Akerman LLP haș a sizeable international arbitration team with a Latin America focus driven primarily by its Miami office. The firm is weighted towards commercial arbitration, representing a range of US and Latin America-based businesses, along with private equity investors, ultra high net-worth individuals and family offices. The international arbitration team has a mix of civil and common law trained practitioners. Chair of the Latin America and Caribbean practice, Luis Pérez is co-managing partner of the Miami office and has a longstanding record in commercial arbitrations connected to the Latin America region.
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Clients clés

  • Dante and Douglas Locatelli
  • Dominicana Renovables
  • GolTV
  • Ossandon Family (Chile)
  • Carlos Kauffman and Moises Maionica v Erwin Genie and Maria Beatriz Folla
  • Westend Properties
  • BBC Chartering USA / BBC Chartering Singapore
  • WPP (and certain of its affiliates including Young & Rubicam)

Points forts

  • Advised Dante and Douglas Locatelli on a successful Section 1782 application for discovery in an international inheritance dispute.
  • Represented Dominicana Renovables (DRSL)  in a commercial arbitration against the Dominican Republic arising from a dispute in relation to its investment in a local wind farm, the Isabela Wind Energy Complex.
  • Represented the Ossandon family in two matters relating to an inter-family dispute regarding one of the wealthiest families in Chile.

Avocats

Responsable de la pratique

Luis Perez