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Chambers Latin America 2025 Webinar

Watch the guide launch webinar and discover key findings from this year's research and learn what is new on this release of the guide.

About the Chambers Latin America Legal Guide 2025

Welcome to the Chambers Latin America Guide 2025. Search the top legal talent in Latin America using the search functionality above. 

Chambers Latin America ranks and reviews the best law firms and lawyers across the region, offering indispensable market-leading insights for those looking to discover the most suitable providers of legal help when it really matters.  

The rankings for the guide are based on the in-depth research our dedicated team of researchers conduct throughout the year, all designed to help individuals make informed decisions when purchasing legal services.  

Law firms of all sizes across key practice areas are covered in our legal rankings.    

For a look at our methodology and submission process, please visit our methodology page here.  

Chambers Latin America Guide 2026 Submissions

Submissions for the Chambers Latin America 2026 guide are now open, you can view the full schedule here.  

Keep up to date with all of your relevant submission deadlines throughout the year and get personalised submission reminders in your calendar here

Watch our From Submission to Ranking webinar to learn more about this year's upcoming research and best practices for submissions. 

Chambers Latin America Guide 2025

Jurisdictions covered in Chambers Latin America 2025

Chambers Latin America covers a total of 19 jurisdictions, spanning Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, as well as all Spanish-speaking countries in South America. We also provide coverage through our Central America-wide and International Counsel sections.   

19
Latin American jurisdictions covered including Cuba and Puerto Rico
1 Regional section
Central America-wide
1 International section
International Counsel

Chambers Latin America Guide 2025: Highlights

  • Chile: Compliance 
  • Chile: Shipping 
  • Mexico: Dispute Resolution: White Collar-Crime 
  • Peru: Consumer Law 

Chambers Latin America Guide 2025: Summary

746
Unique ranked firms
2,173
Total departmental rankings awarded
4,630
Unique ranked individuals

Gender Diversity in Latin America 2025

We strive to work with law firms to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion play an important role in their organisations. Our vision is a world where important legal matters are always addressed with the best intelligence and professional expertise, wherever it exists.    

Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of our company values, which is why we are pleased to report that progress has been made in improving the number and relative proportion of female lawyers ranked in Chambers Latin America.   

Key jurisdictional highlights

• Dominican Republic: the most equal jurisdiction in terms of unique ranked women and individual rankings awarded to women. 
• Of the largest economies in Latin America, Peru and Colombia are the strongest performers in terms of unique ranked women. 
• Chile and Mexico show the greatest room for improvement in diversity, equity and inclusion when analysing the percentages of ranked women and individual rankings awarded to women. Having said this, on raw numbers, the picture is more encouraging. 

Associate to Watch and Star Associates

574
Associate to Watch and Star Associates - 52% Female | 48% Male

Chambers Latin America 2025 Submissions

We are pleased to report an increase in the number of submissions and interactions with referees this cycle. 

4,200
Submissions
25,000
Interactions with referees

The Chambers Latin America 2025 in-depth research ran from September 2023 to May 2024. 

Chambers Latin America Events

Mónica Tantaleán, Chambers Latin America Research Director, alongside Kush Cheema, Chambers USA Research Director and Samuel Crawford, Chambers USA Core Account Manager will be attending the IBA Annual Conference in Mexico City in September. Join them at the Booth 34 to discuss all things Chambers from Research, Submissions, Profiles and Insight. 

Latest Legal News: Chambers Latin America

Nearshoring Opportunities in Latin America
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Renewable Energy Market Trends in Latin America
Get insights into the renewable energy market that the Chambers Latin America team discovered during this year's research in this article.

Key Trends and Developments in Chile and Argentina
Discover the key legal trends and developments over the last 12 months across Chile and Argentina.

Welcome back to Mónica Tantaleán –  Chambers Latin America Research Director
Chambers Latin America is delighted to announce that Mónica Tantaleán is back from maternity leave.

Meet the Research Team – Chambers Latin America
Hear from the Principal Research Specialists in the Chambers Latin America Team on their roles, experiences and what areas of research they are responsible for.

Chambers Latin America Awards 2022: In Conversation with This Year’s Winners
Shortly after the long-awaited Chambers Latin America Awards 2022 in Miami, Chambers caught up with some of this year’s winners to discuss market trends, their strategies in the coming months and years, and their perspectives on D&I issues.

Labour Reform: Chile’s 40-hour Bill moves forward
The social uprising and the public demand for change catapulted Gabriel Boric’s leftist government to power and sparked a historic shift in Chile, setting in motion a constituent process to draft a new fundamental charter, learn more with Chambers Latin America.

New Chambers Latin America Research Director
Read about the updates made to the Chambers Latin America team and the appointment of Jonathan Block as the new Research Director.

New Practice Area for Chambers Latin America 2023: Public Law in Mexico
Chambers Latin America announces Public Law as a new practice area for Mexico. Based on conversations with key practitioners and clients in the Mexican legal market, Public Law research will cover the relationship between individuals, private government, and other public or regulatory bodies.

Meet the Chambers Latin America Editorial Team
Meet and connect with the dedicated Latin America Editorial team who are responsible for analysing the legal market across Latin America and discover which section each member of the team oversees.

Reforma: In Conversation with Mónica Tantaleán, Latin America Research Director
Read about a recent article covering the research and ranking statistics from the Chambers Latin America guide and rankings for 2022.

Diversity and Inclusion statement
Read our statement to learn about how we have worked to ensure diversity is a key factor when conducting research for our rankings and the positive stats we have seen in this release of our legal rankings.

Meet the Chambers Legal Research Team

Monica Tantalean Chambers Latin America Editor
Mónica Tantaleán
Research Director
Contact Mónica
José Maritano
Research Manager: Bolivia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela
Contact José
Gianluigi Esposito
Research Manager: Central America-wide, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
Contact Gianluigi
Carlos Contreras
Principal Research Specialist, Mexico and International Counsel
Contact Carlos
Alejandra Wilchez
Principal Research Specialist: Argentina and Chile
Contact Alejandra

About our Legal Rankings

To provide GCs, In-house Counsel and other law firm clients with the most detailed analysis of the best law firms in Latin America, our Research Analysts speak to clients/referees to hear of first-hand experiences working with submitting law firms, allowing our coverage of these top law firms and lawyers to reflect the market.  

In our 2025 rankings, we showcase the top legal talent in Latin America across many practice areas including employment law, business law and more.

To learn more about our methodology into our research and rankings click here.  

In-Depth Overviews

Jurisdiction

ARGENTINA: An Introduction

On 10 December 2023, a new Administration took office in Argentina, led by President Javier Milei o...

Jurisdiction

CHILE: An introduction

Chile’s regulatory framework is evolving rapidly, driven by significant reforms such as the new Eco...

Jurisdiction

ECUADOR: An Introduction

Over the course of 2024, Ecuador has seen a change in government with new President Daniel Noboa ta...

Jurisdiction

MEXICO: An introduction

After GDP growth of 3.9% in 2022 and 3.1% in 2023, the Mexican economy has slowed down in 2024. Thi...

Practice Area
Practice Area

ARGENTINA: An introduction to Intellectual Property

The current administration of President Javier Milei introduced critical economic reforms, includin...

Practice Area

CHILE: An Introduction to Bankruptcy/Restructuring

October of this year marks the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of Law No 20,720 on Reorgan...

Practice Area

CHILE: An Introduction to Competition/Antitrust

Although Chile is a relatively small economy on the global stage, it has a robust and well-regarded...

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