About

Born from the merger between Chilean airline LAN and the Brazilian TAM Airlines in June 2012, Grupo Latam Airlines is currently one of the world’s largest airline groups in terms of network connections and the largest Brazilian airline by market share and fleet size. The group’s well organised and knowledgeable legal department in Brazil has been an integral element of the significant growth of the business in response to its ambitious plans for regional expansion. Most recently, the team was involved in the signing of a codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways which is expected to expand both airlines’ extensive list of destinations, and create new growth opportunities in several international markets. The legal unit also services the group’s day-to-day operational needs and supports the business on a number of issues across antitrust, competition law, regulatory law, contracts and antitrust areas. It maintains close cooperation with legal teams based in Latin America, USA and Spain and has received praise from nominators for its involvement in key litigations and consumer and labour law projects.