Winston’s Latin America Practice Recognized in Latin Lawyer’s 250 2026

Several of Winston & Strawn’s Latin American practice areas and lawyers were recognized in Latin Lawyer’s 250 2026 guide. The list is the product of intensive editorial research, with key practice strengths and leading players identified.

The following are quotes from Winston’s Latin America Practice Latin Lawyer 250 profile that highlight the exceptional work of our practices and lawyers:

Overview: “Winston & Strawn has worked on Latin American deals and cases for more than three decades. The firm has a long-established and solid reputation in the market and has added to its offering through a string of headline-grabbing lateral hires to the team. These arrivals have beefed up the regional practice, which has gone from strength to strength, gaining plenty of traction in the market, even during periods of political and economic uncertainty. The group is distinguished by the considerable number of prominent Latin American corporations it represents.”

Arbitration: “This arbitration practice group is known for its involvement in investor-state cases across Latin America. The team has experience advising private investor, sovereign states and state-owned entities and is at home in proceedings before several arbitration panels.”

Banking & Finance: “Winston & Strawn assists key clients with complex, structured transactions across a variety of Latin American jurisdictions. Lawyers are experienced in cross-border financing, acquisition finance and debt restructuring in a broad range of industries.”

Capital Markets: Winston’s Capital Markets team “benefits from the experience of key Latin America-focused partners, who have placed this group at the fore of several high-profile deals across the region.”

Corporate and M&A: “Winston & Strawn has a robust corporate practice group in Latin America. Its recent additions to the Miami outpost have won the attention of competitors and clients alike.” A recent client says: “They protect our interests at all times [and] are always available and work efficiently.”

Private Equity: “Winston regularly advises private equity funds on a variety of investments across a variety of industries, including energy, oil and healthcare. Lawyers here take on fund formation work as well as transactional matters.”

ESG: “Winston’s finance and capital markets work in Latin America involves a lot of ESG mandates. The team has leveraged its solid reputation to advise some of Latin America’s leading companies on landmark, headline-grabbing ESG financings.”

See the full list of winners here.