Holland & Knight Earns Multiple Top Rankings in The Legal 500 Latin America Edition

MIAMI (September 14, 2018) – Holland & Knight is recommended as one of the top international law firms in Latin America, including Colombia and Mexico, in The Legal 500 Latin America 2018 edition. Thirty-four lawyers received recognition in the guide, with eight attorneys earning the titles of “Leading Lawyer” or “Next Generation Lawyer.”

The guide recommends the following Holland & Knight practices and individuals:

Latin America International Firms

• international arbitration
• banking and finance
• capital markets
• corporate/M&A

Colombia

• arbitration
• banking and finance
• capital markets
• competition and antitrust
• corporate/M&A
• energy and natural resources
• intellectual property
• labor and employment
• litigation
• projects and infrastructure
• tax

Mexico

• banking and finance
• capital markets
• corporate/M&A
• energy and natural resources
• international trade and customs
• projects and infrastructure
• technology, media and telecoms (TMT)

Leading Lawyers

Octavio Lecona (Mexico) – TMT
Luis Rubio (Mexico) – TMT
Guillermo Uribe (Mexico) – capital markets
José Vicente Zapata (Colombia) – energy and natural resources
Alberto Zuleta (Colombia) – competition and antitrust; litigation

Next Generation Lawyers

Adrián Gay (Mexico) – capital markets
Selene Espinosa (Mexico) – projects and infrastructure
Carlos Meza (U.S./Colombia) – capital markets

Recognized Lawyers

Juan Alcalá (U.S.) – international arbitration
Brian Briz (U.S.) – international arbitration
Laura Di Santo (Colombia) - labor & employment
Stephen Double (U.S.) – banking and finance; capital markets
Phillip Durham (U.S.) banking and finance
Selene Espinosa (Mexico) - projects and infrastructure
Salvador Fonseca (Mexico) – energy and natural resources; international arbitration
Camilo García (Colombia) - labor & employment
Adrián Gay (Mexcio) – capital markets
Enrique Gómez-Pinzón (Colombia) – banking and finance; corporate M&A; projects; litigation, arbitration
Jorge E. González (Mexico) – capital markets
Emil Infante (U.S.) – banking and finance
Adolfo Jiménez (U.S.) – international arbitration
Alejandro Landa (Mexico) – banking and finance; capital markets; corporate M&A; projects and infrastructure
Octavio Lecona (Mexico) - TMT
Blanca Luévano (Mexico) - TMT
Joseph Mamounas (U.S.) – international arbitration
Marisa Marinelli (U.S.) – international arbitration
Carlos Meza (U.S./Colombia) – capital markets
Luis Moreno (Mexico) – real estate
Carlos Ochoa (Mexico) – energy and natural resources; projects and infrastructure
Josafat Paredes (Mexico) – international trade and customs
José Antonio Prado (Mexico) – energy and natural resources
Roberto Pupo (U.S.) – corporate M&A
Norberto Quintana (U.S./Colombia) – banking and finance; capital markets; projects and infrastructure
Danilo Romero (Colombia) – competition and antitrust; corporate M&A; intellectual property
Luis Rubio Barnetche (Mexico) – corporate M&A; international trade and customs; TMT; international arbitration
Julián Santos (Colombia) – corporate M&A
Vicente Umaña (Colombia) - labor & employment
Guillermo Uribe (Mexico) – banking & finance; capital markets
Juan Carlos Valencia (Colombia) – corporate M&A; tax
Carlos Vejar (Mexico) – international trade and customs
José Vicente Zapata (Colombia) – corporate M&A; energy and natural resources
Alberto Zuleta (Colombia) – competition and antitrust; litigation; arbitration

The Legal 500 Latin America is an authoritative guide to Latin America’s leading law firms, relied upon by thousands of professionals in the legal marketplace. It provides a detailed qualitative review of more than 600 commercial law firms across 18 key jurisdictions in the region (as well as those involved in international practice) across all relevant practice areas. The research process includes feedback from more than 10,000 lawyers and around 250,000 clients.