Latin America Practice
Crowell & Moring's Latin America practice offers unique expertise, ability and perspective on the complex legal issues presented in the many countries that make up Latin America. As a firm, we are committed to the region by making it one of our key focus areas. We provide a wide range of legal services to Latin American companies doing business in the U.S. and around the globe, as well as to non-Latin American companies doing business in Latin America. Our practice is centered around a talented group of lawyers who understand the culture, speak the languages and are familiar with the various jurisdictions in the region. Moreover, our lawyers have proven themselves able to manage complex transactions and disputes regardless of the underlying industry, parties' nationalities and nature of the dispute at hand.
With a team of more than twenty-five lawyers, a number of whom are from, and accredited to practice, in Latin American countries including Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru, the Latin America practice has represented a large range of public and private sector clients such as Fortune 500 companies and companies in various sectors including mining and natural resources, alternative energy, oil and natural gas, electric generation and distribution, infrastructure, construction, banking, insurance and reinsurance, retail and consumer products, telecommunications and media, hospitality, pharmaceutical, chemicals, technology and automotive. Our lawyers frequently travel to Latin America and have close relationships with leading law firms throughout the region and constantly keep abreast of the dynamic economic and political landscape.
The versatility of our team and the breadth of services that we are able to provide are further enhanced by our ability to draw upon the firm's substantive expertise in a variety of leading practice areas that addresses the diversity of our clients' businesses and needs and the international environments in which they operate. To name only a few, the firm's specialized practices include Antitrust, Corporate, Energy, Financial Services, Government Contracts, Insurance/Reinsurance, Intellectual Property, International Dispute Resolution, Mining and Natural Resources, Tax and White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement. In particular, our International Trade practice, in conjunction with our international trade consulting affiliate, C&M International, provides unique opportunities for our clients' international business and legal needs in the larger context of the global economy.
Our presence in the Latin America region keeps on expanding and strengthening. We have earned the trust of our clients, including those who are region-based who would not normally go outside of Latin America to hire lawyers to represent their local interests. We work hard, we win cases and we strive to provide our clients with the best and most efficient, cost effective legal team to represent them in matters that ultimately can determine their financial success.
Our lawyers have also been recognized by peers as leading practitioners around the globe, including Latin America. Recent Latin American rankings include:
Chambers Latin America (2012)
- Crowell & Moring was ranked by Chambers Latin America 2012 in the International Arbitration (Latin America-wide) category. Individual rankings for International Arbitration (Latin America-wide) category included Arif Ali (DC) and Harry Burnett (NY).
Legal 500 (2010)
- Crowell & Moring partner Harry Burnett was recommended by Legal 500's Litigation and Arbitration category and acknowledged for being "able to conduct arbitrations in Spanish and English, a significant advantage given the increasing Latin American focus of the group's instruction."
For more information about our Latin America practice, please contact Harry Burnett at (212) 895-4256.