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DOTY final shortlist published
Wednesday, 17th February 2016
The complete shortlist for Latin Lawyer's 10th annual Deal of the Year Awards is now
available here.
For each category, three transactions have been selected for the shortlist and are
listed below.
The winners will be announced on the night of our charity awards ceremony at the
Hotel Unique in São Paulo on Thursday 17 March.
The dinner is being held in aid of three of the region’s pro bono clearinghouses:
Argentina’s Comisión de Trabajo Pro Bono e Interés Público, Brazil’s Instituto Pro
Bono and Venezuela’s Fundación Pro Bono. Tickets or a table of 10 can be purchased
by clicking here.
We congratulate all the lawyers who took part in these leading transactions, and look
forward to presenting them with awards.
Tickets or a table of 10 can be purchased by clicking here. We congratulate all the
lawyers who took part in these leading transactions, and look forward to presenting
them with awards.
• Corporate Finance
• Restructuring
• Project Finance
• Disputes
• M&A
• Regulatory
• Private Equity
Corporate Finance
Financing for Odinsa’s acquisition of stake in Quito airport
Counsel to Grupo Odinsa
In-house counsel – Andrea Camargo
Mayer Brown LLP
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce Abogados
Garrigues (Colombia)
Walkers
Counsel to Banco Itaú
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Corral Rosales Carmigniani Pérez
Brigard & Urrutia Abogados
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Counsel to Banco Santander
Holland & Knight LLP
Holland & Knight (Colombia)
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ColTel’s issuance of hybrid bonds
Counsel to Telefónica (ColTel)
White & Case LLP
Brigard & Urrutia Abogados
Counsel to HSBC, BBVA, Credit Suisse and Citigroup
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Cárdenas & Cárdenas
***
Financing for Blackstone’s acquisition of GE Real Estate México
Counsel to GE Real Estate México
Nader, Hayaux & Goebel
Paul Hastings LLP
Counsel to Blackstone
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enriquez SC
Haynes and Boone SC
Restructuring
OAS restructuring
Counsel to OAS
E Munhoz Advogados
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Dias Carneiro, Arystóbulo, Flores, Sanches and Thomaz Bastos Advogados
White & Case LLP
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Campbells
Schindler and Partners
Counsel to Brookfield Infraestructure Group
TozziniFreire Advogados
Souza, Cescon, Barrieu e Flesch - Advogados
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Counsel to Alvarez & Marsal Brasil
De Luca, Derenusson, Schuttoff e Azevedo Advogados
Counsel to the Ad-hoc Committee of Bondholders
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Counsel to Aurelius and Alden
Sergio Bermudes Advogados
Dechert LLP
Counsel to Votorantim Cimentos
Demarest Advogados
Counsel to Hiter Indústria e Comércio de Controles Termo Hidráulicos and GNLS
Group
Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados
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GEO Restructuring
Counsel to GEO
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
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Santamarina y Steta
Conciliator
Ritch, Mueller, Heather y Nicolau, SC
Counsel to the bondholders
Cervantes Sainz Abogados
Counsel to the banks
Gaxiola Calvo Sobrino y Asociados
Counsel to indenture trustee
Emmet Marvin & Martin
Baker & McKenzie (Mexico)
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INEPAR Restructuring
Counsel to INEPAR
Felsberg Advogados
Freire, Assis, Sakamoto e Violante Advogados Associados
Counsel to Deloitte
In-house Counsel - Roberto Trindade
Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Counsel to creditors
Ferro Castro Neves Daltro & Gomide Advogados
Demarest Advogados
Dinamarco, Rossi, Beraldo & Bedaque Advocacia
Justin, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini - Sociedade de Advogados
Schalch Sociedade de Advogados
BMA - Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão
Leite, Tosto e Barros Advogados Associados
Pereira Neto | Macedo Advogados
Rodrigues e Bettega Advogados Associados
Wald e Associados Advogados
Project Finance
BNDES and KEXIM’s steel mill financing
Counsel to Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém
In-house counsel – João Gabriel Veras
Allen & Overy LLP
Vieira Rezende Advogados
Trench, Rossi e Watanabe Advogados (in cooperation with Baker & McKenzie)
Lee & Ko
Counsel to Vale
In-house counsel – Karin Kern
Counsel to BNDES
In-house counsel – Luciana Lages Tito, Livia Grabellos de Barros, Ana Maria Neiva and
Daniella Galvão Menezes Câmara
White & Case LLP
Counsel to KEXIM, Deutsche Bank and Banco Santander
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Kim & Chang
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Mexico City airport financing
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Counsel to Grupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de Mexico
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Jones Day
Counsel to HSBC, Citigroup, JP Morgan, BBVA Bancomer, Banco Santander, Banco
Inbursa, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Credit Agricole, Scotiabank, Banco Sabadell,
ING, Mizuho and Sumitomo Mitsui
