Chambers Recognizes Latham’s Market Leadership Across Latin America
Latham & Watkins has once again been recognized as a market leader by Chambers Latin America 2027, earning a Band 1 ranking for Corporate/M&A together with recognition across five key region-wide practices — Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, International Arbitration, and Project Finance — and for eight individual lawyers. The rankings underscore the firm’s position as a leading international adviser on cross-border transactions throughout the region and reflect Latham’s sustained growth and deep market presence in Latin America.
Chambers Latin America describes Latham as a “market-leading practice” with an “impressive track record acting on major cross-border corporate transactions,” noting the firm “remains a go-to team for blue-chip corporations and leading private equity houses.” Chambers also highlights Latham's “deeply admired” project finance group, calls out the Capital Markets team as “routinely sought after to advise corporate issuers and financial institutions,” and lauds Latham's “respected disputes practice” for its “significant expertise assisting private and state-owned companies with a wide range of commercial claims.”
Chambers Latin America quotes clients as praising Latham for its “unparalleled M&A experience in the region,” with one noting the firm is “creative and business-minded, with a highly competent multidisciplinary team capable of handling complex matters.” Another client highlights that Latham lawyers “feel almost like local lawyers, given their deep understanding of the market.”
The individual lawyers ranked this year include:
- Carlos Ardila: Corporate/M&A and Project Finance
- Santiago Bejarano: International Arbitration
- Roderick Branch: Capital Markets
- Antonio Del Pino: Corporate/M&A
- Francisco Lanusse: Corporate/M&A (newly ranked)
- Guido Liniado: Banking & Finance and Project Finance
- Fernando Mantilla-Serrano: International Arbitration/Arbitrators
- Marcela Ruenes: Banking & Finance
Latham is regularly lauded by Chambers around the world for its cross-border prowess, having received more practice and lawyer rankings than any other firm in the Chambers USA guide for more than a decade and having obtained 79 Band 1 rankings in the most recent Chambers Global guide.