Latin America Submissions

Schedule and deadlines

The research schedule and guidelines for Legal 500 Latin America 2027 are now below.

Client referees deadline: Friday 13th February 2026
Editorial submission deadline: Friday 13th February 2026
Firm interviews conducted: 13th February – 24th April 2026
Publication: October 2026

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City Elite Rio De Janeiro submissions template NB: This template is in .docx format. Do not resave it in any other format as it may not be compatible with our system.

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FAQs and supporting info

Guidelines

Referees explained

Frequently Asked Questions

Practice Area Definitions (Brazil)

Countries

Countries we are researching for Latin America 2027 include:

ARGENTINA PRACTICE AREAS

Banking and finance
Bankruptcy and restructuring
Competition and antitrust
Compliance
Consumer law
Corporate and M&A
Dispute resolution: Litigation and arbitration
Dispute resolution: White-collar crime
Energy and natural resources: Electricity
Energy and natural resources: Mining
Energy and natural resources: Oil and gas
Environment
Fintech
Insurance
Intellectual property
International trade and customs
Labour and employment
Life sciences and healthcare
Public law
Real estate
Tax
TMT
Transport: Aviation

BOLIVIA PRACTICE AREAS

Banking and finance
Corporate and M&A
Dispute resolution
Energy and natural resources
Intellectual property
Labour and employment
Real estate
Tax

BRAZIL PRACTICE AREAS

Banking and finance
Capital markets
Competition and antitrust
Compliance
Corporate and M&A: high-end
Corporate and M&A: mid-market

Note: Please only send one submission for Corporate and M&A

Dispute resolution: Arbitration
Dispute resolution: Mid-market litigation
Dispute resolution: Premium litigation

Note: Please only send one submission for Dispute resolution: Litigation

Energy and natural resources: Electricity and renewable energy
Energy and natural resources: Hydrocarbons
Energy and natural resources: Mining
Environment
Insurance
Intellectual property
International trade
Labour and employment
Life sciences
Projects and infrastructure
Public law
Real estate
Restructuring and insolvency
Sport
Tax: Customs
Tax: Tax advisory
Tax: Tax litigation

Note: Please only send one submission for Tax

TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
TMT: Media
TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
TMT: Telecoms
Transport: Aviation
Transport: Shipping
Venture capital
Wealth and succession planning
White-collar crime and investigations

City Focus

- - - Belém
      - Leading firms
    - Belo Horizonte
      - Commercial, corporate and M&A
      - Dispute resolution
      - Labour
      - Natural resources and regulation
      - Tax
    - Brasilia
      - Government relations
      - Litigation
      - Public law and regulation
      - Tax
    - Campinas
      - Leading firms
    - Curitiba
      - Leading firms
    - Florianópolis
      - Leading firms
    - Fortaleza
      - Leading firms
    - Goiânia
      - Leading firms
    - Manaus
      - Leading firms
    - Porto Alegre
      - Commercial, corporate and M&A
      - Dispute resolution
      - Labour
      - Tax
    - Recife
      - Leading firms
    - Salvador
      - Leading firms

Rio de Janeiro Elite

- - - Corporate
    - Dispute resolution
    - Labour and employment
    - Tax

CENTRAL AMERICA PRACTICE AREAS

Corporate and finance

CHILE PRACTICE AREAS

Banking and finance
Bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring
Capital markets
Competition and antitrust
Compliance
Consumer and advertising law
Corporate and M&A: High-end
Corporate and M&A: Mid-market

Note: Please only send one submission for Corporate and M&A

Data privacy
Dispute resolution: Arbitration
Dispute resolution: Litigation
Dispute resolution: White-collar crime
Energy and natural resources: Electricity and hydrocarbons
Energy and natural resources: Mining
Environment
Insurance
Intellectual property
Labour and employment
Life sciences
Projects and infrastructure
Public law
Real estate
Tax
TMT
Transport: Aviation
Transport: Maritime law
Venture capital
Water law

COLOMBIA PRACTICE AREAS

Banking, finance and capital markets

Note: Banking, finance and capital markets have now been combined into one single area

Competition and antitrust
Compliance and white-collar crime
Corporate and M&A
Data privacy NEW
Dispute resolution: Arbitration
Dispute resolution: Litigation
Energy and natural resources
Environment
Insurance
Intellectual property
International trade and customs
Labour and employment
Life sciences
Projects
Public law
Real estate
Tax
TMT
Transport: Aviation NEW
Transport: Maritime law NEW

City Focus

- - Barranquilla
  - Cali
  - Medellín

COSTA RICA PRACTICE AREAS

- - Banking and finance
  - Compliance
  - Corporate and M&A
  - Dispute resolution
  - Energy and natural resources
  - Environment
  - Intellectual property
  - Labour and employment
  - Projects and infrastructure
  - Real estate
  - Tax

