Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has the benchmark capital markets practice in Latin America. With a significant market share of major deals in Mexico and Brazil, it has the Latin America reputation and unrivalled connections to target any jurisdiction that has an upsurge in deals. This includes Argentina, where the firm has gained a number of recent engagements. The firm has retained a large percentage of the headline initial public offerings (IPOs) that originated from Latin America in 2024. Its Sao Paulo office has developed strong connections to several international banks, which have now led to a series of engagements in the wider Latin America region. The Latin America team is also working closely with Spanish-headquartered banks in debt capital markets (DCM) transactions. It remains a market leader in sovereign and state-owned enterprise (SOE) offerings, liability management exercises and SEC reporting for Latin American issuers. Jorge Juantorena stands out for his record in the Mexican market and in the sovereign-offering segment. Sao Paulo-based Juan Giráldez has an extensive record in Brazil deals along with Argentina, where he is noted for government and public sector transactions. Manuel Silva is another prominent talent, noted for his experience in the Mexico, Brazil and sovereign markets. Jonathan Mendes de Oliveira covers both Brazil and wider regional deals. Senior counsel Nicolas Grabar is a fountain of Latin America capital markets knowledge, while Ignacio Lagos – who was promoted to the partnership in October 2025 – is another key team member. Adam Brenneman left the firm in May 2025. Named individuals are based in New York unless stated otherwise.