Paul Hastings LLP
Galicia Abogados
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TV Azteca’s project bond
Counsel to TV Azteca and Red Dorsal Finance
In-house counsel to TV Azteca – Rafael Rodríguez and Carlos Cazarez
In-house counsel to La Fiduciaria – Andrea Paiba
Estudio Echecopar, a member firm of Baker & Mackenzie International
Chadbourne & Parke LLP
Nader, Hayaux & Goebel
Maples and Calder
Counsel to Banco Espirito Santo de Investimento and Credit Suisse
Garrigues (Peru)
Clifford Chance LLP
Counsel to the Bank of New York Mellon
Hogan Lovells LLP
Disputes
Ternium/Techint Group vs Nippon Steel Corporation Group regarding injunction
Counsel to Ternium/Techint Group
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
E Munhoz Advogados
Tepedino Advogados
Mitrani Caballero Ojam & Ruiz Moreno
Trindade - Sociedade de Advogados
Counsel to Nippon Steel Corporation Group
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Sergio Bermudes Advogados
Motta, Fernandes Rocha - Advogados
Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Counsel to Paulo Penido
Wald e Associados Advogados
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Astorga vs Bio D and remaining shareholders
Counsel to Astorga
Gamboa & Chalela
Counsel to Bio D and remaining shareholders
Gómez-Pinzón Zuleta Abogados
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AES Andres/Seguros Universal vs Nynas/ABB
Counsel to Nynas
Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández
Plavincky Kinzel Makowski LLP
Counsel to ABB
Vega Imbert & Asociados
Alvarez & Almonte
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Counsel to AES Andres
Jorge Mera & Villegas,
Counsel to Seguros Universal
Rizek & Asociados
M&A
Grupo Éxito’s acquisition of Casino’s LatAm assets
Counsel to Casino
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Bruchou, Fernández Madero & Lombardi
Trindade – Sociedade de Advogados
Brigard & Urrutia Abogados
Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
Guyer & Regules
Counsel to Éxito
In-house counsel – Claudia Echavarría and Ana Carolina Velasquez
White & Case LLP
Hope, Duggan & Silva
Gómez-Pinzón Zuleta Abogados
Lefosse Advogados
Lloreda Camacho & Co
Uribe & Henao
Counsel to Bank of America Merrill Lynch
For provision of fairness opinion
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Philippi, Prietocarrizosa & Uría (Colombia)
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Colbún, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Sigma’s acquisition of Fenix Power
Perú
Counsel to Colbún
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Grau Abogados
Barros & Errázuriz Abogados
Counsel to Sigma
Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas Abogados Financieros
Counsel to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)
Linklaters
Counsel to AEI
In-house counsel - Maureen Ryan and Fernando Planchart
Clifford Chance LLP
Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados
Counsel to BTG Pactual
Garrigues (Peru)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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YPF and Petronas joint venture
Counsel to Petronas
In-house counsel – Rafael Alejandro Morey Castillo
Bruchou, Fernández Madero & Lombardi
Norton Rose Fulbright
Counsel to YPF
In-house counsel - Germán Fernández Lahore
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Estudio O'Farrell Abogados
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Counsel to TMF Canada Management and TMF Trust Company (Argentina)
Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal
Regulatory
Holcim and Lafarge merger
Counsel to Lafarge
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Levy & Salomão Advogados
Counsel to Holcim
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
TozziniFreire Advogados
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Closure of cathode ray tube cartel investigation in Mexico
Counsel to Technicolor
Von Wobeser y Sierra SC
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Schlumberger’s investment in Ecuador
Counsel to Schlumberger
Ferrere (Ecuador)
Counsel to Petroamazonas
Hogan Lovells LLP
Hogan Lovells BSTL
Bustamante & Bustamante
Private Equity
Carlyle Group’s entrance into the Brazilian health-care sector
Counsel to The Carlyle Group
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Counsel to Rede D’Or
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
BMA - Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão
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Advent International’s partnership with Avianca on air miles programme
Counsel to Advent International
Arias & Muñoz (El Salvador)
Arias & Muñoz (Costa Rica)
Arias & Muñoz (Guatemala)
Arias & Muñoz (Honduras)
Arias & Muñoz (Nicaragua)
Arias & Muñoz (Panama)
Baker & McKenzie (Colombia)
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enriquez SC
NautaDutilh
Counsel to Avianca Holdings
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
HBN Law
Counsel to LifeMiles BV
The Lee Group PLLC
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Novator’s acquisition of Nextel Chile
Counsel to Novator
White & Case LLP
Guerrero Olivos
Counsel to PTT Mobile and Nextel Chile
In-house counsel to Nextel Chile - Valeria González
Carey
Counsel to PTT Mobile
Rivadeneira Colombara Zegers Abogados