INTA 2026 | Etienne Sanz de Acedo: IP at a turning point as AI reshapes law, business and global policy
INTA 2026
"Lawyers need to change their mindset—think big, think bold, and understand the business."
Ahead of the Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) in London, which is expected to bring together approximately 10,000 prof...
Uruguay IBA 2026 | Coco Oderigo’s powerful closing keynote: Rugby as a tool for prison reintegration
Uruguay, International Bar Association
Eduardo "Coco" Oderigo delivered a powerful closing keynote at the IBA conference in Punta del Este, outlining how a prison-based rugby initiative has helped reduce recidivism and reshape approaches to rehabilitation, in an intervention that moved a packed audience.
At the International Bar Association conference held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, the closing keynote did not centre on transactions or regulatory fram...
Galicia shortlisted for multiple awards at IFLR’s Women in Business Law Americas 2026
Mexico, Galicia
Galicia Abogados has announced that it has once again been shortlisted in several categories at IFLR´s Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2026, marking its fifth consecutive year of recognition in these awards.
According to the firm, the nominations span a range of Latin American categories, i...
Argentina: Competition Authority Opens Ex Officio Investigation into Food Delivery Platforms
Argentina, Bomchil
Bomchil | On March 26, 2026, the Autoridad Nacional de la Competencia (ANC) announced the opening of an ex officio investigation into the market for digital intermediation platforms for the purchase and delivery of restaurant products—commonly referred to as food delivery platforms—in Argentina.
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PBP strengthens its Guayaquil office with the addition of Katherin Philipp Paulson
Ecuador, Pérez, Bustamente & Ponce
Pérez, Bustamente & Ponce | PBP has announced the appointment of Katherin Philipp Paulson as Director of its Corporate practice in the firm’s Guayaquil office, further strengthening its presence and capabilities in the Ecuadorian legal market.
Paulson brings more than 15 years of experience in co...
DLA Piper advises Banco Ciudad on UVA debt issuance
Argentina, DLA Piper
DLA Piper advised Banco de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Banco Ciudad) on the public bank’s issuance of Class 23 and Class 24 UVA-denominated debt securities, totaling 55,231,066 UVAs, to support housing finance and infrastructure investment in Argentina.
Net proceeds may be used to expand housing f...
Carey leads inbound M&A in Chile and ranks top 5 regionally
Chile, Carey
Carey has been recognized in the report M&A in Latin America 2026: A Guide for US & UK Legal Advisors, prepared by TTR Data, as the local firm with the highest number of inbound transactions in Chile—namely, deals involving investment from the United States and the United Kingdom—and as one of the m...
OECD and World Bank release GloBE Rules in Spanish
Costa Rica, EY Law
EY Law | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in collaboration with the World Bank Group, has released the Spanish version of Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules (GloBE rules). This publication provides access in Spanish to Pilar Two of the Two Pillar Approach aimed at...
Guatemala Court Suspends Zone 11 Height Limits, Reviving Regulatory Debate
Guatemala, Alegalis
Alegalis | At the end of last year, concerns were raised regarding the impact of Resolution RES-DS-464-2025 issued by the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC), which revoked Administrative Resolution RES-DS-084-2020. The measure implied a reduction in permitted height parameters in Zone 1...
China’s Growing Footprint in Latin America: Insights from the IBA Conference in Punta del Este
China, Latin America-wide, International Bar Association
Following China’s USD 3.5 billion investment in Peru’s Chancay Port in late 2024, last year’s Latin America IBA in Peru buzzed with discussions on China-related projects. This year at Punta del Este, the conversation hasn’t slowed—there’s even a dedicated panel titled Investment Coming from China: M...
The Argentine golden ticket: the billion-dollar blueprint
Argentina, Vivanco & Vivanco
Vivanco & Vivanco | Argentina has officially dismantled its traditional barriers to nationality, replacing them with a high-octane economic gateway. The "Citizenship-by-Investment" (CBI) program is no longer a policy proposal; it is a functioning regulatory act published in the Boletín Oficial. This...
Reform of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and Its Implications for Corporate Criminal Compliance
Chile, Alessandri
Alessandri | The National Congress recently approved the bill that strengthens and modernizes the Public Prosecutor’s Office, currently in its final stage of review before the Constitutional Court. The initiative introduces significant amendments to the Organic Constitutional Law of the Public Prose...
