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