by Julia Foresman | Big Deals, Featured Article, Latest News
With an aim to speed up Oi SA’s in-court reorganization, debt holders of the telecommunications giant’s 65.4 billion reais are mulling over a debt relief plan. The latest preliminary and confidential plan reportedly includes a five-year grace period and lowering...
by Mariana Dardengo | Featured Article, Latest News
By Mariana Dardengo When Paul Hastings recently announced the opening of a beachhead in Sao Paulo Brazil the timing probably could not have been worse. Brazil has seen three straight quarters of economic decline and the future does not look bright for the country,...
by Kevin Livingston | Featured Article, Interviews, Latest News
Interview by Ellen Hayes with Rafael Baleroni, partner at Souza Cescon in Brazil It’s no secret that Brazil is grappling with the severe consequences of its political and economic chaos. As the world’s 7th largest economy and a country flush with...
by Kevin Livingston | Featured Article, Latest News
By Antonio Garza Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico We are nearly a month into 2016 and it’s already clear that we’ve inherited much of 2015’s tumult and uncertainty. Over the past twelve months, conflicts destabilized regions, the global economy threatened stagnation,...
by Julia Foresman | Featured Article, Latest News
In the midst of Brazil’s latest economic turmoil, Baker Botts has elected to shutter its only office in Latin America. The Houston-based firm has been systematically downsizing its operations over the last several years amid deteriorating market conditions. As...