Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, has once again been recognized by Chambers and Partners among the world's leading law firms for resolving complex disputes and for putting together business transactions in the Latin America region.

Luis A. Perez, co-chair of Akerman’s Latin America and the Caribbean Practice, was ranked for the ninth consecutive time in the International Arbitration: Latin America-wide category for leading arbitration proceedings and resolving complex, cross-border disputes on behalf of companies and individuals across Latin America.

The firm’s Cuba practice was again recognized in the Corporate/Commercial: International Firms – Cuba category as a result of the group’s transactional matters and successes on behalf of clients. International Practice Chair Pedro A. Freyre and Cuba Practice Chair Augusto E. Maxwell were ranked as leading lawyers in Corporate/Commercial – Cuba. 

The rankings highlighted echo similar honors from the Chambers Global 2020 edition, in which the firm’s Cuba Practice once again achieved the same distinction for General Business Law: International Firms – Cuba, and Freyre and Maxwell were ranked as leading lawyers. Perez was recognized for Arbitration (International) – Latin America and for International Arbitration – USA as a foreign expert for Latin America. 

Chambers Latin America ranks the world’s leading law firms with practices and lawyers who serve clients’ needs across the Latin America and Caribbean regions, based on thousands of in-depth interviews with peers and clients to assess the reputations and experience of business lawyers around the globe. 

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Akerman LLP is a top 100 U.S. law firm recognized among the most forward thinking firms in the industry by Financial Times. Its more than 700 lawyers and business professionals collaborate with the world’s most successful enterprises and entrepreneurs to navigate change, seize opportunities, and help drive innovation and growth. Akerman is known for its results in middle market M&A and complex disputes, and for helping clients achieve their most important business objectives in the financial services, real estate and other dynamic sectors across the United States and Latin America.