Latin America
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Overview
Latin America, a continent of opportunity — home to a population of 600 million sharing similar languages and serving as a treasure trove of natural resources and food — offers the ideal conditions for Korean companies seeking to write success stories abroad.
Economic cooperation between Korea and Latin America is expanding beyond traditional trade relations (FTAs with Chile, Peru, Colombia, five Central American countries, and others) into diverse fields such as manufacturing, infrastructure projects, renewable energy, ICT, and entertainment.
The LIN Latin America team is centered on leading Latin America specialists in Korea who are capable of conducting business in Spanish and Portuguese. Drawing on a regional network built over many years and close collaboration with local experts, we provide clients with substantive and comprehensive legal advisory.
Economic cooperation between Korea and Latin America is expanding beyond traditional trade relations (FTAs with Chile, Peru, Colombia, five Central American countries, and others) into diverse fields such as manufacturing, infrastructure projects, renewable energy, ICT, and entertainment.
The LIN Latin America team is centered on leading Latin America specialists in Korea who are capable of conducting business in Spanish and Portuguese. Drawing on a regional network built over many years and close collaboration with local experts, we provide clients with substantive and comprehensive legal advisory.
Key Services
- Investment structure design and regulatory review for market entry into Latin America
- Comprehensive legal advisory on the laws and investment environment of target investment countries
- Advisory on natural resource development (mining, oil & gas) and energy/infrastructure project investments
- Drafting and negotiation support for M&A, joint ventures (JV), and equity investment agreements
- Local permit and licensing support, foreign investment and sector-specific regulatory response, and government liaison support
- Contract advisory for distribution, licensing, and business operations
- Local litigation and arbitration response, and advisory on recognition and enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards
Key Experience
- Advisory on lithium mining investments in Argentina and Bolivia
- Advisory on acquisition of oil block interests in Chile
- Advisory on a shipbuilding project in Peru
- Advisory on acquisition of oil block interests in Colombia and an airport operations consulting project
- Advisory on establishment of a transportation facility production base in Brazil by a major Korean conglomerate
- Advisory to the arbitral tribunal in an UNCITRAL arbitration case relating to the Medellín metro construction
- Represented a French state-owned enterprise in an investor-state dispute (ISD) against the Argentine government
- Handled international litigation related to Latin America (overseas construction, subcontracting, debt default, etc.)
- Obtained recognition of a Korean shipping company's rehabilitation proceedings by a Mexican court
- Advisory on Spanish bankruptcy proceedings and collective redundancies
- Market entry strategy advisory for K-Food brands entering Latin American markets
- Advisory on subrogation claims following payment of workers' compensation for a helicopter crash in Peru
- Represented an aircraft manufacturer in litigation arising from an aircraft crash in Argentina
