International Arbitration
Latin America Guide 2025 : International Counsel
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Provided by DLA Piper LLP (US)
DLA Piper in Latin America’s Team offers full-service business legal counsel to domestic and multinational companies with interests in and operations throughout the region. Our integrated approach to serving clients combines local knowledge with the resources of the DLA Piper global platform. With over 400 lawyers practicing throughout Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Puerto Rico, in addition to our US-based cross-border attorneys, our teams frequently work with our professionals throughout the LatAm region, Iberian Peninsula, and around the globe. DLA Piper’s global platform of 90+ offices in more than 40 countries enables us to serve all our clients’ legal and business needs, whether they are based in Latin America or wish to do business there.
Chambers Review
DLA Piper possesses a key international arbitration department that is respected for its prowess in Latin American disputes. It routinely advises companies from the energy and natural resources, infrastructure and agribusiness on their commercial and investor-state arbitration proceedings throughout the region. The international arbitration team benefits from the expertise of the firm's local counsel presence in Argentina, Mexico, Chile and Peru.
Work Highlights
- DLA Piper represented Consorcio Huachipain an arbitration against Servicio de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado de Lima relating to a construction dispute in Peru.
Strengths
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"DLA Piper's service is always timely and consistent, and their legal knowledge is solid, as it is evident that they analyse issues in depth. They make an effort to understand the business."
"DLA Piper's service is always timely and consistent, and their legal knowledge is solid, as it is evident that they analyse issues in depth. They make an effort to understand the business."
Notable Practitioners
Gabriela Alvarez-Avila is known for representing multinational companies, sovereigns and state-owned enterprises in investor-state and commercial arbitration matters across Latin America.
"Gabriela Alvarez-Avila is fantastic. She is very clever but also has a lot of soft skills which help her handle the counterparty."
Kate Brown de Vejar is based in Mexico City and comes recommended for her prowess in commercial and investor-state arbitration proceedings across the Latin American region, particularly in Mexico and Peru.
"Kate Brown de Vejar is a phenomenal dispute resolution lawyer who knows the arbitration field like the back of her hand. She's a great writer as well as a great orator who does an impeccable job."
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