Becoming institutionalized and focusing on Latin America
With Rafael Fontana as senior partner and Jorge Badía as executive managing partner, the firm—with over 1,000 lawyers and operating in 13 countries on four continents—becomes institutionalized and promotes the professionalization of all its management areas. It creates a European network with leading firms in Germany (Gleiss Lutz), Italy (Chiomenti) and France (Gide Loyrette Nouel), and firmly commits to expansion in the Latin American market: it opens own offices in Bogotá, Mexico City, Lima and Santiago de Chile.