Five Chilean firms promote

Chile’s Cariola, Díez, Pérez-Cotapos made the largest number of new appointments. It promoted corporate and capital markets lawyer Pedro Lluch, 35, disputes lawyer Jorge Boldt, 34 and tax lawyer Javier Cerón, 32, to the partnership on 1 January. Its partner count now stands at 23.

Like most Chilean firms, Cariola Díez has long favoured internal promotion overlateral hires. Only two of the firm’s 23 partners were recruited directly from another firm.