Recognition
Latham’s Latin America Practice Honored by Chambers Latin America
August 23, 2024
Chambers Latin America
Firm recognized for its exceptional legal service and comprehensive coverage across the Latin American region.
Latham’s Latin America Practice has been honored by Chambers Latin America for its top legal talent and exceptional client service, underscoring the team’s deep understanding of the region’s legal landscape and their ability to navigate complex challenges and deliver top-tier advice specific to Latin America. The firm’s practices and individual lawyers have achieved notable rankings across several categories, including: Capital Markets; Corporate & Finance: Banking & Finance; Corporate & Finance: Corporate/M&A; Corporate & Finance: Project Finance; Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; and Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration: Arbitrators.
Chambers Latin America describes Latham as “always ahead of the game,” with “a strong bench” of “very hands-on and detail-oriented . . . associates and partners” whose “savviness [for] sophisticated” and “large and complex international corporate transactions” as well as “ample expertise in handling commercial and investment disputes” make it a “go-to firm.”
The individual lawyers ranked include:
- Carlos Ardila | Corporate & Finance: Corporate/M&A and Corporate & Finance: Project Finance
- Gianluca G. Bacchiocchi | Capital Markets and Corporate & Finance: Project Finance
- Esperanza Barron Baratech | Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
- Santiago Bejarano | Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
- Roderick Branch | Capital Markets
- Antonio Del Pino | Corporate & Finance: Corporate/M&A
- Guido Liniado | Corporate & Finance: Project Finance
- Fernando Mantilla-Serrano | Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration: Arbitrators
The firm was also shortlisted for International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year and International Project Finance Law Firm of the Year for the Chambers Latin America Awards 2024. Latham was one of a select group of firms nominated in more than one category.
The annual directory program recognizes, ranks, and reviews the top law firms and lawyers across 19 jurisdictions in the region.