IFLR is pleased to reveal the shortlist for the Americas Awards 2023, celebrating the most innovative cross-border work from across the region, and those behind it.
Judged independently by IFLR's editorial team, the awards focus exclusively on legal innovation in cross-border transactions that reached financial close during the 2022 calendar year.
The full methodology and criteria can be read here.
The winning deals, law firms and in-house legal teams will be announced at the awards ceremony, which will take place at the Metropolitan Club in New York on May 18. IFLR will also reveal the recipients of the Outstanding Achievement Award, Contribution to Regulatory Reform Award and Market Maker awards, as well as this year's Rising Star dealmakers.
Along with the event, IFLR will announce the winners online, with podcasts and content to explore the work covered in the awards.
To find out more about attending the awards ceremony, and commercial/marketing opportunities, please contact Chris Edouard
The shortlist below is based on preliminary research. If your team advised on one of these transactions but is not listed, please contact Sophie Astles
The nominees for 2023 are...
DEALS OF THE YEAR
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América Móvil travel bondCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Ritch Mueller y Nicolau
Robles Miaja Abogados
Simpson Thacher & BartlettBarbados debt-for-nature swapCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Clifford Chance
Shearman & SterlingGrupo Via Central B-bondBaker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga
Dentons
Ferrere
Paul Hastings
Posadas Posadas & VecinoRepublic of Chile sustainability-linked bondCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Garrigues Chile
Linklaters
Morales & BesaRumichaca-Pasto 4G social bondsBaker McKenzie Colombia
Clifford Chance
Latham & Watkins
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Posse Herrera Ruiz
White & CaseSalaverry Port B-BondAllen & Overy
Garrigues Peru
Miranda & Amado
Rodrigo Elías & Medrano
White & CaseRepublic of Uruguay sustainability-linked bondCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Guyer & Regules
Shearman & SterlingWarnerMedia / Discovery bond financingDebevoise & Plimpton
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Sullivan & Cromwell
The Delaware Counsel Group
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Womble Bond Dickinson -
Bausch + Lomb IPODavies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Sidley Austin
Thorsteinssons
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzBRF share offeringAllen & Overy
BMA Advogados
Pinheiro Guimarães
Simpson Thacher & BartlettEletrobras public offeringBocater Camargo Costa e Silva Rodrigues Advogados
Cescon Barrieu
Clifford Chance
Lefosse
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Warrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Pinheiro Guimarães
Shearman & Sterling
Tauil & Chequer
White & CaseInter & Co Nasdaq listingCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Demarest Advogados
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Maples Group
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Simpson Thacher & BartlettMobileye IPOSkadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & CromwellNayax direct listingDavis Polk & Wardwell
Herzog Fox & Neeman -
Carnival Corporation senior priority notesConyers
Norton Rose Fulbright
Patton Moreno & Asvat
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
STvB Advocaten
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Stephenson Harwood
Tapia Linares y Alfaro
WalkersCoruripeCescon Barrieu
Lobo de Rizzo Advogados
Milbank
NautaDutilh
TozziniFreire
White & CaseJones DesLauriers Insurance ManagementDavies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Kirkland & Ellis
Paul Hastings
Stikeman ElliottThe Central America Bottling sustainability-linked bondBenjamin Valdez & Asociados
Bufete Forlar Abogados
Consortium Legal
DunnCox
Fabrega Molino
Guyer & Regules
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Hogan Lovells
Lexim Abogados
Palacios & Asociados/SERCOMI
Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez
QIL+4 Abogados
Rodrigo Elías & Medrano
Shearman & Sterling
Uría Menéndez
WalkersPEMEX liability managementCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Ritch Mueller y Nicolau
Shearman & SterlingTigo Guatemala senior notesConsortium Legal
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Milbank
PPQ
Walkers -
Cosan / Vale acquisition financingDavis Polk & Wardwell
Lefosse
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Simpson Thacher & BartlettCyrusOne take-private financingAllen & Overy
Dechert
Kirkland & EllisEnerflexCravath Swaine & Moore
