Your Latin America Desk
Multi-Jurisdiction Legal Coordination Across the Americas
One Relationship. Multiple Jurisdictions. One Standard.
Who We Serve
One coordinated platform. Four distinct client relationships.
U.S. Law Firms
A centralized Latin America coordination capability for firms handling matters across one or multiple jurisdictions.
Canadian Law Firms
Regional coordination support for Canadian firms whose clients have business, investment or legal needs across Latin America.
U.S. & Canadian Companies
A single point of coordination for companies operating, investing, acquiring or expanding across Latin America.
Latin American Law Firms
A U.S.-based coordination point for firms whose clients require legal, business or transactional support in the United States.
How We Support U.S. Law Firms
Multi-Jurisdiction Legal Coordination
One point of coordination for matters requiring local counsel across multiple Latin American jurisdictions.
M&A & Cross-Border Transactions
An external Latin America capability for U.S. and Canadian law firms that need regional support without building an internal Latin America practice. One relationship, one coordination point and access to qualified local counsel across the region.
External Latin America Desk
Coordinated local-counsel support for acquisitions, investments, due diligence and other cross-border transactions.
The Challenge of Multi-Jurisdictional Matters in Latin America
A multi-country matter can require organizations and their counsel to coordinate multiple independent local firms, different legal systems, terminology, reporting standards, deadlines and business cultures.
One Relationship.
Multiple Jurisdictions.
One Standard.
The Latin America Legal Desk serves as a centralized coordination point for law firms and companies handling matters involving one or multiple Latin American jurisdictions.
Qualified independent local counsel provides jurisdiction-specific legal advice. The Latin America Legal Desk coordinates the cross-border process—scope, communications, deadlines, follow-up and standardized reporting—so your team receives organized, comparable information across jurisdictions.
When to Engage The Latin America Legal Desk
How We Can Help
Multi-Country Due Diligence
Coordinated legal and regulatory due diligence across multiple Latin American jurisdictions, with consistent scope, reporting and follow-up.
M&A & Cross-Border Transactions
Coordinated local-counsel support for acquisitions, investments, financings, restructurings and other cross-border transactions.
Market Entry & Regional Expansion
Coordinated local-counsel support for companies entering, investing in or expanding operations across Latin America.
Meet Manfred “Manny” Pino
Costa Rican attorney and international business advisor with decades of experience across Latin America. Manny’s career spans international law, cross-border business, banking and finance, corporate transactions, and mergers & acquisitions. Through The Latin America Legal Desk, he brings that regional experience to the coordination of cross-border matters for law firms and companies, working with qualified independent local counsel in each jurisdiction.
Latin America Coverage
One point of coordination for cross-border legal matters across Latin America. We work with qualified independent local counsel to help law firms and companies manage multi-jurisdictional matters through a consistent framework for communication, deadlines, follow-up and reporting.
Coverage includes Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and South America excluding Brazil, providing law firms and companies with coordinated access to qualified independent local counsel while maintaining one centralized point of contact.
