Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has the market leading Latin America practice among international firms. This has provided the foundation for a thriving white-collar defence, investigations, anti-corruption and compliance  practice in the region. It has an especially strong record in Brazil and Mexico, but nevertheless demonstrates genuine region-wide experience. The firm regularly defends clients before the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as well as representing some of the biggest corporate players in Latin America, including large state-owned businesses, major financial institutions, airlines and a number of mining giants, among others. Lisa Vicens is a Latin America specialist, having acted for big-name Latin American businesses over the years; she led the team that represented Vale in investigations of allegations that it failed to conduct appropriate diligence prior to a strategic transaction with an entity subsequently discovered to have engaged in corrupt payments. Jonathan Kolodner is another prominent practitioner with a significant focus on Latin America.