The outlook for Latin America arbitration and securities litigation this year.

BY JOACHIM BAMRUD

What is the outlook for Latin America-related arbitration and securities litigation in 2019?

How will the negotiation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) impact arbitration with Mexico? What country markets are seeing the most dispute activity? And have there been any developments in anti-corruption laws that are impacting litigation and arbitration in Latin America?

Latinvex asked two experts: Julie Bédard, who heads the international arbitration practice in the Americas for Skadden, and Jay Kasner, who heads the firm’s securities litigation practice.

USMCA

Latinvex: How will the negotiation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) impact arbitration with Mexico?

Bédard: If ratified, the USMCA will significantly...

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Keywords: Arbitration & Litigation, Argentina, Brazil, Car Wash, Colombia, Ecuador, ICSID, Mining, NAFTA, Odebrecht, Petrobras, Peru, Skadden, UNCITRAL, Uruguay, USMCA, Vale, Venezuela