Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight LLP has a major focus on Latin America with Miami partner Roberto Pupo leading the firm’s efforts in the region. Having developed close connections to Latin American businesses, the firm has experienced significant growth in investments and acquisitions into the US, including by Chilean entities targeting the renewables sector, along with a spate of intra-regional deals. Colombia, where the firm has a large office, and Peru, are also key markets for inbound deals into the US, especially South Florida. The Miami office is benefitting from the firm’s efforts to grow its Latin America capabilities, which included the hire of a 17-lawyer team from Sánchez Devanny in Mexico City and Monterrey; this provides the firm with greater abilities to target industrial growth and the near-shoring phenomena in northern Mexico. Along with considerable activity in the M&A and private equity spheres, the Miami office has a fine standing in banking and finance, projects, international arbitration, financial services regulatory matters and tax. Aside from the aforementioned Pupo, other prominent figures in corporate and M&A transactions include Aymee Valdivia and Enrique Conde, along with Alexandra Aguirre, who joined from Morrison Foerster in 2022; Aguirre has led teams on a string of deals since joining the firm. Jose Sirven is a seasoned and versatile corporate and finance practitioner with a high degree of focus on Latin America. Adolfo Jimenez is an international disputes specialist with a long history of acting in international arbitrations involving Latin American entities. Wilfredo Ferrer is chair of the global compliance and investigations team, and has notable expertise in anti-corruption and FCPA matters. Logan Gans provides further Latin America tax expertise. Project finance leader Norberto Quintana splits his time between New York and Miami, and has an excellent record in energy and infrastructure financings, including 4G toll roads in Colombia. Since publication, complex corporate (& labour) disputes specialilst Vanessa Lopez has been raised to the partnership - effective as of January 2024.