Latin America

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 A leader and pioneer in Latin America since the 1980's, Chadbourne & Parke LLP is one of a select few U.S. law firms ranked by 2010 Chambers Latin America for its work across multiple disciplines, including Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets, Banking and Finance, Projects and International Arbitration. We combine our attorneys' local expertise with the support of our 12 international offices, to provide seamless global service.

Chadbourne uniquely combines its legal excellence with entrepreneurship and sound business advice. Our forward-thinking approach has contributed to the growth of our practice as Latin American economies continue to expand and develop.

Practice group highlights include:

• Chadbourne is one of only two New York headquartered law firms with offices in both Brazil and Mexico, the two largest markets in Latin America.
• Twelve Chadbourne partners are focused exclusively on Latin America, including the former president of the Mexican Bar Association, a former principal of a private equity firm, a former partner at one of largest litigation law firms in Argentina, and a former attorney at the Solicitor General's Office in Buenos Aires.
• Chadbourne teams focus on the following disciplines:  

Bank Finance Bankruptcy and Restructuring Capital Markets Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation and Arbitration

Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity Products Liability Project Finance  Structured and Trade Finance

• Chadbourne has extensive experience in many of the region's major industries, including:

Agriculture Alternative Energy Communications Construction Consumer Products Energy

Financing Institutions Food and Beverage Mining and Metals Oil and Gas Real Estate Technology Transportation

Awards and Achievements

• 2011 Chambers USA ranked Chadbourne in the 3rd band for Latin American Investment
• 2011 Chambers Latin America-wide ranked Chadbourne in the 3rd band for Corporate/M&A, 3rd band for Banking & Finance, 3rd band for Projects, and 4th band for International Arbitration.
• 2011 Chambers Latin America - Mexico ranked Chadbourne in the 2nd band for Capital Markets and 5th band for Corporate/M&A.
• 2010 Chambers Latin America selected eight Chadbourne attorneys as leaders in their Latin American specialties, including in Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets, Banking and Finance, Projects and International Arbitration.
• 2010 Latin Finance Deal of the Year - Best Quasi-Sovereign Bond. Chadbourne represented J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc. as initial purchasers in a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $1.5 billion 10-year notes issued, by Ecopetrol S.A., a state-owned oil and gas company.
• 2008 Euromoney Deal of the Year—"Best Borrower for 2008." Chadbourne represented Empresa de Energía de Bogotá on the largest corporate deal ever made by a Columbian issuer.
• 2008 Financial Times-Mergermarket "M&A Deal of the Year for Argentina." Chadbourne represented Compania Naviera Horamar on a combination with Navios South American Logistics.  

A selection of Chadbourne’s signature representations in Latin America follows:

• Only issuance by a Latin American company of 100-year bonds
• Three of the largest cross-border tender offers in the past decade
• First takeover/tender offer of a U.S. registered and listed Venezuelan company
• First ADR-driven proxy contest relating to control of a Latin American company
• First Brazilian utility to be listed on the U.S. Stock Exchange
• First Latin American real estate company to be listed on a U.S. stock exchange
• First Latin American agricultural company to be listed on a U.S. stock exchange
• First registered rights offering by a Latin American issuer
• First U.S. prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing for a Latin American company with no operations in the U.S.
• Largest industrial energy joint venture project in South America
• Largest arbitration in Mexico

Representative Experience