September 12, 2016 (NEW YORK; SÃO PAULO) – Proskauer has once again been recognized as a leading law firm by The Legal 500 Latin America 2016 in the corporate and M&A, banking & finance and capital markets categories, with five partners highlighted in key areas:
- David Fenwick (Banking & Finance; Capital Markets)
- Daniel Ganitsky (Corporate and M&A)
- Carlos Martinez (Corporate and M&A; Banking & Finance; Capital Markets)
- Anthony Piccirillo (Corporate and M&A; Banking & Finance; Capital Markets)
- Fabio Yamada (Corporate and M&A; Banking & Finance; Capital Markets)
In corporate and M&A, the Firm is lauded for its connections to Latin American corporates which it consistently represents in cross-border deals, and in particular for its energy and financial services sector experience.
In banking & finance, the Firm is noted as "very client driven," lawyers have "good negotiation skills," and are "[knowledgeable] of the business environment." The team is praised for its great deal of banking and finance experience, and clients recognized the Firm's expertise in club deals and syndicated facilities.
The capital markets team is described as multi-specialists covering a number of practice areas, but with excellent connections to Latin American corporates, financial institutions and local law firms.
The Legal 500 Latin America provides a detailed qualitative review of more than 600 commercial law firms across 18 key jurisdictions in the region (as well as those involved in international practice) across all relevant practice areas. The results are based on independent research of more than 10,000 lawyers and 250,000 client references.