What success looks like in 2022
Leaders League’s Top 500 Growth Leaders ranking has a fresh look to it in 2022, and with good reason. Our ranking, which is based on an analysis of the turnover and growth of Europ...
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What success looks like in 2022 
"Our industry is growing at the speed of light and we as lawyers cannot lose a second" "Our industry is growing at the speed of light and we as lawyers cannot lose a second"
Jacobo Cohen Imach, General Counsel & SVP - Legal & Public Affairs at Mercado Libre Argentina, tells us about the changes in consumer habits as a result of the pandemic and...
Disney names Horacio Gutierrez as general counsel, senior executive VP and secretary Disney names Horacio Gutierrez as general counsel, senior executive VP and secretary
The Walt Disney Company has named Horacio Gutierrez senior executive vice president, general counsel and secretary.
Bitpanda Bitcoin ETC to trade on Xetra stock exchange Bitpanda Bitcoin ETC to trade on Xetra stock exchange
Austrian fintech Bitpanda is expanding its product portfolio to include exchange-traded cryptocurrencies.
Belgian law firm Daldewolf grows team with 5 hires Belgian law firm Daldewolf grows team with 5 hires
Daldewolf, an independent business law firm with offices in Brussels and Kinshasa, has strengthened its Brussels office with the hiring of four lawyers and a chief impact officer.
Aguilar Castillo Love expands into Bolivia Aguilar Castillo Love expands into Bolivia
Latin American regional law firm Aguilar Castillo Love has opened an office in Bolivia by hiring two local partners, marking the firm’s continued expansion into South America.
Transactions & Finance
Marco Albissi: “Economic growth and a positive outlook are boosting PE growth in Italy” Marco Albissi: “Economic growth and a positive outlook are boosting PE growth in Italy”
One of the investment managers at Alto Partners, a leading mid-market private equity firm in Italy, talks to us about the current Italian investment environment and what makes Alto...
Colegios Peruanos completes fourth issuance of securitized bonds Colegios Peruanos completes fourth issuance of securitized bonds
Colegios Peruanos, which operates under the commercial name Innova Schools and manages primary and secondary schools in Lima and several provinces of Peru, has successfully complet...
Chilean hydroelectric project changes hands Chilean hydroelectric project changes hands
The Central Hidroeléctrica Río Mulchén power station has been sold to a consortium formed by EBCO Energía and Agrosonda Inversiones e Inmobiliaria for an undisclosed sum.
Regulation & Law
Shirley Meschke: “We are committed to making our Covid-19 vaccine meet the needs of world public health” Shirley Meschke: “We are committed to making our Covid-19 vaccine meet the needs of world public health”
Shirley Meschke is Director of Legal Affairs for Brazil at Pfizer, one of the world's premier biopharmaceutical companies which notably developed the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, the g...
Adolfo Zunzunegui: “The level of disruption has been exponential” Adolfo Zunzunegui: “The level of disruption has been exponential”
The head of Allen & Overy’s tax practice in Spain discusses the many changes to corporate tax laws.
Machado Meyer announces new technology and digital law partner Machado Meyer announces new technology and digital law partner
Business & Leadership
Djamila Ribeiro: “Companies lacking a diverse workforce hinder their own performances” Djamila Ribeiro: “Companies lacking a diverse workforce hinder their own performances”
Djamila Ribeiro is a leading philosopher, best-selling author, feminist, journalist and university professor renowned for her acclaimed works ‘Pequeno manual antirracista’, ‘Quem t...
Claudia Woods: "The office is not dead but the old way of working is" Claudia Woods: "The office is not dead but the old way of working is"
Claudia Woods is CEO of WeWork Latin America, the revolutionary real estate company which provides flexible shared workspaces worldwide and currently has over 30 units throughout B...
NotCo becomes Chile’s newest unicorn NotCo becomes Chile’s newest unicorn
Chilean plant-based food company NotCo has closed its Series D round of financing for $235 million, giving the startup a valuation of $1.5 billion, becoming the country’s latest ‘u...
Innovation & Marketing
Beatriz Bernabeu: "Influencers play a key role in our strategy – return on investment is clearer" Beatriz Bernabeu: "Influencers play a key role in our strategy – return on investment is clearer"
The International Legal Director of Havaianas talks to us about how the company has used social media to boost its business, the issues of counterfeiting, and what she looks for in...
5G standard-essential patents: new challenges 5G standard-essential patents: new challenges
Eric Augarde, Ghislain de Trémiolles, and Samuel Deschamps, partners of Santarelli Group, discuss 5G mobile telecommunications technology and potential stakeholder challenges.
Katia Vaskys: "Open hybrid cloud will be the epicenter of corporate IT evolution" Katia Vaskys: "Open hybrid cloud will be the epicenter of corporate IT evolution"
General Manager of IBM Brazil since January 2021 and the first woman to lead the blue-chip giant in the country, Katia Vaskys discusses the importance of digital transformation, th...