

Latin America and the Caribbean
Allen & Overy’s Latin America team combines our strength in project finance, general finance, corporate/M&A, capital markets and international dispute resolution with cultural familiarity and language skills to provide clients with a highly effective service on Latin American and Caribbean transactions and dispute resolution and investigative matters.
The core of our team is based in New York, São Paulo,Washington, D.C. and London and we also draw on the talents of our outstanding group of lawyers in Tokyo, Seoul, Paris, Madrid, and several other European and Asian cities. We have many lawyers who are fluent in Spanish and Portuguese as well as lawyers qualified in New York, England and a number of other civil law jurisdictions.
Our practice focuses on finance, including banking, projects, capital markets, derivatives, securitizations and structured finance more generally, as well as corporate matters, such as mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and insolvencies. We advise our clients on transactions involving a variety of key sectors, including energy, oil and gas, other natural resources, infrastructure and telecommunications (including satellites). On the dispute resolution side, we focus on commercial and foreign investment arbitration as well as complex transnational litigation.
The breadth of our practice reflects the needs of our client base, which includes major financial institutions, sovereigns and regional and multinational corporations in Latin America, the Caribbean, the United States, Europe and Asia. Our multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional capability ideally positions us to represent our clients in major cross-border investments and finance transactions in Latin America, as well as in major international disputes involving Latin American parties or that arise from transactions in the region.
Local knowledge
Our in-depth knowledge of the financial markets, different industry sectors and business environments throughout Latin America enables us to tailor our services to meet the needs of our clients and to manage each project swiftly and in a cost-effective manner. When necessary, we work with local law firms across the region. We have developed close relationships with the leading law firms in each country where we do not have our own office and work seamlessly with these law firms.
Our culture
Allen & Overy operates as a fully integrated firm and our one-firm ethos binds together all our lawyers, offices and practice groups. Allen & Overy’s integrated-team approach has won us a number of awards and continues to be key to our success. Allen & Overy stands by the values of understanding our clients’ businesses, anticipating their needs and working with them to facilitate and guarantee innovative and successful transactions. We take pride in treating every transaction as a top priority and are dedicated to providing clients with outstanding strategic legal advice.
Key contacts
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David Flechner
Partner
New York
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Gaela Gehring Flores
Partner
Washington, D.C.
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Sami Mir
Partner
Washington, D.C.
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Patrick W. Pearsall
Partner
Washington, D.C.
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Ken Rivlin
Partner, Global Co-Head International Trade and Regulatory Law Group, and Global Head of the firm's Environmental Law Group
New York
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Dorina Yessios
Partner
New York
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News and insights

Publications: 23 November 2023
Podcast: Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 - perspectives part 1
The Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 has the potential to transform trade finance by solving a piece of the puzzle that will permit market participants to ditch paper trade documentation and move…

News: 21 November 2023
Allen & Overy Advises IFC, IDB Invest and BancoEstado on their First Investment in E-buses in Chile
Allen & Overy (A&O) announced today that it advised the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest) and Banco del…

News: 01 November 2023
Legal 500 Latin America 2024 recognizes A&O partners and practices
Legal 500 recognized four A&O Latin America practice areas and three lawyers in its annual survey, Legal 500 Latin America Guide 2024.

News: 31 October 2023
Allen & Overy recognized by the Bonds & Loans Latin America Awards
A&O acted as legal counsel on two transactions recognized by the Bonds & Loans Latin America Awards, highlighting A&O’s outstanding work in Latin America across various sectors.
Recognition
The lawyers are very knowledgeable and provide good advice, looking at issues from different angles. What distinguishes the firm is the knowledge and speed - the partners are also good negotiators.
Chambers Latin America 2017
The team delivers an excellent service and offers great value for money. In terms of billing and moving a transaction forward the firm stands apart from others.
Chambers Latin America 2017
Allen & Overy is our preferred firm. The lawyers are sophisticated and know the region very well.
Chambers Latin America 2017
I’ve never had service like it - the team worked through Christmas and New Year. The lawyers are amazing negotiators. They get into the nitty-gritty of the technical issues, it's been really impressive. The lawyers often know more than the engineers or industry experts.
Chambers Latin America 2017
Allen & Overy LLP delivers a ‘great service’ and ‘personal attention’, is ‘extremely committed’, ‘responsive and knowledgeable at partner level’, and has ‘one of the most senior teams in Brazil
Legal 500 Latin America 2016
One of the best’, Allen & Overy LLP is ‘excellent in response time, business knowledge and advice’. The firm has ‘vast experience of project finance in Latin America across countries and across industries, and given its long track record it always knows what lenders need to close a deal.
Legal 500 Latin America 2016
Allen & Overy LLP has an impressive cross-border M&A practice with a notably strong record in transactions involving Brazilian entities.
Legal 500 Latin America 2016
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