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
King & Spalding
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Warrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
McCarthy Tétrault
Norton Rose FulbrightHexionMilbankKaseya / Datto acquisition financingDavis Polk & Wardwell
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonMoove / PetroChoice acquisition financingDavis Polk & Wardwell
Paul HastingsMusk / Twitter acquisition financingDavis Polk & Wardwell
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiPhoenix Towers loan repackagingAlemán Cordero Galindo & Lee
Arias Fábrega & Fábrega
Barros Silva Varela & Vigil
BLP
Brigard Urrutia
Bustamante Fabara
Greenberg Traurig
Headrick Rizik Álvarez & Fernández
Locke Lord
Moreno Baldivieso Estudio de Abogados
Nassar Abogados
Payet Rey Cauvi Pérez Abogados
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Posse Herrera Ruiz
White & Case
Zürcher Odio & Raven -
ArcelorMittal / voestalpine HBI plantCreel García-Cuéllar Aiza & Enriquez
Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
Jones Walker
Mayer Brown
PLMJBP / Archaea EnergyArnold & Porter
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Kirkland & EllisBoston Scientific Corporation / Baylis Medical CompanyArnold & Porter
BCF Business Law
Cooley
Shearman & Sterling
Osler Hoskin & HarcourtEricsson / VonageFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Weil Gotshal & MangesIHS Markit – S&P GlobalDavis Polk & Wardwell
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzIndorama / OxitenoBeccar Varela
BMA Advogados
Guyer & Regules
Lowenstein Sandler
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Warrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
White & CaseMoove / PetroChoiceKirkland & Ellis
Paul Hastings
Reed SmithVAALCO – TransGlobe mergerAl Kamel Law Office
Bird & Bird
Burnet Duckworth & Palmer
Griffiths & Partners
Mayer Brown
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Sharkawy & SarhanZanite Acquisition / EmbraerCescon Barrieu Flesch & Barreto Advogados
Lefosse
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
White & Case -
Advent International / Prisma Medios de PagoBaker McKenzie
Beccar Varela
Covington & Burling
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & FlomBrookfield / NielsenBaker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Gibson Dunn
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzCinven / Bayer Environmental Science ProfessionalClifford Chance
Hengeler Mueller
Karatzas & Partners
Kirkland & Ellis
PwC LegalGlobal Infrastructure Partners / Atlas Renewable EnergyClaro & Cia
Galicia Abogados
Ferrere
Latham & Watkins
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Warrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
Morales & Besa
Pérez-Llorca
Posadas
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & FlomMcAfee take-privateFried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
Kirkland & Ellis
Milbank
Moulton Moore Stella
Ropes & GrayStonepeak / Lumen Technologies Latin American businessArias Fábrega & Fábrega
Barros & Errázuriz Abogados
Consortium Legal
Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enriquez
Gómez Pinzón Abogados
Guyer & Regules
Jones Walker
Marval O'Farrell Mairal
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Warrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Milbank
Miranda & Amado
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
Rebaza Alcázar & De Las Casas
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Travieso Evans Arria Rengel & Paz -
Advanced Clean Energy Storage projectBaker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Parsons Behle & Latimer
Snell & Wilmer
Willkie Farr & GallagherChamplain Hudson Power ExpressKirkland & Ellis
Norton Rose FulbrightIntel semiconductor fabrication facilityKirkland & Ellis
Milbank
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & FlomJFK Airport Terminals 6 and 7BurgherGray
Chapman and Cutler
Hardwick Law Firm
Herrick Feinstein
Mayer Brown
O’Melveny & Myers
Squire Patton Boggs
White & CaseLa Mata and La Union solar projectsBrigard Urrutia
Clifford Chance
Mayer BrownPuerto AntioquiaAlston & Bird
Baker McKenzie Colombia
Brigard Urrutia
Clifford Chance
Cuatrecasas Colombia
Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas
Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International
Garrigues Colombia
Gide Loyrette Nouel
Gómez Pinzón Abogados
Herbert Smith Freehills
Milbank
Posse Herrera Ruiz
Uribe Henao
Willkie Farr & GallagherSão Paulo Metro Linha 6Herbert Smith Freehills
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Warrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Mayer Brown
Pinheiro Guimarães
Tauil & Chequer
Veirano Advogados
White & Case
