Latin Lawyer 250’s 2027 Edition Recognizes Arnold & Porter’s Work in Latin America
In the recently released 2027 edition, Latin Lawyer 250 featured Arnold & Porter for its work in Latin America. The guide, which profiles “the leading business law firms of Latin America,” highlighted 15 of the firm's attorneys for their experience in the following practice areas: Anti-Corruption Investigations and Compliance; Arbitration; Banking & Finance; Capital Markets; and Pro Bono.
Latin Lawyer cited Arnold & Porter’s “distinctive blend of sovereign finance, banking regulation and capital markets experience,” which “holds particular appeal for Latin American governments navigating complex funding and financial-sector challenges.” The firm’s Banking & Finance practice was recognized for advising sovereigns, central banks, multilateral institutions, and corporate clients on complex cross-border financings throughout Latin America, particularly where financing structures intersect with public policy, development objectives, derivatives regulation, or foreign-exchange management.
The publication also noted that the firm “sets itself apart through deep expertise in sovereign finance, arbitration and investigations – areas that have consistently driven its regional success.” Beyond its sovereign finance work, Latin Lawyer highlighted Arnold & Porter’s investor-state arbitration practice as “equally remarkable, underpinned by an outstanding global track record,” as well as the firm’s ability to “draw on its valuable connections within the US government to the benefit of regional clients.” It also reported that the firm “has become the counsel of choice for numerous Latin American governments involved in sensitive disputes,” and that Arnold & Porter’s “representation of governments and state-owned entities in sovereign debt issuances and arbitrations, spanning nearly half a century, creates a competitive advantage that few rivals can replicate.”
The guide also recognized the firm’s public policy group, which “serves both companies operating in Latin America and Latin American businesses expanding into the US market, addressing legal matters and helping clients navigate complex political environments,” and its anti-corruption investigations and compliance team, which “combines former prosecutors, sanctions specialists, national-security officials and anti-corruption practitioners.”
Arnold & Porter also represents international investors and strategic businesses for M&A transactions in Latin America, and Latin American companies expanding into the U.S. The firm’s work in Latin America was also recently recognized by Chambers Latin America, the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association, and Latinvex.