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

DLA Piper has received 59 individual lawyer rankings and 52 firm rankings in The Legal 500 Latin America 2026 guide.

“We are deeply grateful to our clients for their trust and collaboration, and to our colleagues across the region and around the world for their dedication and teamwork. This recognition reflects our shared commitment to helping clients navigate opportunities and challenges across Latin America, and doing so with excellence and integrity,” said Francisco Cerezo, Chair of DLA Piper’s US-Latin America practice.

Listed below are the firm rankings, as well as the ranked DLA Piper lawyers.

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

• City Focus: Miami in Latin America: International Firms
• Real Estate in Peru
• Venture Capital in Chile

DLA Piper ranked Tier 2 in:

• Banking and Finance in Argentina
• Banking and Finance in Latin America: International Firms
• Banking and Finance in Peru
• Compliance in Chile
• Corporate and M&A in Latin America: International Firms
• Corporate, Commercial and Banking in Puerto Rico
• Data Privacy in Chile
• Dispute Resolution and Bankruptcy in Puerto Rico
• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Mexico
• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Peru
• Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Peru
• Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity and Hydrocarbons: Oil and Gas in Chile
• Energy, Natural Resources and Environment in Puerto Rico
• Environment in Peru
• Tax in Puerto Rico

DLA Piper ranked Tier 3 in:

• Banking and Finance in Chile
• Capital Markets in Peru
• Corporate and M&A in Argentina
• Corporate and M&A in Chile
• Corporate and M&A in Mexico
• Corporate and M&A in Peru
• Dispute Resolution: White-Collar in Peru
• Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity and Hydrocarbons: Electricity in Chile
• Energy and Natural Resources: Hydrocarbons in Peru
• Insurance in Peru
• Labor and Employment in Chile
• Labor and Employment in Puerto Rico
• Projects and Energy in Latin America: International Firms
• Projects and Infrastructure in Chile
• Projects and Infrastructure in Peru
• Public Law in Chile
• Tax in Chile
• Tax in Peru

DLA Piper ranked Tier 4 in:

• Banking and Finance in Mexico
• Capital Markets in Chile
• Competition and Antitrust in Chile
• Competition and Antitrust in Mexico
• Compliance and Investigations in Latin America: International Firms
• Data Privacy in Peru
• Dispute Resolution in Argentina
• Intellectual Property in Peru
• International Arbitration in Latin America: International Firms
• Labor and Employment in Peru
• Real Estate in Chile
• Tax in Argentina
• Tax in Mexico
• TMT in Mexico

DLA Piper ranked Tier 5 in:

• Energy & Natural Resources in Mexico

DLA Piper ranked Tier 6 in:

• Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Chile

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

• Marcelo Etchebarne, Banking and Finance in Argentina
• Matías Zegers, Corporate and M&A in Chile
• Matías Zegers, Venture Capital in Chile

DLA Piper’s “Leading Partner” recognitions include:

• Álvaro Sarmiento, Banking and Finance in Mexico
• Amory Heine, Tax in Chile
• Antonio Arias, Corporate and M&A in Argentina
• Antonio Cárdenas, TMT in Mexico
• Carlos Núñez, Projects & Infrastructure in Peru
• Cecilia Guzmán-Barrón, Labor and Employment in Peru
• Francisco Cerezo, Corporate and M&A in Latin America: International Firms
• Gabriela Álvarez Ávila, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Mexico
• Hernán Velarde, Real Estate in Peru
• Janine Guzmán, Labor and Employment in Puerto Rico
• Justo Segura, Banking and Finance in Argentina
• Kate Brown de Vejar, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Mexico
• Kate Brown de Vejar, International Arbitration in Latin America: International Firms
• Laura Rozas, Energy, Natural Resources and Environment in Puerto Rico
• Luis Parada, Labor and Employment in Chile
• Luis Vargas, Corporate and M&A in Peru
• Manuel López-Zambrana, Tax in Puerto Rico
• Marcello Hallake, Corporate and M&A in Latin America: International Firms
• Mauricio Halpern, Banking and Finance in Chile
• Miriam Figueroa, Energy, Natural Resources and Environment in Puerto Rico
• Nikos Buxeda, Corporate, Commercial and Banking in Puerto Rico
• Sergio Barboza, Banking & Finance in Peru

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

• Diego Peña, Projects and Infrastructure in Chile
• Diego Peña, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity and Hydrocarbons in Chile
• Francisca Franzani, Compliance in Chile
• Hernán Jordán, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Peru
• Hernán Jordán, Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Peru
• Jorge Timmermann, Corporate and M&A in Chile
• Jorge Timmermann, Venture Capital in Chile
• José Tomás Correa Concha, Public Law in Chile
• Macarena Gatica, Data Privacy in Chile
• Roberto Ríos, Projects & Infrastructure in Mexico

DLA Piper’s “Leading Associate” recognitions include:

• Adriana Pérez-Rentas, Corporate, Commercial and Banking in Puerto Rico
• Ana Marietta Rivero, TMT in Mexico
• Billy Franco, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Peru
• Eduardo Araya, Banking and Finance in Chile
• Espitz Beteta, Dispute Resolution: White-Collar in Peru
• Farah Torres, Capital Markets in Peru
• Felipe Massardo, Projects and Infrastructure in Chile
• Flavia Granados, Labor and Employment in Peru
• Francisco Argüello, Tax in Chile
• Jaime Viveros, Compliance in Chile
• Javier Abusada, Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Peru
• José Ignacio Marín, Venture Capital in Chile
• Joseline Rodriguez, Corporate and M&A in Latin America: International Firms
• Juan Pablo Moyano, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Mexico
• Katia Pinedo, Real Estate in Peru
• Mariana Muñiz-Lara, Dispute Resolution and Bankruptcy in Puerto Rico
• Nathalie Málaga, Energy and Natural Resources: Hydrocarbons in Peru
• Nelly Espinoza, Capital Markets in Peru
• Nelly Espinoza, Insurance in Peru
• Pilar Ay, Corporate and M&A in Chile
• Pilar Ay, Venture Capital in Chile
• Ramiro Rubio, Projects and Infrastructure in Peru
• Roberta Andreani, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity and Hydrocarbons in Chile
• Yaritza Rivera, Real Estate in Peru

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 more than 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.