Latin America

• Luis Enrique Cuervo was born in Colombia and, among other distinctions, serves as honorary consul for the City of New Orleans to that country. He is licensed to practice in Colombia, where he served as an advisor to the Ministry of Justice and drafted the 1991 Code of Criminal Procedure. He advises clients across the region on a broad range of issues, including oil and gas, maritime, labor, political corruption, commercial litigation, international arbitration, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and transactional matters.
• Cuban-born George J. Fowler, III, has more than 40 years’ experience providing advice to multinational clients in virtually every Latin American country. Founder of the Tulane Latin American Law Institute, he has worked closely with US congressional leaders to support the rule of law in Latin America, has represented US executives indicted abroad, and has advised government leaders on the passage of US/Cuba laws and related political activities.
• Marc C. Hebert was appointed by US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and US Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Susan Schwab to serve on the Industry Trade Advisory Committee 14, where he served from 2008 until 2010. He provides clients in the United States and Latin America with effective counsel on international trade and on maritime and environmental law, as well as representing them in commercial litigation and trade disputes.
• Luis E. Llamas has handled cases across the United States and Latin America involving marine casualties, products liability, unfair trade practices, and alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), among other disputes. He has handled international arbitrations arising from investments in Latin America, and he regularly monitors litigation in South America and Central America on behalf of US and European interests. Luis is currently litigating multiple Title III actions regarding the confiscation of property by the Cuban government and regularly counsels clients on US-Cuba relations.
• Stephen T. Miller is a native of Puerto Rico, fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, and well versed in infrastructure development and finance. He has spent a substantial portion of his career representing US and non-US clients engaged in electrical power and real estate projects throughout Latin America. In 2001, he was appointed by US President George W. Bush to a delegation that met with the Supreme Court of Cuba.
• Juan V. Serrallés, IV, has handled some of the most significant cross-border transactions involving Latin America. These include the sale of El Salvador’s largest brewing and bottling company to one of the largest brewers in the world, for a total deal value in excess of $1.1 billion, and the privatization of Puerto Rico’s hotel industry, where he acted as lead counsel to the Commonwealth. A native Spanish speaker, Juan devotes his practice solely to the representation of US interests in Latin America and of Latin American individuals and companies in their US-based transactions. He regularly provides real estate, immigration, corporate, and tax advice, among other services.

With the broad resources of a full service law firm, we are well prepared to help clients identify, assess, and act on commercial and trade opportunities almost anywhere and anytime they arise. We advise clients across the full spectrum of legal and regulatory issues, including antitrust and business immigration matters; domestic and international litigation and dispute resolution; FCPA and OFAC compliance; government relations and legislative advocacy; and environmental, maritime, tax, and trade concerns, among other areas.

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