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24 August 20234 minute read

DLA Piper lawyers and practices ranked in Chambers Latin America 2024

DLA Piper today announced the firm received 51 individual lawyer rankings and 21 firm rankings in the Chambers Latin America 2024 guide.

“We are incredibly proud of our Latin America team, which continues to provide excellent service to our clients. The firm’s increasing recognition from Chambers, the market and our clients is a testament to the deep capabilities, integration and connectivity across practice areas and sectors throughout the region” said Francisco J. Cerezo, partner and Chair of the US-Latin America Practice.

The annual rankings are based on extensive research by Chambers & Partners Publishing. Listed below are the practice rankings and their affiliated countries, as well as the ranked DLA Piper lawyers.

DLA Piper Latin America received rankings in the following practices:

Banking & Finance
Argentina
Colombia
Peru

Capital Markets 
Peru

Competition/Antitrust 
Mexico

Corporate/Commercial
Puerto Rico

Corporate/M&A
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
International Counsel
Peru

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Peru

Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Peru

Insurance
Peru

Labor & Employment
Chile
Peru

Projects
Peru

Real Estate
Peru

Tax
Colombia

Telecoms, Media, Technology (TMT) 
Chile

Venture Capital
Chile

Ranked Individual Lawyers

The 51 individual DLA Piper lawyer rankings cited by Chambers Latin America are listed below, along with the countries and areas of law for which they were selected.

Argentina

  • Justo Segura (Banking & Finance)
  • Marcelo Etchebarne (Banking & Finance)

Chile

  • Luis Parada (Labor and Employment)
  • Marco Salgado (Corporate/M&A)
  • Matías Zegers (Corporate/M&A – Venture Capital)
  • Pilar Ay (Venture Capital)
  • Rodrigo Alvarez (Tax)

Colombia

  • Andrés González (Tax)
  • Camilo Martínez (Banking & Finance - Corporate/M&A)
  • César Cermeño (Tax)
  • Diana Zuleta Martinez (Labor & Employment)
  • Felipe Aristizabal (Corporate/M&A)
  • Felipe Quintero (Corporate/M&A)
  • Johanna Cajigas (Energy & Natural Resources)
  • Juan Manuel de la Rosa (Corporate/M&A)
  • Sebastián Lora (Banking & Finance)

International Counsel

  • Gabriela Alvarez-Avila (International Arbitration)

Mexico

  • Antonio Cárdenas (Public Law; Telecoms, Media, Technology; Competition/Antitrust)
  • Gabriela Alvarez-Avila (Dispute Resolution: Arbitration)
  • Marcelo Páramo Fernández (Energy & Natural Resources)
  • Roberto Rios Artigas (Projects)

Peru

  • Billy Franco (Dispute Resolution: Arbitration)
  • Carlos Núñez (Dispute Resolution: Arbitration – Projects)
  • Cecilia Guzmán-Barrón (Labor & Employment)
  • Erik Lind Cosulich de Pecine (Tax)
  • Farah Torres (Capital Markets)
  • Fernando Lanfranco (Corporate/M&A)
  • Flavia Granados (Labor & Employment)
  • Guillermo Hesse (Dispute Resolution: Litigation)
  • Hernán Jordán (Dispute Resolution: Litigation)
  • Hernán Velarde Schwartzmann (Real Estate)
  • Janilú Badiola (Corporate/M&A)
  • José Allemant (Dispute Resolution: White Collar-Crime)
  • Luis Vargas (Corporate/M&A)
  • Maria Teresa Cuba (Labor & Employment)
  • Nathalie Málaga (Environment)
  • Nelly Espinoza (Capital Markets)
  • Sergio Barboza (Banking & Finance – Insurance)
  • Yaritza Rivera (Real Estate)
Puerto Rico
  • Janine Guzmán (Labor & Employment)
  • José Sosa-Lloréns (Corporate/Commercial)
  • Laura Rozas (Environment)
  • Manuel López Zambrana (Tax)
  • Miriam Figueroa (Corporate/Commercial)
  • Nikos Buxeda (Corporate/Commercial)
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 450 lawyers practicing throughout Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, 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. For more information, visit Latin America | DLA Piper