Latin America

With one of the most successful and diverse practices in Latin America, Milbank is the premier choice for clients to achieve their business goals throughout the region. We are recognized for the most complex and cutting-edge transactions in Latin America, such as China’s biggest completed investment in Brazil involving the purchase of power transmission assets by State Grid, one of China’s largest companies, Latin Lawyer’s "Project Finance Deal of the Year" involving a multi-billion dollar gold and silver doré and copper mining project in the Dominican Republic, IFLR Americas’ "Equity Deal of the Year" involving a multi-billion dollar sale of shares of Brazilian bank, Itaú Unibanco, and the first REIT-like equity offering by a Mexican issuer.

 

These and other transactions we have handled constitute some of the largest, most prominent and “first-ever” transactions in nearly every country in Latin America and in nearly every industry group. As such, our lawyers and deals are regularly recognized in such industry publications as Latin Lawyer, Latin Finance, Latin Counsel, International Financial Law Review and Euromoney’s Project Finance. 

Vast Experience and Dominating Presence

We have one of the longest tenures of any US law firm doing business in Latin America, representing clients in the region since the 1920s. That experience – decades ahead of most other firms – propelled us to what is now the dominant practice in the two largest economies in Latin America, Mexico and Brazil. Our experience is not limited to those two countries, however. We are also recognized for having top-tier practices in Central America, Colombia, Peru and the Southern Cone.

We have a broad Latin American practice specializing in Securities, Project Finance, Financial Restructurings, M&A, Private Placements, Litigation & Arbitration, and Trusts & Estates.

 

With one of the largest and most experienced project finance groups among the world’s major law firms, we have handled a multitude of award-winning projects throughout Latin America, including Chile, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, Argentina and Mexico. In the capital markets, three facts show why we are regarded as having a premier practice: since 2009 we have been involved in over 40 international bond offerings (many of which were high yield) by Latin American issuers totaling over US$20 billion in principal amount; in recent years we have represented more Mexican issuers of securities and handled more Mexican IPOs than any other international law firm; and since 2005, the lawyers in our São Paulo office have combined to lead the Brazilian equity rankings. 

Integrated Excellence

Our Latin America practice group includes more than 40 attorneys situated in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, DC and São Paulo who work as a cohesive integrated team. Our attorneys are not only fully conversant in Spanish and Portuguese but also have extensive experience with the business environment in Latin America and are knowledgeable about laws and regulations throughout the region. Supporting them are multilingual and multijurisdictional attorneys located in eleven offices around the globe with a vast range of expertise.

Sector Expertise

We understand the region and the businesses our clients operate in. Our key sector expertise includes: