Latin America

“They have a deep understanding of major legal points in various jurisdictions, which helped us to structure the deal in the correct manner."

- Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific

Overview

BKL’s Latin America Task Force Team is composed of attorneys with vast experience, cultural and legal knowledge, as well as key local contacts and native fluency in Spanish and Portuguese that no other law firm in Korea can offer. 

Our Latin America TFT attorneys have ample expertise stemming from a diverse range of projects in the region including construction, joint-ventures, project finance, mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution (arbitration/litigation), and tax and other regulatory matters. In addition, our key attorneys have lived in Latin America and worked at top law firms in Brazil and Mexico, thus also being able to provide valuable and difference-making advice and important cultural insights.  

We have close relationships with top law firms throughout Latin America. Moreover, BKL is a member of World Law Group (an invitation-only global network of top independent full-service law firms established in 1988), and we have collaborated with leading firms in Latin America in the past on several landmark projects.

For each project, our Latin America TFT collaborates closely with BKL’s other practice groups in order to provide high-quality and comprehensive advice to our clients in a variety of transactions in the region ranging from general corporate advice and contract review to complex investment structuring and project finance operations. Our clients include public and private companies, private equity firms and financial sponsors, investment banks, government entities, as well as other institutions and individuals. 

Key Services

Corporate/Finance Transactions and Sector Experience
Mergers and Acquisitions
Joint Ventures
Project finance
Banking and Corporate Finance
Energy/Automotive/Mining/TMT
Engineering/Construction/Manufacturing
Shipping/Oil & Gas
Dispute Resolution
Cross-border disputes
International arbitration
Investment arbitration
International litigation management

Representative Cases

Advised a Korean battery storage manufacturer on a lithium sulphate supply agreement in Brazil
Advised the Seoul branch of a major Chinese bank on the refinancing of loans to the Brazilian subsidiary of a Korean manufacturer of automobile parts
Advised a major Korean home shopping company on the establishment of a joint venture with Televisa in Mexico and the related equity acquisition
Advised a Korean overseas cargo shipper in the creation of a second-priority mortgage security on a Panamanian vessel
Advised a Korean battery storage manufacturer on a lithium sulphate supply agreement in Brazil
Advised a leading Korean heavy machinery provider on Cuban sanctions-related matters
Advised the Seoul branch of a major Chinese bank on the refinancing of loans to the Brazilian subsidiary of a Korean manufacturer of automobile parts
Advised a Korean electricity utility company on the construction agreement involving a power distribution network in the Dominican Republic
Advised a Korean tobacco company on its local outsourcing production agreement in Costa Rica
Advised a Korean producer of automobile parts on the acquisition of its Mexican subsidiary
Advised a major Korean shipping company on tax matters relating to the purchase of equipment through a Panamanian SPC
Advised a Korean electricity generation company on a hydropower project in Cerro Campana in Peru
Advised a major Korean home shopping company on the establishment of a joint venture with Televisa in Mexico and the related equity acquisition
Advised a major Korean food company on the acquisition of a Brazilian supplier of vegetable and high-protein products
Advised a Korean asset management company on an investment in senior loan receivables of a windfarm project in Peru