Big Law in Latin America and Spain

Includes a deep, contextualized and comparative empirical (qualitative) analysis developed as part of the Stanford Law School Project on the Future of the Legal Profession, of a dozen Latin American, Caribbean jurisdictions and Spain
Explains the changes that occurred in the provision of high-end corporate legal services in fifteen Latin American countries and Spain between 1990 and 2015
Covers the last two decades, a period of significant political, social, and economic developments in the countries studied

Autorentext
Manuel A. Gómez is Associate Professor of Law and Associate Dean at Florida International University College of Law, USA.
**Rogelio Pérez-Perdomo** is Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus at Universidad Metropolitana Law School, Venezuela, frequent Visiting Professor at Stanford Law School, USA, and Member of the National Academy of History, Venezuela.

Inhalt

1. Corporate lawyers and multinational corporations in Latin America and Spain: 1990-2015.- 2. Law firms in Argentina: Challenges and responses to a crisis.- 3. Big Law in Brazil: Rise and current challenges.- 4. Big Law in Chile: A glance at the law firms.- 5. Big Law in Central America and the Dominican Republic: Growth strategies in small economies.- 6. The rise of Big Law in Colombia.- 7. Global and traditional: A profile of corporate lawyers in Mexico.- 8. Big Law in Spain: A dynamic ecosystem.- 9. Lawyers and globalization in Peru (1990-2014).- 10. Big Law in Venezuela: From globalization to revolution.- 11. Reconstructing Big Law: The big picture.- 12. The value of Law and Society research in the study of Big Law.- 13. Conclusion.
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