Ranked Legal 2022 – received Latin America Diversity & Inclusion Award and Law Firm of the Year Award in Puerto Rico