DLA Piper lawyers and practices ranked in Chambers Latin America 2026 guide

DLA Piper has received 67 individual lawyer rankings and 27 firm rankings in the Chambers Latin America 2026 guide.

“Our high standing in this year’s guide is a reflection of our team’s exceptional capabilities and commitment to client-centric services across sectors and geographies,” said Francisco Cerezo, Chair of the firm’s US–Latin America practice.

The annual rankings are based on extensive research by Chambers and Partners. 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
• Peru

Capital Markets

• Peru

Competition/Antitrust

• Mexico

Compliance

• Chile

Consumer Law

• Peru

Corporate/Commercial

• Puerto Rico

Corporate/M&A

• Argentina
• International Counsel
• Peru

Corporate M&A: Highly Regarded

• Chile
• Mexico

Dispute Resolution

• Puerto Rico

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

• Mexico
• Peru

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

• Peru

Insurance

• Peru

International Arbitration

• International Counsel

Labor & Employment

• Chile
• Peru

Projects

• Peru

Real Estate

• Peru

Tax

• Chile
• Peru
• Puerto Rico

Telecoms, Media, Technology (TMT)

• Chile

Venture Capital

• Chile

Ranked Individual Lawyers

The 67 individual DLA Piper lawyer rankings in the Chambers Latin America 2026 guide are listed below, along with the countries and areas of law in which they were selected.

Argentina

• Antonio Arias (Corporate/M&A)
• Justo Segura (Banking & Finance)
• Marcelo Etchebarne (Banking & Finance)

Chile

• Amory Heine (Tax)
• Carlas Illanes (Data Protection)
• Francisca Franzani (Compliance)
• Jacinta Irrazabal (Corporate/M&A)
• Jaime Viveros (Compliance)
• Jorge Timmermann (Corporate/M&A)
• José Ignacio Marín (Venture Capital)
• Jose Tomás Correa Concha (Public Law)
• Luis Parada (Labor & Employment)
• Marco Salgado (Corporate/M&A)
• Matías Zegers (Corporate/M&A; Venture Capital)
• Mauricio Halpern (Compliance)
• Pilar Ay (Venture Capital)
• Sofia O’Ryan (Competition/Antitrust)

International Counsel

• Francisco Cerezo (Corporate/M&A)
• Gabriela Álvarez-Ávila (International Arbitration)
• Joseline Rodríguez (Corporate/M&A)
• Kate Brown de Vejar (International Arbitration)

Mexico

• Antonio Cárdenas (Competition/Antitrust; Public Law; Telecoms, Media, Technology)
• Daniel González Estrada (Dispute Resolution: Civil & Commercial Litigation)
• Edgar Romo (Banking & Finance)
• Gabriela Álvarez-Ávila (Dispute Resolution: Arbitration)
• Jorge Benejam (Competition/Antitrust)
• Juan Pablo Moyano (Dispute Resolution: Arbitration)
• Ricardo Mendoza (Tax: Non-contentious)
• Roberto Ríos Artigas (Projects)

Peru

• Ana Teresa Barreto (Intellectual Property)
• Billy Franco (Dispute Resolution: Arbitration)
• Carlos Núñez (Dispute Resolution: Arbitration; Projects)
• Cecilia Guzmán-Barrón (Labor & Employment)
• Daniel Flores (Consumer Law)
• Erik Lind Cosulich de Pecine (Tax)
• Farah Torres (Capital Markets; Insurance)
• Fernando Lanfranco (Corporate/M&A)
• Flavia Granados (Labor & Employment)
• Guillermo Hesse (Dispute Resolution: Litigation)
• Hernán Jordán (Dispute Resolution: Arbitration; Dispute Resolution: Litigation)
• Hernán Velarde Schwartzmann (Real Estate)
• Jesús Alberto Ramos Angeles (Tax)
• José Allemant (Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime)
• Katia Pinedo (Real Estate)
• Luis Vargas (Corporate/M&A)
• Lyliana Ongaro (Consumer Law)
• María Teresa Cuba (Labor & Employment)
• Nathalie Málaga (Environment)
• Nelly Espinoza (Banking & Finance; Capital Markets; Insurance)
• 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)
• Sonia Torres (Dispute Resolution)

DLA Piper Latin America 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.  For more information, visit Latin America | DLA Piper.