Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP remains noted for high-value commercial arbitration and investment arbitration, including post-M&A disputes, along with energy, infrastructure and mining cases. It has a fine record in investor-state cases connected to expropriation, and under free trade agreements, BITs, and multilateral trade agreements. It has also impressed by representing a number of major Latin American businesses and other multinationals in big-ticket cases. Well-known market figure Julie Bédard leads the Americas international litigation and arbitration group, and has an extensive recent record in Latin America-related cases. Jennifer Permesly is another senior arbitration specialist with a significant focus on Latin America; and Timothy Nelson has also led teams on key Latin America mandates. The practice group has a deep associate bench including the experienced Spanish-speaker, Amanda Raymond Kalantirsky, and Brazilian nationals Caio Pazinato and Rafael Bittencourt, all of whom participate in Latin America-related cases.