DLA Piper LLP (US) announced today that it has established a cooperation agreement with Peruvian firm Pizarro, Botto & Escobar Abogados. Together the firms will operate as DLA Piper Pizarro Botto Escobar.
Pizarro, Botto & Escobar, based in Lima, Peru, is a multidisciplinary firm with more than 40 lawyers working across a wide range of industries. The cooperation agreement provides DLA Piper with a firm partner with a strong reputation and extensive knowledge in the practice areas of M&A and corporate, banking and finance, projects and infrastructure, insurance, tax, arbitration and litigation, employment, intellectual property, real estate, energy and, recently, corporate criminal and compliance matters.
“Pizarro, Botto & Escobar has wide credibility and is highly regarded in Peru and throughout Latin America,” said Roger Meltzer, DLA Piper’s global co-chairman and co-chairman of the Americas. “We now have a presence in five of Latin America’s largest economies, reflecting our investment philosophy in executing a pan-hemispheric strategy through the expansion of our regional network.”
In December 2016, DLA Piper announced its cooperation agreement with Bahamondez, Alvarez & Zegers in Chile. That followed the opening of an office in San Juan, Puerto Rico; a cooperation agreement with Martinez Beltran in Colombia; and the establishment of DLA Piper Gallastegui y Lozano in Mexico. This is in addition to the firm’s cooperation agreement with Campos Mello in Brazil.
“DLA Piper’s commitment to Latin America is significant and growing, which is part of the reason we’re excited to call the firm our partner,” said Luis Pizarro, managing partner of Pizarro, Botto & Escobar. “Our talented team, combined with DLA Piper’s global and regional platform, will be well-positioned to work with clients throughout Peru, which has a burgeoning economy and industries ripe for this level of legal services.”
Juan Picón, DLA Piper’s global co-chairman and co-chairman of the Latin America practice, added: “This is a great opportunity for our global platform at a time where investments from Europe and China are growing in Latin America, which complements our hemispheric approach.”
