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

DLA Piper has received 52 individual lawyer rankings and 70 firm rankings in The Legal 500 Latin America 2023 guide, and an additional four firm recognitions in the new category of “Firm to Watch.”

“We are proud to once again be recognized by The Legal 500 for consistently proven results in business transactions and cross-border disputes in Latin America,” said Richard Chesley, the firm’s managing partner of the Americas. “Our strategic understanding of the region enables us to provide our clients with practical and meaningful legal advice, and these rankings are a testament to that.”

“Congratulations to our Latin American team for its impressive showing in the latest edition of The Legal 500 rankings,” said Francisco Cerezo, chair of the firm’s Latin America Practice. “This truly is a reflection of our team’s continued hard work, collaboration and connectivity across a variety of practice areas, sectors and jurisdictions.”

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:

• City Focus: Miami in Latin America: International Firms
• Corporate and M&A in Colombia
• Dispute Resolution: Litigation 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 in Peru
• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Mexico
• Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas in Chile
• Energy, Natural Resources and Environment in Puerto Rico
• Government Contracting in Puerto Rico
• Insurance in Brazil *
• Labour and Employment in Puerto Rico
• 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 Brazil *
• 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
• Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity in Chile
• Energy and Natural Resources: Hydrocarbons in Brazil *
• Insurance in Colombia
• Labour and Employment in Chile
• 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
• Dispute Resolution in Argentina
• Energy & Natural Resources in Colombia
• Energy & Natural Resources in Mexico
• Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity in Brazil *
• Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity: Renewable Energy in Brazil *
• Labour & Employment in Peru
• International Arbitration in Latin America: International Firms
• Tax in Peru
• TMT: Media in Brazil *

DLA Piper ranked Tier 5 in:

• Environment in Brazil *
•  Labor and Employment in Colombia
• TMT in Colombia

DLA Piper ranked Tier 6 in:

• Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Brazil *
•  Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Chile

DLA Piper recognized “Firm to Watch” in:

• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Brazil *
• Intellectual Property in Brazil *
• Life Sciences in Brazil *
• 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
• Camilo Martínez Beltran, Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Colombia
• Carlos Nunez, Projects & Infrastructure
• Eduardo Gallástegui, TMT in Mexico
• 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 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:

• Andrés González, Tax in Colombia
• Cesar Cermeño, Tax in Colombia
• Diego Peña, Projects and Infrastructure in Chile
• Hernan Jordan, Dispute Resolution 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, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Mexico
• Kate Brown de Vejar, International Arbitration in Latin America: International Firms
• María Claudia Martínez Beltrán, Competition and Antitrust in Colombia
• Maria Eduarda Bérgamo, Real Estate in Brazil *
• Paola Aldana, Projects in Colombia
• Renata Amorim, Corporate and M&A 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

DLA Piper’s “Rising Star” recognitions include:

• Adriana Perez-Rentas, Corporate and Commercial in Puerto Rico
•  Ana Júlia Andrade Vaz de Lima, Compliance in Brazil *
• Diego Gonzalez, Labour & Employment in Chile
• Felipe Aristizabal, Corporate and M&A in Colombia
• Lucas Arboleda, Energy & Natural Resources in Colombia
• Mariana Muñiz-Lara, Dispute Resolution and Bankruptcy in Puerto Rico
• Natalia Cox, Banking & Finance in Chile
• Paulina Farías, Projects and Infrastructure in Chile
• Ricardo Alarcon, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Colombia
• Sofía O'Ryan, Competition and Antitrust in Chile
• Victor Velásquez, Projects and Infrastructure in Peru

These recognitions build on DLA Piper’s rankings in the 2021 edition of The Legal 500 United States, in which the firm received 273 individual lawyer rankings and 52 firm rankings.

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.