DLA Piper lawyers and practices ranked in the latest edition of The Legal 500 Latin America

DLA Piper is proud to announce it received 63 individual lawyer rankings and 68 firm rankings in The Legal 500 Latin America 2025 guide, with an additional 232 individual recognitions overall.

“We’re proud of this recognition from The Legal 500 and are confident these rankings reflect the hard work and diligence of our industry-leading practitioners. We remain committed to providing the highest level and innovative legal counsel to our clients, informed by a deep understanding of their specific needs,” said Richard Chesley, DLA Piper’s Global Managing Partner.

Listed below are the firm rankings in their affiliated categories, as well as the ranked DLA Piper lawyers. 

An asterisk indicates Campos Mello Advogados, which works in cooperation with DLA Piper in Brazil.

DLA Piper ranked Tier 1 in four areas of law, including:

• City Focus: Miami in Latin America: International Firms
• Real Estate in Brazil *
• Real Estate in Peru
• Venture Capital in Chile

DLA Piper ranked Tier 2 in:

• Banking and Finance in Argentina
• Banking and Finance in Latin America: International Firms
• Banking and Finance in Peru
• Compliance in Chile
• Corporate, Commercial and Banking in Puerto Rico
• Data Privacy in Chile
• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Mexico
• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Peru
• Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Peru
• Energy and Natural Resources: Hydrocarbons in Brazil *
• Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas in Chile
• Energy, Natural Resources and Environment in Puerto Rico
• Insurance in Brazil *
• Tax in Puerto Rico

DLA Piper ranked Tier 3 in:

• Banking and Finance in Chile
• Capital Markets in Chile
• Capital Markets in Peru
• Competition and Antitrust in Mexico
• Corporate and M&A in Argentina
• Corporate and M&A in Chile
• Corporate and M&A in Latin America: International Firms
• Corporate and M&A in Mexico
• Corporate and M&A in Peru
• Dispute Resolution and Bankruptcy in Puerto Rico
• Dispute Resolution: White-Collar in Peru
• Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity in Chile
• Energy and Natural Resources: Hydrocarbons in Peru
• Labour and Employment in Chile
• Labour and Employment in Puerto Rico
• Projects and Energy in Latin America: International Firms
• Projects and Infrastructure in Chile
• Projects and Infrastructure in Peru
• Public Law in Chile
• Tax in Chile
• Tax Advisory in Brazil *

DLA Piper ranked Tier 4 in:

• Banking and Finance in Brazil *
• Banking and Finance in Mexico
• Capital Markets in Brazil *
• Capital Markets in Latin America: International Firms
• Competition and Antitrust in Chile
• Compliance in Brazil *
• Corporate and M&A: High-end in Brazil *
• Dispute Resolution in Argentina
• Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity in Brazil *
• Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity: Renewable Energy in Brazil *
• Environment in Brazil *
• Intellectual Property in Brazil *
• Intellectual Property in Peru
• International Arbitration in Latin America: International Firms
• Labour & Employment in Peru
• Life Sciences in Brazil *
• Real Estate in Chile
• Tax in Argentina
• Tax in Mexico
• Tax in Peru
• Tax Litigation in Brazil *
• TMT in Mexico
• TMT: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy in Brazil *
• TMT: Media in Brazil *

DLA Piper ranked Tier 5 in:

• Competition and Antitrust in Brazil *
• Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Brazil *
• Energy & Natural Resources in Mexico
• Labour and Employment in Brazil *

DLA Piper ranked Tier 7 in:

• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Brazil *

DLA Piper’s “Hall of Fame” recognitions include:

• Bernardo Buarque Schiller, Real Estate in Brazil *
• Marcelo Etchebarne, Banking and Finance in Argentina
• Matías Zegers, Corporate and M&A in Chile
• Matías Zegers, Venture Capital in Chile

DLA Piper’s “Leading Partner” recognitions include:

