Features Region: Latin America

For more than two decades, Matías Argarate has built his career at the intersection of law, mining, and public trust—an environment where regulatory stability, environmental stewardship, and community engagement are inseparable from business success. As Legal Affairs Manager and Company Secretary for Patagonia Gold, he navigates some of the most complex legal and social dynamics […]

Armando Martinez Benitez has spent a quarter century with one of the most influential media organizations in the Spanish-speaking world, and the last several years at the center of one of the most closely watched media mergers in recent years. As executive vice president and co-general counsel of TelevisaUnivision, Martinez occupies a role at the […]

Silvia Rocha did not begin her career with the ambition of becoming a board member in a multinational energy company. Like many newly graduated lawyers in Brazil, she started her professional journey in private practice. What distinguished her early on was not only technical ability, but a clear intuition about where she wanted to be: […]

For Sofia Almeida, General Counsel for Zurich Ecuador, law is not just about regulation—it is about people. Every decision she makes begins with the question: How does this affect our people? Zurich Insurance Group, a global leader serving individuals and businesses in more than 200 countries, grounds its operations in four sustainability pillars: people, customers, […]

Carolina Pavan arrived at BASF at a moment when intellectual property was becoming even more central to the company’s global direction. As intellectual property manager for BASF in South America, she helps translate scientific discovery into a durable competitive advantage, guiding legal and business teams as they support a regional shift toward sustainable, low-impact, and […]

When Gabriela Arias joined the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in 2001, she began not in law but in finance. As an administrative assistant in the finance department, she quickly developed an interest in how the company’s operations, partnerships, and governance came together. That curiosity led her to study law and later join The Coca-Cola Bottling System’s […]

While Tatiana Maillefaud always dreamed about being a legal manager for a global company, she couldn’t predict that she’d end up as the regional legal counsel of an international real estate services giant. Yet every turn in her career, from high-stakes litigation to the daily realities of in-house counsel, honed the judgment and resilience she […]

For more than 30 years, Galicia Abogados SC has stood as one of Mexico’s largest and most respected law firms, offering legal expertise across 25 practice areas and 10 subareas. Known for its sophistication, strong client relationships, its culture of collaboration and cross-border capabilities, the firm has also been an innovator in several fields, including […]

For Engelbert Meyenberg, the merger between Schaeffler Group and Vitesco Technologies represents more than just a corporate transaction—it’s an opportunity to bring together two legacies and create a unified, forward-looking organization. As general counsel for Mexico, Meyenberg is playing a pivotal role in guiding that transformation, overseeing the harmonization of processes, legal structures, and, perhaps […]

When Ernesto Rodriguez joined Inetum as director of legal and compliance for Latin America North in April 2024, he stepped into a region defined by both promise and complexity. This area represents one of the world’s most dynamic business corridors, where multinational capital converges with diverse regulatory frameworks and cultural realities. For Rodriguez—an attorney with […]