Mayer Brown - Latin America

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 Litigation and International Arbitration

We represent clients in arbitration matters pending before many international arbitral institutions, and have extensive experience in cross-border legal disputes and litigation involving multinational parties. We also regularly advise major Latin American companies on their US securities law reporting requirements and obligations under Sarbanes-Oxley.

  • TV Azteca. We successfully defended TV Azteca in an enforcement action brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging federal securities fraud and violations of Sarbanes Oxley. The case was settled, and TV Azteca was not required to pay any damages to the SEC. We also represented TV Azteca in the related internal investigation. Finally, we successfully defended TV Azteca in the parallel securities shareholder class action in the Southern District of New York.

  • Mexican Breach of Contract. We represented three Mexican companies in their defense before the courts for an alleged breach of contract. Our international litigation group successfully revoked the $454 million fine.

  • Mexican Civil Responsibility Litigation. We represented a Mexican company in their defense before the courts for an alleged extra contractual civil responsibility regarding Internet content.

  • Peru/UNCITRAL Arbitration. We represented a multi-national telecommunications company in connection with UNCITRAL arbitration arising out of acquisition of a telecommunications business in Peru. The case involved indemnity claims and complex issues of Peruvian taxation.

  • Miss Universe Pageant Arbitration. We handled an arbitration before the AAA relating to the Sponsorship Agreement for the Miss Universe Pageant.

  • Brazil/ Singapore ICC Arbitration. We represented one of the leading steel manufacturers in Brazil in an arbitration in Singapore before the ICC against a purchaser in Thailand.

  • Telecommunication Litigation. We successfully represented the subsidiary of a Latin American telecommunications company in a case before the United States courts brought by various nations for a total of $40 million.

 
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Contact:
Peter V. Darrow (Americas)
Douglas A. Doetsch (Americas)
David K. Duffee (Americas)
Stephen Hood (Americas)
James P. Patti (Americas)