• Alexandre Calmon, Energy and Natural Resources: Hydrocarbons in Brazil *
• Álvaro Sarmiento, Banking and Finance in Mexico
• Amory Heine, Tax in Chile
• Antonio Arias, Corporate and M&A in Argentina
• Antonio Cárdenas, TMT in Mexico
• Carlos Nuñez, Projects & Infrastructure in Peru
• Cecilia Guzmán-Barrón, Labour and Employment in Peru
• Fabiano Gallo, Corporate and M&A: High-end in Brazil *
• Gabriela Álvarez Ávila, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Mexico
• Hernán Velarde, Real Estate in Peru
• Ivandro Ristum Trevelim, Real Estate in Brazil *
• Janine Guzman, Labour and Employment in Puerto Rico
• Justo Segura, Banking and Finance in Argentina
• Kate Brown de Vejar, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Mexico
• Laura Rozas, Energy, Natural Resources and Environment in Puerto Rico
• Luis Parada, Labour and Employment in Chile
• Manuel López-Zambrana, Tax in Puerto Rico
• Mauricio Halpern, Banking and Finance in Chile
• Miriam Figueroa, Energy, Natural Resources and Environment in Puerto Rico
• Nikos Buxeda, Corporate, Commercial and Banking in Puerto Rico
• Rafael Jordão Bussière, Real Estate in Brazil *
• Sergio Barboza, Banking & Finance in Peru

DLA Piper’s “Next Generation Partner” recognitions include:

• Ana Cristina Valentim, Labour and Employment in Brazil *
• Diego Peña, Projects and Infrastructure in Chile
• Diego Peña, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity and Hydrocarbons in Chile
• Francisca Franzani, Compliance in Chile
• Hernán Jordán, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Peru
• Hernán Jordán, Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Peru
• Janilú Badiola, Corporate and M&A in Peru
• Jorge Luiz Barbieri Gallo, Banking and Finance in Brazil *
• Jorge Timmermann, Corporate and M&A in Chile
• Jorge Timmermann, Venture Capital in Chile
• Kate Brown de Vejar, International Arbitration in Latin America: International Firms
• Marcelo Frazão, Energy and Natural Resources: Hydrocarbons in Brazil *
• Maria Eduarda Bérgamo, Real Estate in Brazil *
• Renata Amorim, Corporate and M&A: High-end in Brazil *
• Roberto Rios, Projects & Infrastructure in Mexico
• Vilmar Gonçalves, Environment in Brazil *

DLA Piper’s “Leading Associate” recognitions include:

• Adriana Perez-Rentas, Corporate, Commercial and Banking in Puerto Rico
• Billy Franco, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Peru
• Carla Illanes, Data Privacy in Chile
• Diego Gonzalez, Labour & Employment in Chile
• Eduardo Araya, Banking and Finance in Chile
• Espitz Beteta, Dispute Resolution: White-collar in Peru
• Farah Torres, Capital Markets in Peru
• Felipe Massardo, Projects and Infrastructure in Chile
• Flavia Granados, Labour and Employment in Peru
• Francisco Argüello, Tax in Chile
• Javier Abusada, Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Peru
• José Ignacio Marín, Venture Capital in Chile
• Joseline Rodriguez, Corporate and M&A in Latin America: International Firms
• Juan Pablo Moyano, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Mexico
• Katia Pinedo, Real Estate in Peru
• Mariana Cavalcanti Jardim, Insurance in Brazil *
• Mariana Muñiz-Lara, Dispute Resolution and Bankruptcy in Puerto Rico
• Nelly Espinoza, Capital Markets in Peru
• Roberta Andreani, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity and Hydrocarbons in Chile
• Sofía O'Ryan, Competition and Antitrust in Chile
• Yaritza Rivera, Real Estate in Peru

DLA Piper in Latin America’s Team offers full-service business legal counsel to domestic and multinational companies with interests in and operations throughout the region. Our integrated approach to serving clients combines local knowledge with the resources of the DLA Piper global platform. With over 400 lawyers practicing throughout Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Puerto Rico, in addition to our US-based cross-border attorneys, our teams frequently work with our professionals throughout the LatAm region, Iberian Peninsula, and around the globe. DLA Piper’s global platform of 90+ offices in more than 40 countries enables us to serve all our clients’ legal and business needs, whether they are based in Latin America or wish to do business there. For more information, visit Latin America | DLA Piper.