At a Glance Guide to Ogier's Latin American team

Ogier's team of Cayman attorneys has a long track record of working with clients in Latin America, enabling and structuring investment into and out of the region.

Latin Lawyer 250 ranks Ogier "Highly Recommended", with seven partners singled out for recognition across banking and finance, corporate and M&A, and five lawyers individually ranked as LACCA Approved among Latin America's top 40 private practitioners - voted by clients.

Our LatAm team of Cayman, BVI and Luxembourg qualified lawyers works across US, European, and Asian time zones, from our offices in 13 international locations.

Our clients in Latin America include some of the region's key banking institutions and most prominent asset managers as well as leading corporates, ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family offices in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Colombia and Central America.

Our team frequently travels to the region to meet clients in person. Dedicated support is provided on the ground by Ogier's Brazil-based Head of Client Development for Latin America, Thomaz Monteiro.

5 examples of Ogier's work in Latin America

Ogier's Investment Funds team acts for more than 50 of the top 100 investment managers in Brazil (based on ANBIMA: Ranking de Gestão de Fundos de Investimento).

Ogier prepares around 100 wills and probate applications for Latin American clients each year.

Ogier advised JPMorgan, HSBC, CACIB, and Standard Chartered on a US$800 million loan to Banco do Brasil to support micro SMEs in Brazil's farming sector – nominated for Banking and Finance Deal of the Year 2025, Latin Lawyer.

Ogier advised leading asset management firm Compass Group on its merger with Nasdaq-listed Vinci Partners to create a full-service alternative asset manager with more than US$500 billion in AuM – winner of Private Equity Deal of the Year 2025, Latin Lawyer.

Ogier advised Inversiones Latin America Power, a Chilean renewable energy generation company, on the completion of its Chapter 11 debt restructuring – nominated for Restructuring Deal of the Year 2025, Latin Lawyer.

5 things to know about Ogier's LatAm team

Ogier advises on the laws of the BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg and also provides corporate and fiduciary services to clients in Latin America, including registered office, directorship, AML, AEOI, investor and trustee services.

Ogier's Latin American practice includes seven partners in Cayman, one in Luxembourg, and three in the BVI focused on providing investment funds, corporate and restructuring, private wealth, banking and finance advice, insolvency and dispute resolution support.

Ogier's LatAm practice is co-led by partners Giorgio Subiotto, a Portuguese and Spanish-speaking investment funds, corporate and private client specialist praised for his outstanding experience in the Latin America space in Latin Lawyer 250, and Tim Cone, who received LACCA Approved recognition as preferred external counsel voted by Latin American clients and was named in Latinvex's "Latin America's Top 100 Lawyers" list, 2025.

Ogier has excellent relationships with senior members of the LatAm legal market, the region’s fund managers, family offices, banks and intermediaries - key institutional clients include BTG Pactual, Itaú Unibanco, BNY Mellon, Banco Icatu and Vinci Compass.

Ogier also advises in relation to the establishment of Cayman Islands and BVI succession planning structures including trusts, PICs, foundations and family investment funds.