IFLR Americas Awards 2023 | Euromoney Institutional Investor | 18 January 2023 | TBA

We are delighted to announce the launch of research for the IFLR Americas Awards 2023. The awards celebrate the most impressive legal innovation in the region’s cross-border market. As always, we will be recognising the leading deals, firms and teams across a number of categories, including equity, private equity and M&A. We have also added some new categories for 2023, including a Tech Innovation award, open to both in-house teams and law firms, a new Digital Finance award and a Diversity Champion award, which recognizes work that actively promotes diversity in law throughout the region.

Award Categories
• Deal of the year
• Team of the Year
• CFIUS team of the year
• Unique awards
• In-house team awards
• National law firm of the year
• National law firm: Team of the year
• Individual awards – private practice and in-house

2022 Winners

Individual Awards

Outstanding Achievement Award
• Moshe Sendacz - Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Contribution to Regulatory Reform
• Lary Stromfeld - Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft

IFLR Women Dealmakers Hall of Fame
• Anna Pinedo - Mayer Brown

In-house Market Makers
• Marco Araújo - Nubank
• David Galainena - Hertz Group
• Ignacio Rodríguez-Viña - Inter-American Development Bank

Rising Stars - International Firms
• Andrew Krause - Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
• Ignacio Lagos - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
• Jennifer Ying Lan - Davis Polk & Wardwell

Rising Stars - National Firms
• Claudia Arietti - Ferrere
• José Alejandro Cortés Serrano - Galicia Abogados
• Natalia de Santis - Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados

Editor’s Choice Award
• The Nature Conservancy

Net-zero Transition Award
• Nader Hayaux & Goebel

Deals Of The Year

Debt and equity-linked
• Belize blue bond

Equity
• Nubank IPO

High Yield
• YPF exchange offer and consent solicitation

Loans
• Grupo Bimbo sustainability-linked RCF

M&A
• Canadian Pacific Railway / Kansas City Southern

Private Equity
• IG4 Capital / Aenza 

Project Finance
• Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management PPP

Restructuring
• Hertz Global

Structured Finance & Securitization
• Chilean electricity tariff receivables securitization  

In-house Team

Debt
• Santander

Equity
• Morgan Stanley

Corporate: United States & Canada
• IBM

Corporate: Latin America
• Televisa

Team Of The Year

Debt and equity-linked
• Shearman & Sterling

Equity
• Davis Polk & Wardwell

High Yield
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Loans
• Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

M&A
• Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Private Equity
• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Project Finance
• White & Case

Restructuring
• Weil Gotshal & Manges

Structured Finance & Securitization
• Mayer Brown

CFIUS
• Covington & Burling

Financial Services Regulatory
• Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft

National Law Firms Of The Year

Americas Firm of the Year
Davis Polk & Wardwell

Argentina Firm of the Year
Bruchou Fernández Madero & Lombardi

Brazil
Winner: Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Banking & Finance firm of the year: Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Capital Markets firms of the year: Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr & Quiroga Advogados

Corporate firm of the year: Demarest Advogados

Canada Firm of the Year
Winner: Osler Hoskin & Harcourt

Banking & Finance firm of the year: Torys

Capital Markets firms of the year: Osler Hoskin & Harcourt

Corporate firm of the year: Bennett Jones

Central America Firm of the Year (excluding Panama & Costa Rica)
Winner: Arias

Central America
Banking & Finance firm of the year: Arias

Capital Markets firms of the year: Consortium Legal

Corporate firm of the year: Arias

Chile Firm of the Year
Claro y Cia

Colombia Firm of the Year
Brigard Urrutia

Costa Rica Firm of the Year
BLP

Dominican Republic Firm of the Year
Pellerano Nadal

Ecuador Firm of the Year
Bustamante Fabara

El Salvador Firm of the Year
Arias

Guatemala Firm of the Year
Arias

Honduras Firm of the Year
Consortium Legal

Mexico Firm of the Year
Winner: Galicia Abogados

Banking & Finance firm of the year: Galicia Abogados

Capital Markets firms of the year: Galicia Abogados

Corporate firm of the year: Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez

Nicaragua Firm of the Year
Arias

Panama Firm of the Year
Arias Fábrega & Fábrega

Paraguay Firm of the Year
Colab

Peru Firm of the Year
Miranda & Amado

Uruguay Firm of the Year
Ferrere

Estados Andinos / Andean States
Banking & Finance firm of the year: Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Capital Markets firms of the year: Brigard Urrutia

Corporate firm of the year: Miranda & Amado

Cono Sur / Southern Cone States
Banking & Finance firm of the year: Morales & Besa

Capital Markets firms of the year: Bruchou Fernández Madero & Lombardi

Corporate firm of the year: Bruchou Fernández Madero & Lombardi