About Holland & Knight
One of the few U.S.-based firms offering full services in Mexico and Colombia, Holland & Knight partners with Latin American clients to deliver innovative business and legal solutions and help them achieve their shortand long-term goals.
Our U.S. and international offices – combined with the depth and scale of our practices, regional relationships and global reach – enable Holland & Knight to provide comprehensive and seamless legal services to clients, regardless of location.
• Holland & Knight’s working relationships with business and government leaders enhance our substantial experience in a wide range of business sectors.
• We are innovators of finance structuring and have in-depth knowledge of how to work with national-level officials to analyze, design and draft legislation and regulations that favor our clients.
• We have played key roles in several first-ever large-scale and other transactions in Latin America and are at the forefront of constitutional reforms and new energy laws in Mexico and beyond.
Deep Latin America Experience Practice
Strategic Outlook for Clients
Holland & Knight’s full-service representation and experience position us to address client needs and goals in Latin America and around the world in strategic growth areas such as financial services, energy, M&A, and transportation and infrastructure.
200+
attorneys fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese with multicultural and multilingual services to help clients succeed
40+
years of representing local and international clients doing business in the region
700+
foreign-trained lawyers have worked in our U.S. offices through our renowned Foreign Lawyer Trainee Program
Our Track Record: Recent Notable Deals
• Advised UMB Bank in connection with the acquisition financing of 13 power plants in Mexico; worth approximately $6 billion, deal was hailed by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador as a “new nationalization” for the electricity market
• Represented Fibra UNO, the first Mexican real estate investment trust (REIT) and the largest in Latin America, in connection with a $600 million public offering of senior unsecured green bonds –the first of its kind issued by a Mexican REIT
• Represented Oben Group, a Peru-based flexible film packaging supplier, in its $116 million acquisition of Terphane, a producer of biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate films with manufacturing plants in Brazil and the U.S., from Tredegar Corp., a leading manufacturer of plastic films and aluminum extrusions
• Represented Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional (FDN) as liquidity lender in the $225 million refinancing of the Transversal del Sisga project in Colombia; the refinancing structure included four senior debt tranches provided by FDN, BlackRock debt fund and Ashmore debt fund, as well as the liquidity line provided by FDN; financing proceeds helped repay the original debt and a dividend cap to the sponsors for their equity investments in other concessions in Colombia; transaction was named the “Latin America Transport Deal of the Year – Roads” at the 2023 IJGlobal Americas Awards
• Represented UNO Corp., a leading operator of service stations and marketer of petroleum products with a strong presence in Latin America, as borrower and certain of its subsidiaries as guarantors in a multijurisdictional acquisition financing. The financing deal allows UNO to acquire petroleum and gas supply subsidiary Primax in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia from Grupo Romero, one of the most important business conglomerates in Peru and Latin America, through its investment arm, Grupo Romero Investment Office. The acquisition significantly strengthens UNO's industry position and expands its footprint across Latin America.
Rankings and Recognition
2026 Chambers Global
23 lawyers top-ranked in 11 practice areas in Latin America, Colombia and Mexico, including Banking & Finance, Compliance, Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, International Trade/WTO, Energy & Natural Resources, Projects, Project Finance and Tax
2026 Legal 500 Latin America
Colombia Practice: Recommended in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution (Arbitration and Litigation), Energy and Natural Resources, Environment, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Public Law and Tax
Mexico Practice: Recommended in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, City Focus – Monterrey, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution – Arbitration, Litigation, Energy and Natural Resources, Intellectual Property, International Trade and Customs, Projects and Infrastructure, Real Estate, Tax and Telecom, Media and Technology (TMT)
2026 Latin Lawyer 250
Recognized for “commendable breadth of practice” across Latin America, with 41 individuals noted and strengths in Arbitration, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A and Litigation
2026 Chambers Latin America
28 attorneys recognized among "Latin America’s best advisors," earning top rankings across key practices in Colombia, Mexico and Cuba
Ranked areas include Banking & Finance; Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Competition/ Antitrust, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, Energy & Natural Resources, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Tax, Projects, Compliance, International Trade/WTO, TMT and Corporate/ Commercial
Contact Us
Roberto R. Pupo Co-Chair, Latin America Practice Group
Miami
+1.305.789.7750
roberto.pupo@hklaw.com
Raul Cosio Co-Chair, Latin America Practice Group
Miami
+1.305.789.7705
raul.cosio@hklaw.com