To support Dechert’s growing Latin America practice, we host foreign lawyers from leading law firms in Latin America. Our international network is further bolstered by the firm’s Foreign Lawyer Program, where lawyers from relationship firms are seconded to Dechert and vice versa. Our regional expertise with the complexities of individual markets and business, together with our top-ranked transactional, regulatory and dispute resolution practices throughout Latin America, help clients achieve their strategic objectives wherever they do business. We were also recommended for corporate and mergers and acquisitions by The Legal 500 Latin America.ĭechert’s diverse, multijurisdictional team of experienced lawyers is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Chambers Latin America, Chambers Global and The Legal 500 Latin America ranked us among the top law firms for international arbitration in Latin America in 2015. An Established Practiceįor more than three decades, Dechert’s Latin America practice has advised on complex matters and structured transactions involving Latin America. Innovative Law Firm, citing our work as lead counsel to the Ad Hoc Group of Vitro Noteholders in connection with the highly contentious cross-border restructuring of approximately US$1.6 billion in defaulted senior notes issued by Mexico’s largest glass manufacturer. In 2013, the Financial Times named Dechert a Top U.S. We at Dechert are known for our out-of-the-box thinking. Global firms seeking to provide cross-border advisory services to either local or international clients involving Latin America often face intense difficulties from the complex maze of regulation that was developed long before the internationalization of global capital markets. A number of factors, including a rise in commodities prices, high demand for natural resources, and improved leadership in the region, have helped to create a burgeoning middle class and unprecedented wealth and stability throughout Latin America.ĭechert is a global specialist law firm with the expertise, reach and resources to provide top-ranked, world-class arbitration, transactional, financial and litigation services throughout this attractive emerging market. Among emerging global markets, Latin America in particular has experienced tremendous economic growth in recent years.