Chambers Latin America 2027 highlights DLA Piper’s regional and cross-border strength

DLA Piper continued to receive significant recognition in the Chambers Latin America 2027 guide with 29 firm rankings and 66 individual lawyer rankings, reflecting the breadth of the firm’s capabilities in the region.

“We are honored by this recognition from Chambers, which reflects the depth of talent across our Latin America team and the strength of our global platform. By combining local market knowledge with cross-border experience, we help clients navigate complex business opportunities and challenges throughout the region and beyond,” said Francisco Cerezo, who leads DLA Piper’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 in Latin America received rankings in the following practices:

Banking & Finance

• Argentina
• Peru

Capital Markets

• Peru

Competition/Antitrust

• Mexico
• Peru

Compliance

• Chile

Consumer Law

• Peru

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

• Peru

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

• Peru

Environment

• Mexico

Insurance

• Peru

International Arbitration

• International Counsel

Labor & Employment

• Chile
• Peru

Projects

• Mexico

Real Estate

• Peru

Tax

• Chile
• Peru
• Puerto Rico

Tax: Non-contentious

• Mexico

Telecoms, Media, Technology (TMT)

• Chile

Venture Capital

• Chile

Ranked Individual Lawyers

The 66 individual DLA Piper lawyer rankings in the Chambers Latin America 2027 guide are listed below, along with the countries and areas of law in which they were selected.

Argentina

• Justo Segura (Banking & Finance)
• Marcelo Etchebarne (Banking & Finance)

Chile

• Francisca Franzani (Compliance)
• Francisco Argüello (Tax)
• Jacinta Irarrazabal (Corporate/M&A)
• Jaime Viveros (Compliance)
• Jorge Timmermann (Corporate/M&A)
• José Ignacio Marín (Venture Capital)
• José Tomás Correa Concha (Public Law)
• Josefa Larraín (Dispute Resolution: Litigation)
• Luis Parada (Labor & Employment)
• Macarena Gatica (Data Protection)
• Matías Zegers (Corporate/M&A; Venture Capital)
• Pilar Ay (Venture Capital)

International Counsel

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

Mexico

• Adrián del Paso (Environment; Life Sciences)
• Antonio Cárdenas (Competition/Antitrust; Public Law; Telecoms, Media, Technology)
• Daniel González Estrada (Dispute Resolution: Civil & Commercial Litigation)
• Edgar Romo (Banking & Finance)
• Jorge Benejam (Competition/Antitrust)
• Juan Pablo Moyano (Dispute Resolution: Arbitration)
• Mauricio Sandoval (Environment)
• Mauricio Valdespino (Corporate/M&A)
• Regina Esparza (Competition/Antitrust)
• Ricardo Mendoza (Tax: Non-contentious)
• Roberto Ríos Artigas (Projects)

Peru

• Brendan Oviedo (Energy & Natural Resources: Power)
• Cecilia Guzmán-Barrón (Labor & Employment)
• Daniel Flores (Competition/Antitrust; 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)
• Julien Labory (Banking & Finance)
• Katia Pinedo (Real Estate)
• Luis Vargas (Corporate/M&A)
• Lyliana Ongaro (Competition/Antitrust; Consumer Law)
• María Teresa Cuba (Labor & Employment)
• Nathalie Málaga (Environment)
• Sergio Barboza (Banking & Finance; Insurance)
• Úrsula Aguilar (Intellectual Property)
• Yaritza Rivera (Real Estate)

Puerto Rico

• Janine Guzmán (Labor & Employment)
• José Sosa-Lloréns (Corporate/Commercial)
• Laura Rozas (Environment)
• Manuel López-Zambrana (Tax)
• Margarita Mercado (Dispute Resolution)
• 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.