Latham & Watkins LLP

Latham & Watkins’ ‘very professional, diverse and proactive team’ continues to make inroads into the international arbitration market under global department co-chair John Pierce in New York. Pierce has particularly boosted the firm’s capability in investment disputes, where it acts for a growing mix of states, state-owned entities and investors in high-stakes cases. That being said, the group also handled a significant volume of commercial matters over the past year, with an emphasis on post-M&A disputes. Other key contacts include New York-based counsel Santiago Bejarano, who is dual-qualified in New York and Colombia and is an increasingly prominent name for Latin America-related work.