LATAM

From our office in Houston, Texas, the LATAM Group advises international and U.S. companies doing business throughout Latin America, particularly in M&As, cross-border contracts, financing transactions, project development, regulatory matters, environmental issues, and international arbitration.

Our LATAM Team was recently recognized by Legal 500, which named partners Francisco Balduzzi and José Luis Vittor City Leaders in the Houston legal market. Both Balduzzi and Vittor frequently represent Energy clients and have experience with oil-and-gas supply agreements and oil-and-gas and mining asset acquisitions and divestitures.

Because legal issues are rarely isolated, our team includes attorneys from various backgrounds and practice areas who collaborate to assist companies in expanding their global footprint. Clients enjoy our collaborative approach: engaging US-based attorneys and leveraging our firm's transatlantic capabilities, including the 500 lawyers in our eight (8) U.K. offices, who bring additional skills and insight into international business.

Besides having internal resources, we have a broad network of partners and top legal talent throughout Latin America, leveraging our firm's status as a founding member of Lex Mundi, the world's leading network of independent law firms.

Where You Want to Be

• We have experience representing clients in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
• Our team includes Latin American natives fluent in Spanish, French, and Portuguese who understand and respect the cultural nuances and business practices unique to Latin American countries.

Our Practices

• Regulatory and Government Affairs
• Energy and Natural Resources
• Environmental Law
• Government Contracting and Procurement
• Intellectual Property
• International Arbitration
• International Trade and National Security
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions and Other Transactions
• Finance, Bankruptcy, and Restructuring
• International Development Finance
• Projects, Construction, and Infrastructure
• White Collar Defense and Criminal Investigation