Chambers Latin America has released its 2027 guide, ranking Baker McKenzie in 57 practice areas and 128 lawyer categories.
Across the region, the Firm received 19 newly ranked lawyer recognitions, including 10 lawyers entering the Associate to Watch/Up and Coming tables. The Firm also recorded 15 lawyer promotions, including six promotions into the top Band 1 and 2 categories. A further four lawyers moved from Up and Coming into the numerical band rankings.
Baker McKenzie gained eight new rankings in the practice categories, including for Corporate/M&A (International Counsel), and recorded three practice promotions.
The Firm upheld Band 1 rankings for Labour & Employment (Argentina), Tax (Colombia) and International Trade/WTO (Mexico).
Chambers is the leading international legal directory, covering over 200 jurisdictions around the world. Rankings are based on interviews with clients and peers as well as firm submissions. Practices and individuals earning a Band 1 ranking are noted by the guide for achieving the highest, "technical legal ability, client service, commercial vision and business understanding, diligence, value for money, depth of team, and other qualities most valued by the client."
Band 1 lawyers ranked:
Michael Fitzgerald (International Counsel): Banking & Finance
Michael Fitzgerald (International Counsel): Capital Markets
Bernard William Malone (Argentina): Intellectual Property
Juan Pablo Concha Delgado (Colombia): Intellectual Property
Ciro Meza (Colombia): Tax
Alfonso Cortez-Fernández (Mexico): Dispute Resolution: Monterrey
Federico M Ruanova Guinea (Mexico): Environment
Benjamín Torres-Barrón (Mexico): Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
Eugenio Hernández-Bretón (Venezuela): Dispute Resolution
Eugenio Hernández-Bretón (Venezuela): Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators
Carlos A Felce (Venezuela): Labour & Employment
Ronald Evans (Venezuela): Tax
Newly ranked lawyers:
Arturo Carrillo (International Counsel): Banking & Finance
Pedro Reyes (International Counsel): Capital Markets
Juan Pablo Menna (Argentina): Tax
Bernardo Trueba (Argentina): Tax
José Ignacio Berner (Chile): Banking & Finance
Juan Pablo Labbé (Chile): Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
José Ignacio Muñoz (Chile): Labour & Employment
Maria Paula Dueñas (Colombia): Labour & Employment
Carolina Roldán Castellanos (Colombia): Tax
Luis Amado-Córdova (Mexico): Competition/Antitrust
Alina de la Luz (Mexico): Competition/Antitrust
Pedro Antonio Vazquez (Mexico): Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Daniel Villanueva (Mexico): Data Protection and
Daniel Villanueva (Mexico): General Business Law: Guadalajara
Daniel Sánchez Elizondo (Mexico): General Business Law: Guadalajara
Humberto Ruiz-Correa (Mexico): Labour & Employment: Monterrey
Luis C Carbajo-Martínez (Mexico): Tax: Controversy
Maria Eugenia Salazar (Venezuela): Banking & Finance
Hector Martinez (Venezuela): Public Law
Promoted lawyers:
Arturo Carrillo (International Counsel): Capital Markets
Luís Dates (Argentina): Dispute Resolution
Santiago Maqueda (Argentina): Dispute Resolution
Martín Roth (Argentina): Real Estate
Martín Roth (Argentina): TMT (Telecoms, Media, Technology)
Jaime Munro (Chile): Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Ricardo Trejos Robledo (Colombia): Banking & Finance
Mónica Cubillos (Colombia): Banking & Finance
Juan Bernardo Garcia-Garza (Mexico): Corporate/Commercial: Monterrey
Marco Nieto-Vazquez (Mexico): Energy & Natural Resources: Power
José Hoyos-Robles (Mexico): International Trade/WTO
Andrea Dieguez-Orozco (Mexico): International Trade/WTO
Salvador Pasquel Villegas (Mexico): Labour & Employment
Liliana Hernández-Salgado (Mexico): Labour & Employment
Daniel Villanueva (Mexico): TMT (Telecoms, Media, Technology)
Band 1 practice areas:
Labour & Employment (Argentina)
Intellectual Property (Colombia)
Tax (Colombia)
International Trade/WTO (Mexico)
Promoted practice areas:
Tax (Argentina)
Banking & Finance (Colombia)
Intellectual Property (Colombia)
Newly ranked practice areas:
Corporate/M&A (International Counsel)
Public Law (Chile)
Real Estate (Colombia)
Corporate/Commercial: Monterrey (Mexico)
Data Protection (Mexico)
Dispute Resolution: Civil & Commercial Litigation: Highly Regarded (Mexico)
Labour & Employment: Monterrey (Mexico)
Tax: Monterrey (Mexico)
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