With a deep understanding of markets and laws across the region, the Debevoise Latin America team offers clients effective solutions for a range of challenges and opportunities.

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Maurizio Levi-Minzi

Dietmar Prager

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Recognition

Debevoise recognized as a top tier firm for Corporate Crime & Investigations and International Arbitration in Latin America by Chambers Global (2022) and Chambers Latin America (2023). Also recommended by Chambers Global (2022) for Mergers & Acquisitions Latin America-wide.

Top-ranked for International Arbitration and Compliance & Investigations in Latin America by The Legal 500 Latin America (2022) and also recognized for Corporate/M&A.

Outstanding practice group offering top-tier advice

—Chambers Global, 2022

Has a deep knowledge and understanding of Latin America and its team is sophisticated, experienced and creative.

Their strategic vision and business intelligence make them very good strategists who really understand what the client needs.

Debevoise & Plimpton’s technical team of lawyers with experience in Latin America is ideal to handle multi-jurisdictional transactions and regulatory projects.

Debevoise & Plimpton are practical and balanced in their support and guidance. They are honest and have integrity.

They are able to provide an experienced and commercial view of the pros and cons of various different approaches.

They are extremely dedicated and easy to work with.

—Chambers Latin America, 2022-2023

Great experience, with a lot of expertise and depth of analysis. An elite practice.

Extraordinary speed of response with depth. Very good knowledge of the issues and realities of Latin America.

—The Legal 500 Latin America, 2022

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Our Team

Over 20 partners, several counsel and over 30 associates spend a significant amount of time on Latin American matters. Many of them speak Spanish or Portuguese. Our partners are active in Latin American and Spanish bars, chambers of commerce and trade associations.

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International Associate Program

Debevoise’s relationships in the region are complemented by the firm’s International Associate Program. Debevoise regularly hosts international associates from major Latin American law firms that work on a rotating basis.

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The Debevoise Latin America practice combines top-tier litigation and arbitration skills, broad transactional capabilities and a savvy understanding of the region. The practice works with some of the most sophisticated and respected conglomerates, corporations, investors and families in Latin America, with some relationships dating back as long as 50 years.A significant number of Debevoise lawyers travel to the region regularly and are fluent not only in the laws and the languages, but also in the market practices, the corporate cultures and the pace and tenor of disputes in the region. The Latin America practice has built strong connections with top local law firms, bankers and business people over many years of working in the region and through the firm’s international associate program, which regularly brings the most promising individuals from leading regional law firms and clients to work at Debevoise on a rotating basis. The result has been a remarkably cohesive and quite extensive alumni network throughout Latin America.In total, the multilingual, multicultural team includes more than 20 partners and 30 counsel and associates, active in Latin American bars, chambers of commerce and trade associations. With dual U.S. and English law capabilities as well as civil law experience, the Latin America practice projects in the region global best practices and offers clients an extraordinary service in M&A, international dispute resolution, private equity, white collar and project finance, as well as industry experience in insurance, financial institutions, mining, energy and natural resources, media & telecommunications, infrastructure and consumer products.