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PRACTICE AREAS

- - Banking and finance
  - Corporate and M&A
  - Dispute resolution
  - Energy and natural resources
  - Environment
  - Intellectual property
  - Labour and employment
  - Real estate and tourism
  - Tax

ECUADOR PRACTICE AREAS

- - Banking and finance
  - Competition and antitrust
  - Corporate and M&A
  - Dispute resolution
  - Energy and natural resources
  - Intellectual property
  - Labour and employment
  - Real estate
  - Tax

City Focus

- - Cuenca
  - Manta

EL SALVADOR PRACTICE AREAS

- - Banking and finance
  - Corporate and M&A
  - Dispute resolution
  - Intellectual property
  - Tax

GUATEMALA PRACTICE AREAS

- - Banking and finance
  - Corporate and M&A
  - Dispute resolution
  - Energy and natural resources/projects
  - Intellectual property
  - Labour
  - Real estate
  - Tax

HONDURAS PRACTICE AREAS

- - Banking and finance
  - Corporate and M&A
  - Dispute resolution
  - Energy and projects
  - Intellectual property
  - Labour

MEXICO PRACTICE AREAS

- - Banking and finance
  - Bankruptcy and restructuring
  - Capital markets
  - Competition and antitrust
  - Compliance and data privacy
  - Corporate and M&A: High-end
  - Corporate and M&A: Mid-market

Note: Please only send one submission for Corporate and M&A

- - Dispute resolution: Arbitration
  - Dispute resolution: Litigation
  - Energy and natural resources
  - Environment
  - Insurance
  - Intellectual property
  - International trade and customs
  - Labour and employment
  - Life sciences
  - Mining
  - Projects and infrastructure
  - Public law and government procurement NEW
  - Real estate
  - Sports and entertainment
  - Tax
  - TMT
  - Transport: Aviation
  - Wealth management

City Focus

Cancun
Guadalajara
Monterrey
Tijuana

NICARAGUA PRACTICE AREAS

- - Corporate and finance
  - Dispute resolution
  - Energy and natural resources
  - Intellectual property
  - Real estate

PANAMA PRACTICE AREAS

- - Banking and finance
  - Capital markets
  - Corporate and M&A
  - Corporate services and estate planning
  - Dispute resolution
  - Intellectual property
  - Labour
  - Projects and energy
  - Real estate
  - Tax
  - Transport: Aviation
  - Transport: Shipping and maritime law

PARAGUAY PRACTICE AREAS

- - Administrative law
  - Banking and finance
  - Competition and antitrust
  - Corporate and M&A
  - Dispute resolution
  - Environment
  - Intellectual property
  - Labour and employment
  - Tax
  - Transport: Aviation
  - Transport: Maritime law NEW

PERU PRACTICE AREAS

- - Banking and finance
  - Bankruptcy and restructuring
  - Capital markets
  - Competition and antitrust
  - Compliance
  - Corporate and M&A
  - Data privacy
  - Dispute resolution: Arbitration
  - Dispute resolution: Litigation
  - Dispute resolution: White-collar crime
  - Energy and natural resources: Electricity
  - Energy and natural resources: Hydrocarbons
  - Energy and natural resources: Mining
  - Environment
  - Insurance
  - Intellectual property
  - International trade (IT&C)
  - Labour and employment
  - Life sciences and healthcare
  - Projects and infrastructure
  - Public law and regulation
  - Real estate
  - Tax
  - TMT (Technology, media and telecoms)
  - Transport: Aviation NEW
  - Transport: Maritime law NEW

PUERTO RICO PRACTICE AREAS

- - Corporate, commercial and banking
  - Dispute resolution and bankruptcy
  - Energy, natural resources and environment
  - Intellectual property
  - Labour and employment
  - Real estate, hospitality and leisure
  - Tax

URUGUAY PRACTICE AREAS

- - Banking and finance
  - Corporate and M&A
  - Dispute resolution
  - Intellectual property
  - Labour and employment
  - Projects and energy
  - Real estate
  - Tax

VENEZUELA PRACTICE AREAS

- - General practice

Note: Due to the ongoing difficulties covering the Venezuelan market, we have taken the decision to request one single submission from firms in Venezuela, covering all their activity over the previous 12 months, regardless of the practice area. Please be sure to include all relevant team members (again, regardless of practice area), and examples of the full array of work / mandates being undertaken.

INTERNATIONAL FIRMS PRACTICE AREAS

- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Compliance and investigations
- Corporate and M&A
- International arbitration
- Projects and infrastructure

City Focus

Houston
Miami