Two Latham Attorneys Again Recognized on List of Latin America’s Top 100 Female Lawyers

Latinvex has once again selected New York partner Marcela Ruenes and Washington, D.C. counsel Katherine Sawyer for its annual ranking of Latin America’s Top 100 Female Lawyers. The recognition marks Ruenes’ fourth consecutive year on the list and Sawyer’s second consecutive year.

Ruenes, a member of Latham’s Banking & Private Credit and Latin America practices, represents lead arrangers, lenders, and borrowers in complex US and cross-border finance and private credit transactions. She advises investment and commercial banks, direct lenders, borrowers, and private equity firms across leveraged and acquisition financings, private credit transactions, asset-based lending, investment-grade loans, and debt restructurings. Her Latin America experience includes major financings and transactions involving Mexico and other markets across the region.

Sawyer, a member of Latham’s White Collar Defense & Investigations and Latin America practices, is a former federal prosecutor and experienced trial lawyer who represents corporations, boards of directors, and individuals in internal and government investigations. Her practice includes matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), sanctions, corruption, financial irregularities, and securities fraud, as well as anti-corruption compliance and cross-border transactional diligence. Fluent in Spanish, she has led international criminal investigations and worked extensively with foreign law enforcement authorities in Mexico and Colombia.