The Brazil practice will be led jointly by Andrew Haynes - newly arrived from the post of assistant GC global corporate at BP - and Glenn Faass, head of the Bogota office. The firm says that the Brazil practice will 'initially' be based in Rio. 

Reaching the southern cone

Elisabeth Eljuri, head of the firm in Latin America, said: 'Our Brazil practice will play a key part in our strategy to target mandates across Latin America, including the 'Southern Cone' of Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia and Paraguay, and to capture intra-Latin American transactional work.  We will also seek to represent other Latin American corporates and financial institutions investing abroad, a trend which we believe will accelerate. International capability on the ground in Brazil will help us advise on in-bound work to the region including disputes and regulatory.' Source: PR News Wire