The Legal 500 Latin America 2026 Recognizes Latham & Watkins' Latin America Practice
The 2026 edition of The Legal 500 Latin America recognized Latham & Watkins' Latin America Practice across 15 practice and individual rankings for its outstanding contributions and leadership in the region. The Latham team was commended for work across several categories, including: Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Compliance and Investigations, Corporate and M&A, International Arbitration, and Projects and Energy.
Latham’s Legal 500 Latin America profile notes that the firm “continues to stand out for its strength in Latin America” and “consistently handles deals valued in excess of $1bn along with a large number of mid-cap transactions,” across multiple practice areas, including project finance, acquisition finance, and M&A. The firm is noted for its “tremendous record in energy and infrastructure finance,” its “prominent white-collar defence and investigations department has made significant inroads in Latin America, thanks in part to the firm’s strength in the region,” and its arbitration practice, noting it represents “Latin American sovereigns” and leading multinational corporations, global private equity companies, financial institutions and central banks.”
The lawyers that were ranked for their remarkable achievements, include:
- Carlos Ardila — Projects and Energy
- Santiago Bejarano — International Arbitration
- Roderick Branch — Capital Markets
- Antonio Del Pino — Corporate and M&A
- Francisco Lanusse — Corporate and M&A
- Guido Liniado — Banking and Finance and Projects & Energy
- Fernando Mantilla-Serrano — International Arbitration
- Marcela Ruenes — Banking and Finance
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