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Latin America practice

Our Latin America practice helps market-leading insurers and reinsurers manage claims, analyze and litigate coverage, and related exposures. We also act in an advisory position for issues across all lines of business in the Latin American region.

With our deep experience on highly-complicated cases, we continue to help market-leading insurers and reinsurers on issues across all lines of business in the Latin America. Our team handles both contentious and non-contentious matters, providing a range of specialist legal services for many industry sectors, including:

  • insurance and reinsurance
  • aviation
  • banking and finance
  • construction and engineering
  • cyber
  • healthcare
  • life sciences
  • marine
  • public sector
  • rail
  • real estate
  • retail
  • shipping and international trade
  • sport and leisure
  • transport and logistics; and
  • travel and tourism.

Our lawyers are all bilingual and qualified across various jurisdictions in Latin America, England and Wales, Spain and the US.

Anna Weiss has a Regional Management role overseeing the business operations, development and growth of the offices in the region, together with Alex Guillamont who continues to develop our network of associations across the region to support the business across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Kennedys is at the forefront of the insurance and reinsurance market in Latin America. Although primarily known for its insurance and reinsurance work, the firm is increasingly active in corporate and commercial matters.

Global reach with local expertise

Our lawyers work together with our international team, sharing global knowledge and local expertise with our offices in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and our associate offices in Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama and Puerto Rico.

Together with our Kennedys offices around the world, we handle some of the most significant insurance and reinsurance matters globally.

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Our offices in Latin America

Buenos Aires

Av. Córdoba 817 piso 8° oficina “16” - C1054AAI Buenos Aires Argentina

+54 11 5031 3403

Santiago

Av. Alonso de Córdova 2860, Of. 504 Vitacura - Santiago - Chile

+56 2 32027240

Bogotá

Carrera 9 No. 115-06, Piso 28 Edificio Tierra Firme, Oficina 2802 Bogotá, Colombia 110111

(+57) 1 390 5888

Mexico City

Av. de los Insurgentes Sur 1457 Insurgentes Mixcoac Benito Juárez 03920 Ciudad de México CDMX, Mexico

+52 55 75906195

Lima

Av. Rivera Navarrete No. 495 Int. 1302 Lima 15046 San Isidro Lima Peru

+51 1562 5150

São Paulo

AZC Advogados Alameda Santos, 1800 6th Floor, Suite 61 Jardim Paulista – São Paulo SP 01418-102 Brazil

+55 11 3288 9188
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Key contacts

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Alex Guillamont

Foreign Legal Consultant (Not Admitted to Practice Law in Florida) Partner (Qualified in Spain and England & Wales) - Miami

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Michael Hennessy

Regional Managing Partner for LATAM and Caribbean - Mexico City

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Anna Weiss

Foreign Legal Consultant (Not Admitted to Practice Law in Florida) Partner (Qualified in England & Wales) - Miami