DLA Piper lawyers and practices ranked in latest edition of The Legal 500 Latin America

DLA Piper is proud to announce it received 64 individual lawyer rankings and 75 firm rankings in The Legal 500 Latin America 2024 guide, with an additional seven firm recognitions in the category of “Firm to Watch” and 279 lawyers featured overall.

“We are proud to be recognized by The Legal 500 for our delivery of the highest levels of client service across practices, sectors and geographies in Latin America,” said Richard Chesley, the firm’s managing partner of the Americas and co-US managing partner. “Our lawyers excel at providing both practical and meaningful legal advice to help our clients achieve their goals.”

Listed below are the firm rankings in their affiliated categories, as well as the ranked DLA Piper lawyers. 

An asterisk indicates Campos Mello Advogados, which works in cooperation with DLA Piper in Brazil.

DLA Piper ranked Tier 1 in five areas of law, including:

• Corporate and M&A in Colombia
• Real Estate in Brazil *
• Real Estate in Peru
• Venture Capital in Chile

DLA Piper ranked Tier 2 in:

• Banking and Finance in Colombia
• Banking and Finance in Peru
• Compliance in Chile
• Corporate, Commercial and Banking in Puerto Rico
• Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Colombia
• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Peru
• Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Peru
• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Mexico
• Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas in Chile
• Energy, Natural Resources and Environment in Puerto Rico
• Insurance in Brazil *
• Projects and Infrastructure in Peru
• Tax in Colombia
• Tax in Puerto Rico

DLA Piper ranked Tier 3 in:

• Banking and Finance in Argentina
• Banking and Finance in Chile
• Banking and Finance in Latin America: International Firms
• Capital Markets in Chile
• Capital Markets in Colombia
• Capital Markets in Latin America: International Firms
• Capital Markets in Peru
• Competition and Antitrust in Colombia
• Compliance in Brazil *
• Corporate and M&A in Argentina
• Corporate and M&A in Chile
• Corporate and M&A in Latin America: International Firms
• Corporate and M&A in Peru
• Data Privacy in Chile
• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Colombia
• Dispute Resolution and Bankruptcy in Puerto Rico
• Dispute Resolution: White-Collar in Peru
• Energy & Natural Resources in Colombia
• Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity in Chile
• Energy and Natural Resources: Hydrocarbons in Brazil *
• Environment in Colombia
• Insurance in Colombia
• Labour and Employment in Chile
• Labour and Employment in Puerto Rico
• Projects in Colombia
• Projects and Energy in Latin America: International Firms
• Projects and Infrastructure in Chile
• Public Law in Chile
• Real Estate in Chile
• Tax in Chile
• Tax Advisory in Brazil *
• Tax Litigation in Brazil *
• TMT in Mexico
• TMT: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy in Brazil *

DLA Piper ranked Tier 4 in:

• Banking and Finance in Brazil *
• Banking and Finance in Mexico
• Capital Markets in Brazil *
• Competition and Antitrust in Chile
• Competition and Antitrust in Mexico
• Corporate and M&A in Mexico
• Corporate and M&A: High-end in Brazil *
• Dispute Resolution in Argentina
• Energy & Natural Resources in Mexico
• Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity in Brazil *
• Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity: Renewable Energy in Brazil *
• Environment in Brazil *
• Labour & Employment in Peru
• International Arbitration in Latin America: International Firms
• Tax in Argentina
• Tax in Peru
• TMT: Media in Brazil *

DLA Piper ranked Tier 5 in:

• Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Brazil *
• Labour and Employment in Brazil *
• Labor and Employment in Colombia
• Tax in Mexico
• TMT in Colombia

DLA Piper ranked in: City Focus: Miami in Latin America: International Firms

DLA Piper recognized “Firm to Watch” in:

• Competition and Antitrust in Brazil *
• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Brazil *
• Intellectual Property in Brazil *
• Labour and Employment in Argentina
• Life Sciences in Brazil *
• Projects and Infrastructure in Mexico
• Public Law in Brazil *

DLA Piper’s “Hall of Fame” recognitions include:

• Bernardo Buarque Schiller, Real Estate in Brazil *
• Matías Zegers, Venture Capital in Chile

