Features Latin America

Fernanda Flores was at her cousin’s wedding when one of her cousin’s classmates approached, swooped her up, gave her a big hug and introduced her to his wife. “She was the one who defended us from the bullies,” he told his wife. “And I really appreciated that she did that for us—she cared about us […]

Appreciating a piece of chocolate is fairly straightforward: Unwrap, eat and enjoy. Natalia Zuluaga Enciso is attempting to bring this sort of simplicity to all legal matters at Ferrero. She’s been implementing “visual law,” a concept that goes beyond formatting legal documents nicely and using bright colors to highlight important warranties and indemnification clauses in […]

Brazil has dealt with its share of high-profile corruption cases, and in 2022, the anticorruption nonprofit Transparency International ranked Brazil 94th on its Corruption Perceptions Index—behind Belarus, Moldova and Colombia—giving it a score of 38 out of 100 based on data from the World Bank and the World Economic Forum. But today, with environmental, social […]

In her career, Pamela Meneguetti has worked with clients like Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo and Amazon in private practice. She has served as Uber’s head of litigation for Brazil. And she’s contributed to Brazil’s laws governing the internet. Now she’s tackling a new challenge. As general counsel of Nuvemshop (or Tiendanube in Spanish-speaking countries), Meneguetti has […]

Luis Cabrera Urrea’s eyes light up when he describes the challenges of his role as legal head for Sandoz Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, an affiliate of the global leader in generic pharmaceuticals. A litigator at heart, Cabrera believes in generics and sees his company’s efforts to make affordable, high-quality drugs available to the […]

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses to temporarily close, many were able to pivot. For example, restaurants turned to curbside pickup and doctor’s offices began relying on telehealth. But for companies that provide in person experiences—like movie theaters—all they could do was wait. Such was the case for Cinemex. “The theater world had already been […]

At Sá Cavalcante, a Brazilian holding company with interests in real estate, communication, malls and restaurants, Raquel Pessanha is reimagining how the legal department is viewed internally. As the company’s legal director, her goal is to integrate with the business. She wants her team to not only see problems and potential pitfalls, but to carefully […]

Many company leaders say the COVID-19 pandemic has been the biggest challenge they’ve faced the past few years. While Ana Luiza Franco Forattini would agree with this, she’d also mention a challenging transaction she helped lead for Inter. As general counsel and compliance officer, she helped the Brazilian financial company enter the U.S. market and […]

When Miguel Angel Morales worked for a major auto manufacturer, it was a challenging time for the industry. Toward the end of Morales’ tenure there, auto sales decreased across the sector for the first time since the financial crisis of 2008. As if that weren’t enough, his company’s sales had dropped the year before. Having […]

When Paola Alvarado was in law school, there were no classes she could take on entertainment law.   Few lawyers in Colombia specialize in the area, she says, but she didn’t let that deter her. After specializing in commercial law, she worked for written media before getting into television and audiovisual production.  Alvarado says she’s since […]