Global law firm White & Case LLP was named an "Elite Firm" in this year's Latin Lawyer 250. The category honors the international counsel that are "operating at the very top of the region's legal market." The Firm has been ranked in the category since it debuted in 2023.
In its profile of the Firm, Latin Lawyer writes: "Over more than three decades, White & Case has developed an exceptionally strong Latin America practice. Through strategic recruiting and internal development, the firm has consistently expanded its Latin American team, achieving greater prominence in major, transformative deals throughout the area.
"The firm offers comprehensive expertise with a substantial, varied team equipped to address diverse client requirements spanning debt finance, capital markets, M&A, antitrust, project finance, restructuring, regulatory compliance, arbitration and white-collar investigations."
White & Case is recommended in the following eight practice areas:
- Arbitration: "White & Case has an enviable flow of work in investor-state claims, commercial cases and construction disputes. The firm is counsel to an impressive array of blue-chip corporations."
- Banking & Finance: "White & Case has a deep bench in this area and regularly advises borrowers, lenders, lead arrangers, agents and credit parties in the most significant, complex and high-value cross-border finance transactions in the Latin American market."
- Capital Markets: "White & Case has a leading capital markets practice, with talent spread across New York, Miami, São Paulo and Mexico City and a steady and enviable share of top deals."
- Corporate and M&A: "The enviable number of Latin American companies who turn to the firm bring it a regular flow of big-ticket deals. M&A work is where the firm's global reach comes into play—White & Case can nimbly assemble teams from across multiple offices."
- Environmental, Social & Governance: "Leveraging its strong finance and capital markets offerings in Latin America, White & Case has built a successful multidisciplinary ESG group to which lawyers across multiple offices contribute with their expertise."
- Pro Bono: "In Guatemala, White & Case has been representing an individual in a claim against the government for illegal detention and acts of torture before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The commission ruled in favor of the firm's client."
- Project Finance & Infrastructure: "The firm has developed an excellent practice that regularly works with creditors and sponsors in the most significant, complex and high-value cross-border project finance transactions."
- Restructuring & Insolvency: "White & Case's restructuring offering has landed some high-profile cases. The team advises both companies and creditors, as well as bondholders, and is particularly visible in Brazil."
Christian Hansen, head of White & Case's Latin America group, said, "We are deeply grateful to our clients and partners for their continued confidence and collaboration, which make this recognition possible. Being recognized once again as a Latin Lawyer Elite Firm underscores the trust our clients place in us to execute their most complex, cross-border transactions. Latin America remains a dynamic growth market, and our integrated regional platform positions us to deliver creative, market-shaping solutions across borders, even in the face of global uncertainty."
Now in its 27th year, Latin Lawyer 250 draws on decades of local market knowledge and research by its editorial and research teams.
