DLA Piper lawyers and practices recognized in IFLR1000 2022 rankings

DLA Piper today announced the firm received 26 firm and 23 individual lawyer rankings in the IFLR1000’s 2022 list of the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers.

The firm's lawyers were recognized in the banking and finance, capital markets, corporate and M&A and project development practice areas, among others.

“We are incredibly proud of our Latin America team who continue to provide excellent service across the region. This recognition is a testament to the team’s commitment to connectivity across offices, practice areas and sectors," said Francisco J. Cerezo, partner and Chair of the US-Latin America Practice.

IFLR1000 is an internal legal directory that ranks law firms and lawyers on the basis of financial and corporate transactional work. Listed below are the practice rankings and their affiliated countries, as well as the ranked DLA Piper lawyers.

DLA Piper Latin America ranked in Tier 1 in:

• M&A (Colombia, Aug 2022)

DLA Piper Latin America ranked in Tier 2 in:

• Project Development (Brazil)
• Project Development (Peru)
• Capital Markets, Debt (Colombia)
• Capital Markets, Debt(Peru)

DLA Piper Latin America ranked in Tier 3 in:

• Banking (Brazil)
• Banking (Peru)
• Banking & Finance (Colombia)
• Project Development (Chile)
• Project Development (Colombia)
• Capital Markets, Debt (Argentina)
• Capital Markets, Debt (Chile)
• M&A (Chile)
• M&A (Peru)
• Project Development, Mining (Chile)

DLA Piper Latin America ranked in Tier 4 in:

• Project Finance (Mexico)
• Banking & Finance (Argentina)
• Banking & Finance (Chile)
• Capital Markets, Debt (Brazil)
• M&A (Brazil)

DLA Piper Latin America ranked in Other Notable in:

• Banking (Mexico)
• Project Finance (Brazil)
• Project Finance (Peru)
• Capital Markets, Equity (Brazil)
• M&A (Argentina)
• Private Equity (Brazil)

Ranked Individual Lawyers

The 23 individual DLA Piper lawyer rankings cited by IFLR1000 are listed below.

Argentina

• Guillermo Cabanellas
• Marcelo Etchebarne
• Alejandro Noblía
• Justo Segura

Brazil

• Carolina Sant’Angelo
• Fabiano Gallo
• Fabio Perrone Campos Mello
• Jorge Gallo
• Roberto Vianna do R. Barros

Chile

• Felipe Bahamondez
• Matías Zegers
• Diego Noguera

Colombia

• Camilo Martinez
• Felipe Quintero
• Juan Manuel de la Rosa

Peru

• Sergio Barboza
• Ricardo Escobar
• Carlos Núñez
• Luis Vargas
• Alessandra Iannacone
• Nelly Espinoza
• Reyna Silva-Santisteban
• Victor Velásquez

DLA Piper 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, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Puerto Rico, our teams frequently work with our professionals throughout the LatAm region, Iberian Peninsula, and around the globe to ensure our clients receive the depth of service they require to meet their legal and business objectives.