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King & Spalding LLP

Latin America Guide 2024

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King & Spalding LLP

King & Spalding LLP

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Provided by King & Spalding LLP
Latin America

Chairman: Robert D Hays

International Offices: Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Austin, Brussels, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, New York City, Northern Virginia, Paris, Riyadh, Sacramento, San Francisco, Singapore, Silicon Valley, Tokyo and Washington, DC

Firm Overview: 

Celebrating more than 130 years of service, King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents a broad array of clients, including half of the Fortune Global 100, with more than 1,200 lawyers in 23 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm has handled matters in over 160 countries on six continents and is consistently recognized for the results it obtains, uncompromising commitment to quality, and dedication to understanding the business and culture of its clients. More information is available at www.kslaw.com. Main Areas of Practice

Antitrust: 

Tries cases to verdict and defends clients against criminal investigations, opt-out group actions, class actions, appellate matters and other antitrust litigation.

Business Litigation:  

Experienced in issues of antitrust, product liability, mass tort, patents and trademarks, class action certification, securities law, franchise law, white-collar defense and consumer fraud.

Corporate, Public & Private Finance: 

Lawyers located in offices across the United States, Europe, Asia and Middle East represent lenders, investors, funds and borrowers in finance and other commercial transactions.

Employee Benefits & Executive Comp: 

Advises on employee benefit plans and exec. compensation programs and the related funding vehicles.

E-Discovery:  

Serves as lead national discovery counsel for Fortune 50 companies in the banking, energy, pharmaceutical, medical device, telecommunications, chemical, manufacturing, and tobacco industries.

Energy:  

Informs clients on a spectrum of transactional, regulatory, litigation and arbitration matters in the oil and gas, power and mining industries.

Environmental: 

Assists clients with virtually every type of environmental issue – including regulatory and compliance advice, permit appeals, enforcement actions, and property damage claims.

FDA & Life Sciences: 

Represents pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, healthcare technology companies and food manufacturers, in a range of regulatory, compliance, policy, and litigation matters.

Financial Restructuring: 

Directs on reorganisations, including in court and outof-court debt restructurings, bankruptcy and insolvency litigation, and distressed asset mergers and acquisitions.

Global Transactions: 

Counsels clients through the entire project development process, from concept to ribbon-cutting, with particular emphasis in the energy and transportation sectors.

Government Advocacy & Public Policy: 

Supports clients in managing their interactions with the federal government including congressional investigations, international, and ethics and election law.

Healthcare: 

As one of the largest practices in the country, the firm is praised for its excellence in transactional, litigation and regulatory representation of clients across the spectrum of healthcare.

Intellectual Property: 

Aids clients with the development and strategic planning needed to handle patent and trademark prosecution and intellectual property litigation matters that stretch across borders.

International Arbitration: 

Highly experienced in handling cases before major arbitral institutions such as the ICSID, ICC, LCIA, and AAA, also under UNCITRAL and other ad hoc rules.

International Trade & WTO:  

Handles a wide range of international trade and customs matters for US and non-US clients.

Labour & Employment: 

Provides labour and employment services to employers ranging from preventive advice and training to litigation and representation under federal and state labour and employment laws.

Mergers & Acquisitions: 

Covers acquisitions of public and private companies, tender offers, joint ventures and partnering arrangements, purchases and sales of divisions, and takeover preparation and defense.

Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Medical Devices:  

A large team of the firm’s lawyers and professionals devote all or a substantial portion of their practices to clients in these industries, with specialised experience at every stage of the product life cycle.

Private Equity & Investment Funds: 

Draws on the lawyers’ extensive experience in fund formation, M&As, leveraged finance, Islamic finance, securities offerings, tax and restructuring.

Real Estate: 

Provides advice on a complete range of commercial real estate transactions. The practice is known for creative structuring of mergers and acquisitions and complex equity and debt financing transactions.

Special Matters & Government Investigations: 

Represents corporations and individuals in complex federal and state criminal investigations, internal investigations and congressional investigations.

Tax: 

Covers a range of federal income tax issues, with particularly extensive experience in the corporate, partnership and international practice areas.

Tort Litigation: 

Offers large-firm litigation resources and lawyers who have tried high-exposure tort cases, including some of the most plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions in the US.

Languages: 

Arabic, English, Farsi, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Sindhi, Spanish, Taiwanese

Ranked Offices

Provided by King & Spalding LLP

USA - Head office
USA
  • Houston
    1100 Louisiana, Suite 4000, Houston, Texas, USA, TX 77002
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    Miami
    Southeast Financial Center, 200 S Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 4700, Miami, Florida, USA, 33131
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Contributions

Latest contributions provided by King & Spalding LLP

Global Practice Guide
Gillian Russell
Seth H Lundy
Nikki Reeves
Heather Bañuelos
Authored by
Gillian Russell, Seth H Lundy, Nikki Reeves, Heather Bañuelos
Article • Feb 2024
Global Practice Guide
Matthew Biben
Kellam Conover
Camilla Akbari
Authored by
Matthew Biben, Kellam Conover, Camilla Akbari
Article • Oct 2023
Expert Focus
Sarah Walker
Charity Kirby
Authored by
Sarah Walker, Charity Kirby
Video • Jul 2023

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Alternative Energy & Power 2023 | UK | Law and Practice
Authored by: Tom Sprange KC, Flora Jones, Elizabeth Warwick
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Alternative Energy & Power 2023 | UK | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Ruth Byrne, Flora Jones
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King & Spalding LLP rankings

Latin America Guide 2024
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International Arbitration
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4 Ranked Lawyers
Department
International Arbitration
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International Arbitration
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Band 1
Lawyers
2
Doak Bishop
2
Band 2
Henry Guy Burnett
3
Henry Guy Burnett
3
Band 3
Roberto J Aguirre Luzi
3
Roberto J Aguirre Luzi
3
Band 3
Craig Miles
5
Craig Miles
5
Band 5
Project Finance
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2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Project Finance
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Project Finance
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Band 4
Lawyers
Fradyn Suárez
4
Fradyn Suárez
4
Band 4
Jessica Mendoza
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Jessica Mendoza
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