Willkie Farr & Gallagher -
Andrade Gutierrez InternationalCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Davis Polk & Wardwell
E Munhoz Advogados
Holland & Knight
Maslon
Mayer Brown
Mello Torres
Padis Mattar Advogados
Pinheiro Guimarães
RGSH Advogados
Tauil & ChequerAeroméxicoCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Clifford Chance
Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enriquez
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Paul Hastings
Sainz
Willkie Farr & GallagherAlto MaipoBenesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff
Blank Rome
Carey
Claro & Cia
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell
Norton Rose Fulbright
Pachulski Stang Zeihl & Jones
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Potter Anderson
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Richards Layton & Finger
Sullivan & Cromwell
Troutman Pepper
Young Conaway Stargatt & TaylorCommonwealth of Puerto Rico Plan of AdjustmentButler Snow
Cadwalader
Jenner & Block
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
Milbank
Morrison Foerster
Nixon Peabody
Norton Rose Fulbright
O’Melveny & Myers
Paul Hastings
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Proskauer Rose
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Robbins Russell Englert Orseck Untereiner & Sauber
Schulte Roth & Zabel
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Willkie Farr & GallagherIntelsatAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Arendt & Medernach
Boies Schiller
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Jones Day
Kirkland & Ellis
Milbank
Paul Hastings
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Willkie Farr & GallagherLATAM Airlines GroupAlston & Bird
Barros & Errázuriz Abogados
Bofill Escobar Silva Abogados
Bofill Mir Abogados
Brigard Urrutia
Carey
Cescon Barrieu
Claro & Cia
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Clifford Chance
Coeymans, Edwards, Poblete & Dittborn
Cuatrecasas
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Dechert
Demarest Advogados
DLA Piper
Garrigues Chile
Gutiérrez Waugh Jimeno & Asenjo
Honorato Delaveau
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
Morales & Besa
Paul Hastings
Perella Weinberg Partners
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Robalino
Rodrigo Elías & Medrano
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Togut, Segal & Segal
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Weil Gotshal & Manges
White & CaseStoneway Capital CorporationBennett Jones
Bomchil
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Carey Olsen
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Conyers
Dechert
Goodmans
Marval O'Farrell Mairal
McCarthy Tétrault
Maples Group
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Stewart McKelvey
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Shearman & Sterling
Tavarone Rovelli Salim & Miani
Walkers -
CFG Partners asset-backed acquisition financingAlfaro Ferrer & Ramirez
Ashurst
Brigard Urrutia
Chapman and Cutler
DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán
Gómez Pinzón Abogados
Maples Group
Morgan & Morgan
Sidley Austin
Sigma Law Firm
Walkers
Weil Gotshal & MangesLuminace ABS 2022-2Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & FlomNational Commercial Bank Jamaica merchant voucher receivables securitizationDentons
Hogan Lovells
Maples Group
Myers Fletcher & Gordon
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & FlomNelo secured financingCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Galicia Abogados
Katten Muchin Rosenman
White & Case MexicoPlaneta Securitizadora Green CRAClifford Chance
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
TozziniFreireSolfacil securitizationGreenberg Traurig
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Mayer Brown
Tauil & ChequerXepelin warehouse securitizationMayer Brown
White & Case Mexico
Winston & Strawn
TEAMS OF THE YEAR
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Clifford Chance
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Debevoise & Plimpton
Latham & Watkins
Shearman & Sterling
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett -
Covington & Burling
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
King & Spalding
Morrison Foerster
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
White & Case -
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Clifford Chance
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Sidley Austin
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
White & Case -
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Debevoise & Plimpton
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
Ropes & Gray
Schulte Roth & Zabel
