盛德在拉丁美洲有着50多年的辉煌历史。我们在整个南美、中美和加勒比地区的各类交易中代表大型的地方和跨国企业以及金融机构、私募基金和其他投资基金、主权政府和国有企业。
【盛德】充分了解拉丁美洲的商业模式。他们的语言能力加强了沟通和谈判,此外,他们还带来文化方面的视角。他们非常积极、才华横溢、知识丰富、工作极为努力。”
《钱伯斯》2014年度指南
盛德在拉丁美洲有着50多年的辉煌历史。我们在整个南美、中美和加勒比地区的各类交易中代表大型的地方和跨国企业以及金融机构、私募基金和其他投资基金、主权政府和国有企业。
【盛德】充分了解拉丁美洲的商业模式。他们的语言能力加强了沟通和谈判,此外,他们还带来文化方面的视角。他们非常积极、才华横溢、知识丰富、工作极为努力。”
《钱伯斯》2014年度指南
我们的整个拉丁美洲团队包括40多名律师,其中很多律师能够以西班牙语或葡萄牙语执业,他们花费大量的时间处理上述一个或多个司法管辖区内的事宜。
本所拉丁美洲团队中的多重要律师驻于纽约市(拉丁美洲重要的金融中心)、德克萨斯州的休斯顿(通往能源产业前沿趋势和发展的门户)以及华盛顿特区(该地区的监管制度影响并协助塑造着全球政策)。
我们的律师曾在众多行业和法律领域中就各类法律问题为客户提供帮助。这些领域包括:
我们代表拉美客户处理其在整个拉美地区、美国、亚洲和欧洲的各类事务。我们的业务结构使客户可以同我们的律师轻松建立联系,这是我们无可比拟的优势。
本所的国际触角带来了广泛的资源,我们的团队藉此与盛德在全球各地的办事处以及本所的多个执业领域无缝合作。
我们致力于提供优质的法律服务,并与客户发展长期的合作关系。盛德是2015版《Latin Lawyer 250》国际章节中的推荐事务所。我们曾于2015年被评为 “Latinvex”法律50强(2014):拉丁美洲顶级律师事务所”,凭借世界银行解决投资争端国际中心(ICSID)的拉丁美洲案件名列领先律师事务所,2014年被Latinvex评为“十大项目融资事务所”和“仲裁律师事务所15强”,Latinvex是一本专注于拉美业务的行业期刊。
我们的律师在多个业务领域一直受到《钱伯斯(拉丁美洲)》的赞誉,其中包括公司法/并购、银行和金融、资本市场、能源和自然资源以及国际仲裁。
此外,我们的团队还在项目和能源、公司法/并购、银行和金融、资本市场和国际仲裁领域获得《法律五百强(拉丁美洲)》的赞誉。有关人士告诉该刊物:
“盛德是‘最佳事务所之一;该律所非同凡响’。”
2012年,我们开设了休斯顿办事处,扩大了在拉丁美洲的交易、监管和诉讼业务,尤其是能源、项目开发与融资和通讯领域。
2013年,我们在达拉斯增设了两个专攻诉讼和私募股权的律师团队,进一步延伸了我们在拉丁美洲的触角,同时纳入多名以西班牙语为母语的成员,这些成员在拉丁美洲有着积极的执业经历。拉丁美洲是盛德的一个战略地区,因此我们将继续在该地区寻求增长和投资机遇。
Our Latin America team comprises approximately 60 lawyers firmwide, many of whom are able to conduct business in Spanish or Portuguese, and who spend a significant amount of time working on matters in one or more of the aforementioned jurisdictions.
Many key lawyers on our Latin America team are located in New York City, a key financial center for Latin America, in Houston, Texas, the gateway to cutting-edge trends and developments in the energy sector, and in Washington, D.C., where regulatory regimes impact and help shape global policy.
Our lawyers have assisted clients on a wide variety of legal issues in myriad industries and legal disciplines. Those disciplines include:
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We represent clients based throughout Latin America in matters across the region, as well as in the United States, Asia and Europe. Our practice is structured to give our clients unsurpassed access to our lawyers.
Our team draws on the extensive resources of the firm’s international reach, working together seamlessly from Sidley’s offices around the globe and within multiple areas of the firm’s practice.
We are committed to providing high quality legal services and to developing long-lasting relationships with our clients. Sidley is a recommended International Firm in the 2018 edition of the Latin Lawyer 250. We were named one of the “Latinvex (2016): Latin America’s Top Law Firms”, “Latin America M&A’s: Top 25 Legal Advisors” and “Top Energy Firms” by Latinvex, a publication that focuses on business in Latin America, and listed among the leading law firms for Latin America cases at The World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in 2015.
“Very high-quality service. This is one of our preferred firms for important transactions."
Chambers Global, Latin America-Wide 2018
Our lawyers have been consistently recognized by Chambers Latin America across many practice areas, including Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Energy and Natural Resources and International Arbitration.
Our team is also recognized by Legal 500 Latin America in the areas of Projects & Energy, Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and International Arbitration. Sources have told that publication:
“Sidley Austin LLP ‘is among the best; it is extraordinary’.”
In recent years, we increased our transactional, regulatory and litigation capabilities in Latin America, particularly in the energy, project development and finance and communications sectors, with the opening and expansion of our Houston office. Additionally, we further expanded our reach into Latin America with the addition of two teams of lawyers in Dallas who focus on litigation and private equity and include several members who are native Spanish speakers and have active practices in Latin America. Latin America is a strategic area for Sidley, so we will continue to look for opportunities to grow and invest in the region.