In conversation: Oscar Eduardo Gómez, Vice President legal, Grupo Prodeco | In conversation
As head of the legal team for Glencore’s coal mining operations in Colombia, Gómez describes the importance of keeping sustainability front of mind.
As head of the legal team for Glencore’s coal mining operations in Colombia, Gómez describes the importance of keeping sustainability front of mind.
The notion that peace could ever be perceived as anything but positive would be a foreign concept to most. But in Colombia, the ongoing peace process to end the continent’s longest-running domestic conflict has a nation divided. GC travelled to Bogotá to investigate the ongoing impact on the business and legal environment of a country striving to start a new chapter.
The Legal 500’s Latin America editor, Tim Girven, considers the contemporary market for legal services across the continent and whether they constitute a fit-for-purpose solution for modern business.
Alejandro Rubilar describes how a stable financial sector, coupled with a push for world-class regulatory standards, have made Chile a competitive market for both local and foreign players.
Paraguay’s former Attorney-General, Roberto Moreno, walks GC through reimagining the office of the AG, navigating political minefields and defining Paraguay’s place in South America.
GC hears how a commercially-minded legal team is supporting the growth ambitions of Fox’s go-getting Latin American operation.
GC considers key themes among the regulatory approaches of South American countries to the financial sector.
GC finds out how Microsoft is helping the Argentinian government effect digital transformation.
What have a legal department and a Swiss watch got in common? They both run like clockwork – as long as legal operations are involved. GC finds out how a new brand of in-house professionals are delivering up-to-the-minute efficiency to legal departments.
Nicolás Cuadros talks GC through launching a smoke-free device for consuming tobacco within a regulatory framework that has yet to shake off the stigma of cigarettes.