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom -
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Hogan Lovells
Kirkland & Ellis
Milbank
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Shearman & Sterling
White & Case -
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Dechert
Kirkland & Ellis
Milbank
Paul Hastings
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom -
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Kirkland & Ellis
Mayer Brown
Paul Hastings
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Weil Gotshal & Manges
White & Case -
Clifford Chance
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Paul Weiss
Ropes & Gray
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom -
Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kirkland & Ellis
Mayer Brown
Milbank
Norton Rose Fulbright
White & Case -
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Kirkland & Ellis
Paul Hastings
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
White & Case -
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Clifford Chance
Hogan Lovells
Mayer Brown
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Weil Gotshal & Manges
White & Case
IN-HOUSE TEAMS OF THE YEAR
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BNP Paribas
Citi
Goldman Sachs
HSBC
Itaú
JP Morgan
Santander
Societe Generale -
Bank of America
BBVA
BTG Pactual
Citi
Goldman Sachs
Itaú
Morgan Stanley
XP Investimentos -
América Movil
Banco Inter
Cosan
Central American Bottling Corporation
Discovery
Ivanhoé Cambridge
Moove
SPECIALISED AWARDS
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Arias
Beccar Varela
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
White & Case Mexico -
María Fernanda Diago – Brigard Urrutia
Francesca Odell – Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Juan Giráldez – Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Guillermo Perez Santigo – Galicia Abogados
Ignacio Imas Innella – IDB Invest
Dolly Mirchandani – White & Case
Marina Anselmo Schneider – Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Warrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Tracey Zaccone – Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison -
Brevity
Due Diligence project management tool — Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Shearman’s Financial Dashboard — Shearman & Sterling
TozziniFreire Privacy Track — TozziniFreire
LAW FIRMS OF THE YEAR
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Clifford Chance
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Kirkland & Ellis
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
White & Case
NATIONAL LAW FIRMS OF THE YEAR
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Baker McKenzie
Beccar Varela
Bomchil
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Marval O'Farrell Mairal
Mitrani, Caballero & Ruiz Moreno
Tavarone Rovelli Salim & Miani -
Banking & FinanceDias Carneiro Advogados
Lefosse
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Warrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Pinheiro Guimarães
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
TozziniFreire
Trench Rossi WatanabeCapital MarketsCescon Barrieu
Lefosse
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Pinheiro Guimarães
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
TozziniFreireCorporateBMA Advogados
Cescon Barrieu
Demarest Advogados
Lefosse
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Warrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Pinheiro Neto Advogados -
Bennett Jones
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Fasken
Goodmans
McCarthy Tétrault
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Stikeman Elliott -
Arias
BLP
Consortium Legal
García & Bodán
Sfera -
Barros & Errázuriz Abogados
Carey
Claro & Cia
Garrigues Chile
Morales & Besa -
Brigard Urrutia
Garrigues Colombia
Gómez Pinzón Abogados
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Posse Herrera Ruiz -
Arias
BLP
Consortium Legal
Nassar Abogados -
Headrick Rizik Álvarez & Fernández
OMG
Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting -
Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
Galicia Abogados
Gonzalez Calvillo
Greenberg Traurig
Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuente
Nader Hayaux & Goebel
Ritch Mueller y Nicolau
White & Case Mexico -
Alemán Cordero Galindo & Lee
Arias
Arias Fábrega & Fábrega
Morgan & Morgan
Patton Moreno & Asvat -
BKM | Berkemeyer
Colab
Estudio Jurídico Gross Brown
FERRERE -
Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International
Garrigues Peru
Hernández & Cía
Miranda & Amado
Rebaza Alcázar & De Las Casas
Rodrigo Elías & Medrano -
Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga
FERRERE
Guyer & Regules
Posadas Posadas & Vecino