Dentons' partners have voted favorably to combine with Guevara & Gutierrez in Bolivia and Paz Horowitz Abogados in Ecuador. The combinations will position Dentons as the only global law firm in Bolivia and Ecuador from launch, connecting the two newly combined firms’ clients to top-tier legal talent in 27 countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, and 200 locations across 79 countries around the world.

Since entering the region in 2016, Dentons has become the fastest growing law firm in Latin America and the Caribbean. With this combination, Dentons will have more offices in all of Latin America and the Caribbean than any other law firm in the world, making Dentons the first and only Pan-Latin American and the Caribbean firm in the history of the legal profession.

With the new offices in La Paz, Santa Cruz, and Quito these combinations will give Dentons' clients access to an additional team of lawyers who can meet their needs across a wide range of industries around the world. Now, Dentons will connect clients to leading legal talent in 27 offices throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, including:

Guevara & Gutierrez is a recognized leader in Bolivia in Banking & Finance, Corporate/Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Energy & Natural Resources, Labor & Employment, and Tax, with a number of Band 1 and 2 Rankings in Chambers Latin America 2020, and high Legal 500 rankings.

Paz Horowitz Abogados is recognized as a leader firm in Ecuador for its services in Investments, Tax, Dispute Resolution, Labor and Employment ,Intellectual property, Anti-Corruption Investigations and Compliance, Corporate and M&A, Energy, and Aviation, and its lawyers are recognized in Chambers Latin America 2020, Latin Lawyer 250, Legal 500 and Leaders League 2021.

The practice and sector synergies will give the combined firms a competitive advantage in international panel competition and build on Dentons’ strength in these areas.

Like Dentons, these firms are dedicated to a polycentric approach that values inclusion and diversity and in and of the community roots, and they have strong traditions of giving back to the communities they serve through pro bono work and volunteerism.

The combinations are expected to launch in the next several months.

In addition to the combinations with Guevara & Gutierrez and Paz Horowitz Abogados, Dentons has launched Dentons EALC East African Law Chambers in Tanzania and Dentons Davis Brown in Iowa, United States since the beginning of 2021.

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