Latin America

Cross-Border Corporate Projects & Transactions 

We guide clients through the legal and business complexities of cross-border investments, corporate transactions, and project development throughout the Americas. Our team represents investors and companies pursuing opportunities both in Latin America and in the United States, supporting strategic growth initiatives across a broad range of industries.

We advise on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic alliances, private equity investments, corporate restructurings, financing transactions, market-entry strategies, investment protection, and corporate governance matters. We also assist clients with significant cross-border projects involving infrastructure, energy, hospitality, real estate, manufacturing, logistics, technology, health care, and other strategic sectors.

A key differentiator of our practice is the integration of Seyfarth's internationally recognized Labor & Employment platform, widely regarded as one of the premier employer-side labor and employment practices in the world. Cross-border transactions and projects frequently involve complex workforce issues, including employment due diligence, executive compensation, workforce integration, labor relations, workforce restructurings, reductions in force, employee mobility, immigration, and post-acquisition harmonization of employment practices. By combining market-leading labor and employment capabilities with sophisticated corporate and transactional experience, we help clients identify and manage workforce-related risks that can significantly impact the success of a transaction, investment, or project.

Whether a US-based company is expanding into Latin America, or a Latin American investor is acquiring assets, establishing operations, or investing in the United States, we deliver practical, business-oriented advice designed to help clients achieve their strategic objectives and maximize value.

Cross-Border Dispute Resolution

Cross-border business activities frequently present legal, commercial, regulatory, and geopolitical challenges. When disputes arise, our team helps clients protect their investments and business interests through coordinated strategies spanning multiple jurisdictions.

We represent clients in complex litigation, international arbitration, shareholder and joint venture disputes, post-acquisition claims, contract disputes, fraud and asset recovery matters, and regulatory proceedings throughout the Americas. Working closely with trusted local counsel and industry specialists throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, we develop tailored dispute-resolution strategies designed to protect our clients' commercial interests while minimizing business disruption.

Our objective is not only to achieve successful outcomes, but also to preserve enterprise value, protect key relationships, and support our clients' long-term business goals.

Legal Compliance & Business Integrity

Organizations operating across borders face increasing regulatory scrutiny and expanding compliance obligations. Our Legal Compliance & Business Integrity team helps clients navigate these challenges by developing governance frameworks and compliance programs that align with business objectives while mitigating legal and reputational risks.

We advise on anti-corruption and anti-bribery compliance, including the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and local Latin American regulations, sanctions and trade compliance, supply chain integrity, internal investigations, corporate governance, ESG initiatives, and enterprise risk management. We regularly assist clients in conducting internal investigations involving allegations of fraud, corruption, misconduct, conflicts of interest, and other sensitive issues requiring coordinated cross-border management.

By integrating legal, regulatory, compliance, and business considerations, we help clients operate with confidence in a rapidly evolving international environment.

THE SEYFARTH EXPERIENCE

Anchored in Miami. Powered by Seyfarth practitioners across the globe.

While our Latin America Practice is anchored in Miami, it is fully integrated with Seyfarth's premier practitioners located across the firm's US and international offices. We assemble multidisciplinary teams tailored to each client's needs, drawing upon our leading capabilities in corporate transactions, labor and employment, compliance, investigations, dispute resolution, real estate, construction, immigration, employee benefits, tax, and industry-specific disciplines.

This integrated approach allows clients to access the firm's most qualified professionals regardless of location, while benefiting from a single, coordinated team that understands the unique dynamics of doing business across the Americas.

For our clients, this means access to a seamless platform capable of supporting their most important investments, operations, and strategic initiatives. Whether investing into Latin America, expanding into the United States, managing a multinational workforce, navigating a complex regulatory challenge, or resolving a high-stakes dispute, clients benefit from practical, business-focused legal advice delivered through one integrated team.

By combining Miami's role as the gateway to the Americas with the strength of Seyfarth's national and international capabilities, we help clients identify opportunities, manage risk, and resolve challenges, so they can achieve their business objectives throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States.