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INTERNATIONAL FIRMS 12 Law Firm Rankings 13 Law Firm Briefings 23 Leading Lawyers
4 2012: A statistical review An overview of the market by numbers shows that the mining sector continues to drive growth
8 The promise of a resource rich
ARGENTINA 28 Law Firm Rankings 29 Law Firm Briefings 32 Leading Lawyers
region Clovis Torres, General Counsel of Vale, discusses the challenges involved in developing projects in Latin America
26 Argentina and beyond: a time for
reform Diogo Figueiroa, Head of Trade Finance at Espirito Santo Bank, speaks to IFLR1000 about the need for regulatory reform across the region
34 Brazil: navigating regulatory
BRAZIL 44 Law Firm Rankings 45 Law Firm Briefings 54 Leading Lawyers
complexities Ike Gbadegesin Adeyemi, Group Legal at BHP Billiton, shares her experience of working with law firms in the region
36 Recent developments and financing outlook in the Brazilian
CHILE 56 Law Firm Rankings 57 Law Firm Briefings 59 Leading Lawyers
upstream oil and gas sector Rafael Baleroni and Maurício Teixeira dos Santos of Souza Cescon Barrieu & Flesch explain why reserve based lending and other project finance structures are on the increase
40 Shipping & Ports in Brazil Claudia Elena Bonelli and Pedro Dittrich of TozziniFreire Advogados review growth opportunities in the shipping and ports sectors
MEXICO 64 Law Firm Rankings 65 Law Firm Briefings 68 Leading Lawyers
60 Towards a second generation of
energy reform Juan Carlos Serra and Fernando Ortiz of Basham Ringe y Correa, Mexico City, analyse the lessons that can be learned from energy reform in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia
70 Colombia: tapping potential and
OTHER JURISDICTIONS 80 Law Firm Rankings 81 Law Firm Briefings 100 Leading Lawyers
battling bureaucracy Robert G Carrington, President of the Colombian Mines Corporation, shares his perspective on the Colombian mining industry
74 ABCs of project finance in
Panama Estif Aparicio and Cecilio Castillero of Arias Fábrega & Fábrega (ARIFA), review the structure of project finance deals in Panama
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