PAG Law

PAG Law has continued to build-out its senior ranks, most recently with the hire of Clara Krivoy in New York; she is the former head of Latin America at Brown Rudnick LLP and a specialist in blockchain and digital assets transactions. She follows in the footsteps of prominent Latin America specialist Alejandro Fiuza, who also joined the New York office from Brown Rudnick LLP in 2023. They are part of a Latin America-focused firm, based in Miami and New York, that has built a sizeable market share of  venture capital, start-up and emerging company work in Latin America. The team handles early-stage financings through to M&A and initial public offerings (IPOs), along with venture capital fund formation. The firm is known for its experience in fintech, blockchain and digital assets, along with multiple other sectors. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico are its primary markets. Almost half of the firm’s lawyers have lived and practised law in Latin America. Firm founding partner Juan Pablo Cappello and is fully embedded in the emerging company sector in Latin America; he is also a founder and director of Mexican retailer Tiendas 3B, which carried out a landmark $700m IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in 2024, where he acted as special counsel to the board and the selling shareholders. Lizbeth Flores is a founding partner and is highly rated for venture capital financings and corporate transactions in Brazil and throughout Latin America. Peter Eccles is the founding and managing partner of the New York office and is another key name in Latin America transactions. Named individuals are based in Miami unless stated otherwise.