DLA Piper’s “Leading Lawyer” recognitions include:

• Amory Heine, Tax in Chile
• Antonio Cárdenas, TMT in Mexico
• Alexandre Calmon, Energy and Natural Resources: Hydrocarbons in Brazil *
• Camilo Martínez Beltran, Banking and Finance in Colombia
• Camilo Martínez Beltran, Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Colombia
• Carlos Nunez, Projects & Infrastructure in Peru
• Cecilia Guzmán-Barrón, Labour and Employment in Peru
• Fabiano Gallo, Corporate and M&A: High-end in Brazil *
• Felipe Quintero Serrano, Corporate and M&A in Colombia
• Gabriela Álvarez Ávila, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Mexico
• Hernan Velarde, Real Estate in Peru
• Ivandro Ristum Trevelim, Real Estate in Brazil *
• Janine Guzman, Labour and Employment in Puerto Rico
• José Miguel Mendoza, Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Colombia
• Juan Manuel de la Rosa, Corporate and M&A in Colombia
• Laura Rozas, Energy, Natural Resources and Environment in Puerto Rico
• Luis Parada, Labour and Employment in Chile
• Manuel López-Zambrana, Tax in Puerto Rico
• Marcelo Etchebarne, Banking and Finance in Argentina
• Marcelo Páramo, Energy & Natural Resources in Mexico
• Matías Zegers, Corporate and M&A in Chile
• Miriam Figueroa, Energy, Natural Resources and Environment in Puerto Rico
• Nikos Buxeda, Corporate and Commercial in Puerto Rico
• Rafael Jordão Bussière, Real Estate in Brazil *
• Sergio Barboza, Banking & Finance in Peru

DLA Piper’s “Next Generation Partner” recognitions include:

• Ana Cristina Valentim, Labour and Employmen in Brazil *
• Andrés González, Tax in Colombia
• Camila del Villar, Environment in Colombia 
• Cesar Cermeño, Tax in Colombia
• Diana Zuleta, Labor and Employment in Colombia
• Diego Peña, Projects and Infrastructure in Chile
• Felipe Aristizabal, Corporate and M&A in Colombia
• Hernán Jordán, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Peru
• Janilú Badiola, Corporate and M&A in Peru
• Julián Solorza, Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Colombia
• Jorge Luiz Barbieri Gallo, Banking and Finance in Brazil *
• Jorge Timmermann, Corporate and M&A in Chile
• Jorge Timmermann, Venture Capital in Chile
• Kate Brown de Vejar, International Arbitration in Latin America: International Firms
• Laura Galeano, Tax in Colombia
• Lucas Arboleda, Energy & Natural Resources in Colombia
• María Claudia Martínez Beltrán, Competition and Antitrust in Colombia
• Maria Eduarda Bérgamo, Real Estate in Brazil *
• Renata Amorim, Corporate and M&A: High-end in Brazil *
• Roberto Rios, Projects & Infrastructure in Mexico
• Sebastián Lora, Banking and Finance in Colombia
• Sebastián Lora, Projects in Colombia
• Sergio Rojas, Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Colombia
• Sergio Rojas, Insurance in Colombia

DLA Piper’s “Rising Star” recognitions include:

• Adriana Perez-Rentas, Corporate and Commercial in Puerto Rico
• Carlos Guzmán, Banking and Finance in Colombia
• Diego Gonzalez, Labour & Employment in Chile
• Eduardo Araya, Banking and Finance in Chile
• Espitz Beteta, Dispute Resolution: White-collar in Peru
• Flavia Granados, Labour and Employment in Peru
• Joseline Rodriguez, Corporate and M&A in Latin America: International Firms
• Juan Camilo Varón, Corporate and M&A in Colombia
• Mariana Cavalcanti Jardim, Insurance in Brazil *
• Mariana Muñiz-Lara, Dispute Resolution and Bankruptcy in Puerto Rico
• Nelly Espinoza, Capital Markets in Peru
• Ricardo Alarcon, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Colombia
• Sofía O'Ryan, Competition and Antitrust in Chile

These recognitions build on DLA Piper’s rankings in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 United States, in which the firm received 58 individual lawyer rankings and 61 firm rankings, with an additional 230 lawyers featured overall.

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.