Holland & Knight LLP

Leveraging its network of global offices, Holland & Knight LLP  has an increasing presence in Latin American arbitration markets. With a bench of lawyers that boast various linguistic and cultural ties to the regions, the team has a growing client list in Colombia and Mexico. In Bogotá, Jose Vicente Zapata and Juan Casallas Romero are key contacts. Zapata has significant experience in critical environmental liability cases and co-chairs the firm’s Venezuela focus team. Luis Rubio Barnetche is a skilled attorney based in the firm’s Mexico City office and has deep insight into dispute resolution proceedings relating to NAFTA. José Antonio Vázquez Cobo has been an important recent addition to the bench in Mexico City. Adolfo Jimenez leads the firm’s international arbitration team and has extensive experience representing clients in arbitrations in both English and Spanish before a variety of arbitration centres. Katharine Menéndez de La Cuesta supports Jimenez in Miami. Since publication, the firm has raised Alec M Puig (also in the Miami office) to the partnership - effective as of January 2026.