Latin America 2026
Editors' note
Welcome to the Legal 500 Latin America, which is now in its 14th year.
The current rankings are taken from the 2026 guide, which was published on 22nd October 2025.
Research for the guide took place through spring and early summer 2025, when researchers conducted thousands of interviews and assessed over 8000 submissions from law firms.
The 2026 edition covers 19 Latin American jurisdictions (plus regional sections for international firms) and sees nearly 1,500 firms achieve some 6,000 rankings across 320 practice areas. In addition, it casts light on some 400 up-and-coming firms to watch and includes over 5,000 individual lawyer rankings. This year’s edition also includes a number of new areas of sector coverage, ranging from Sports & Entertainment, and Mining, in Mexico, to Aviation in Argentina, for example.
We’re particularly pleased with the ongoing expansion of our Brazil rankings, which this year sees new City focus sections for Belén, Goiania and Florianopolis – our coverage now includes 12 city focus sections beyond the core Sao Paulo – Rio de Janeiro access. We’ve also sought to further refine our coverage with the division of the country’s litigation table into premium and mid-market sections. Suffice to say, the guide features considerable novel content which is aimed to ensure that Corporate Counsel can make the most informed decision possible when it comes to appointing external counsel.
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