MIAMI (October 23, 2024) – Holland & Knight is recommended as one of the top international law firms in Latin America, including Colombia and Mexico, in The Legal 500 Latin America 2025 edition. The firm earned 29 practice rankings, including Top Tier Firm designations in two areas: Environment (Colombia) and Energy and Natural Resources (Mexico).
Thirty lawyers received recognition in the guide, earning the titles of "Leading Partner," "Next Generation Partner" or "Leading Associate." This year, partner José Vicente Zapata earned the "Hall of Fame" title for his Environment practice in Colombia.
The guide recommends the following Holland & Knight practices and individuals:
Latin America International Firms
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets
- City Leaders – Miami
- Corporate/M&A
- International Arbitration
- Projects and Energy
Colombia
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets
- Corporate/M&A
- Dispute Resolution – Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution – Litigation
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Environment
- Intellectual Property
- Labor and Employment
- Public Law
- Tax
Mexico
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets
- City Focus – Monterrey
- Corporate/M&A
- Dispute Resolution – Arbitration
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Intellectual Property
- International Trade and Customs
- Projects and Infrastructure
- Real Estate
- Tax
- Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Hall of Fame
- José Vicente Zapata (Colombia) – Environment
Leading Partners
- Camilo Cuervo Díaz (Colombia) – Labor and Employment
- Stephen Double (Latin America: International Firms) – Banking and Finance
- Camilo Gantiva Hidalgo (Colombia) – Banking and Finance
- Enrique Gómez-Pinzón (Colombia) – Corporate/M&A
- José Gutierréz Mestre (Colombia) – Dispute Resolution – Litigation
- Gustavo Pardo Ardila (Colombia) – Tax
- Turenna Ramírez Ortiz (Mexico) – International Trade and Customs
- Danilo Romero Raad (Colombia) – Intellectual Property
- Luis Rubio Barnetche (Mexico) – International Trade and Customs, TMT
- Gabriel Ruiz Rocha (Mexico) – Energy and Natural Resources
- Guillermo Uribe Lara (Mexico) – Capital Markets
- José Vicente Zapata (Colombia) – Energy and Natural Resources
Next Generation Partners
- Juan Casallas (Colombia) – Dispute Resolution – Litigation, Public Law
- Camilo Gantiva Hidalgo (Colombia) – Capital Markets
- Adrián Gay Lasa (Mexico) – Real Estate
- Eugenio Grageda (Mexico) – Tax
- Oscar Quiroz-Chávez (Mexico) – Compliance and Data Privacy
- Lara Rios (Latin America: International Firms) – Banking and Finance
- Rodolfo Rueda Ballesteros (Mexico) – Energy and Natural Resources, Projects and Infrastructure
- María Juliana Saa (Colombia) – Banking and Finance
- Julia Velásquez (Colombia) – Corporate/M&A
- Inés Elvira Vesga (Colombia) – Energy and Natural Resources
Leading Associates
- María Camila Aponte (Colombia) – Environment
- Maria De Bedout (Latin America: International Firms) – Capital Markets
- Daniel Fajardo (Colombia) – Energy and Natural Resources
- Juan Felipe Fontecha (Colombia) – Capital Markets
- Aldo González Melo (Mexico) – Energy and Natural Resources, Projects and Infrastructure
- Alberto Lascurain (Mexico) – Compliance and Data Privacy
- Camila López (Colombia) – Intellectual Property
- Lorena Martínez (Colombia) – Dispute Resolution – Litigation
- Estefanny Pardo Gutiérrez (Colombia) – Energy and Natural Resources
Additionally, the firm is recognized as a "Firm to Watch" for several practices with attorneys mentioned for their work in these areas. They include:
- Life Sciences (Colombia): Enrique Gómez‐Pinzón, Danilo Romero Raad
- Projects (Colombia): María Juliana Saa, Edwin Cortés Mejía
- Compliance and Data Privacy (Mexico): Humberto Morales-Barron, Oscar Quiroz-Chávez, Alberto Lascurain
The Legal 500 Latin America is an authoritative guide to Latin America's leading law firms, relied upon by thousands of professionals in the legal marketplace. It provides a detailed qualitative review of commercial law firms across key jurisdictions in the region (as well as those involved in international practice) across all relevant practice areas.