Doing Business
in Latin America
King & Spalding helps clients enter new markets,advance inbound and outbound investments andprojects, and resolve legal and regulatory challenges
throughout Latin America. We navigate our clients
through the political, economic, and legal frameworks ineach Latin American jurisdiction to help them maximize
opportunities for growth. We know the region andcultures, speak the languages, and understand theidiosyncrasies of each country.
Our multidisciplinary team includes more than 70
lawyers around the globe, including in key hubs forLatin American business – Miami, New York, Houston,London, and Washington D.C. Our team members areeither dual-qualified to practice in the U.S. and theregion, or steeped in the local business community
through decades of working there. Our track record
combined with our vast network of trusted local counseland connections give our clients a competitive edge
when doing business in Latin America.
We transform our clients’ vision into results in Latin
America by:
Helping clients avoid and resolve disputes related toprojects and investments in the region. We assist clientsin structuring their investments to achieve their businessobjectives no matter how complex and challenging thelandscape becomes. When a dispute is unavoidable, we play
to win, and do win, working closely with clients throughout
the dispute cycle so their interests are always top of mind.
Our top-ranked International Arbitration Practice built its
name in Latin America and has handled more than 100
arbitrations in the region.
Structuring and executing clients’ ground-breaking
transactions in the region. We have closed hundreds oftransactions for regionally focused clients, includingcutting-edge transportation and social infrastructure,telecommunications, energy, and natural resource projects.
Our work encompasses the full spectrum of a project’s

Capability
Lawyers
Fradyn Suárez
Miami

Henry Burnett (Harry)
Miami

Lucila Hemmingsen (Luli)
New York

Brandt Leibe
HoustonStephen J. Orava (Steve)
Washington, D.C.

Scott A. Greer
HoustonRecognition
Band 1 for International
Arbitration
CHAMBERS LATIN
AMERICA 2024, LEGAL 500
LATIN AMERICA 2024,
CHAMBERS BRAZIL 2023

Ranked for Project Finance
CHAMBERS LATIN
AMERICA 2024

lifecycle, including structuring, planning, development,financing, construction, and operation. In addition to theseprojects, our transactional work in the region covers a broadarray of corporate matters including, private equity, mergers
and acquisitions, joint ventures, as well as corporate
reorganizations and out-of-court debt restructurings.
Guiding clients through complex public-privatepartnerships. We have extensive experience working withgovernments designing PPP frameworks and concessions
and identifying and analyzing the risks and rewards
associated with these long-term partnerships.
Navigating complex compliance issues across multipleLatin American jurisdictions. This includes handling
government civil and criminal investigations, internal
corporate investigations, white-collar criminal defense, andcompliance counseling. In addition, we advise on sensitive
trade policy, economic sanctions, customs, cybersecurity,and IP matters in the region.

Cases & Deals
July 5, 2024
Pan American Energy and Golar LNG Sign Agreement for
20-Year FLNG Deployment in Argentina
July 19, 2023
King & Spalding advises Nikola Corporation on its Sale of
the Phoenix Hydrogen Hub to Fortescue Future Industries
July 12, 2023
King & Spalding advises NextDecade on its $11.7 billion
EPC Agreement with Bechtel, LNG marketing, and all realestate matters (including a 984 acre lease) for the $18billion Rio Grande Natural Gas Liquefaction Facility
Project
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Insights
ARTICLE
November 21, 2023
Key Mining Disputes in Latin America
ARTICLE
July 12, 2023
Report on LNG in Europe in 2023
ARTICLE
June 2, 2023
Environmental justice and civil rights in U.S. construction
projects
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EventsTier 1 – City Focus: Houstonand Miami
LEGAL 500 LATIN
AMERICA, 2024

Recommended Firm
LATIN LAWYER 250, 2023

“King & Spalding has a long
history of specializing inLatin America oil and gas
projects and othertransactions”
LEGAL 500 LATIN
AMERICA, 2023

“Premier practice boasting a
deep bench of talented
international arbitration
experts”
CHAMBERS LATIN
AMERICA, 2023

“King & Spalding’s
international arbitration teamis unparalleled in the market”
LEGAL 500 LATIN
AMERICA, 2023

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
September 23, 2024
Peter Isajiw to Speak at SIFMA’s Compliance & Legal
Society Regional Seminar
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
September 15, 2024
Eldy Quintanilla-Roche to Speak at The IBA Arb40
Symposium – New Horizons in International Arbitration
CONFERENCE
April 24, 2024
U.S. Energy Policy and New Opportunities for Argentina
LNG
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IN THE NEWS
September 18, 2024
Harry Burnett, Craig Miles, Kevin Mohr, Fernando
Rodriguez-Cortina, Arturo Oropeza and Marcio
Vasconcellos advise Odyssey Marine Exploration before
the International Centre for Settlement of Investment
Disputes, which awarded the company $37M in its disputewith Mexico after the country mothballed its project todevelop one of the world's largest seabed phosphatedeposits
IN THE NEWS
July 31, 2024K&S advises Gasoducto Sur Peruano in an ICSID claim
against Peru over a natural gas pipeline project thatcollapsed in the wake of the Odebrecht corruption scandal
RECOGNITION
July 16, 2024
GATT DC Honors Lucas Queiroz Pires With its 2024
LGBTQ+ Trade Person Of The Year Award
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