July 20, 2026 On July 15, 2026, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) finalized a 25% tariff on most imports from Brazil. It takes effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on July 22, 2026. If your company imports from Brazil, sources components from Brazilian suppliers, or sells goods that compete with Brazilian imports, this […]

Part 4 of Our Series: Expanding to Latin America? Three Assumptions That Can Be Costly: Regulation, Compliance, and Execution In the third part of this series, we examined how legal frameworks, particularly contracts, labor structures, and dispute dynamics, shape day-to-day operations once a company is active in Latin America. In this fourth and final article,

Part 3 of a 4-Part Series Expanding to Latin America? Three Assumptions That Can Be Costly: Contracts, Labor, and the Limits of U.S. Legal Transplants By Ryan Mullen and Agustín Bauer In the second part of this series, we examined how early-stage structural decisions, like market differentiation, entry structure, and tax planning, shape a company’s

Part 2 of a 4-Part Series By Ryan Mullen and Agustín Bauer In the first article of this series, we examined the foundational assumptions that often shape how U.S. companies approach Latin America: how business practices, language, and the timing of legal involvement can create early misalignments that affect execution.  This second article moves from

Part 1 of a 4-Part Series By Ryan Mullen and Agustín Bauer For U.S. companies seeking to expand beyond the domestic market, Latin America should be a good starting point. However, even organizations experienced in doing business in foreign countries can underestimate the extent to which different legal systems in the region shape not just

Privileged Until You Hit Send:  What a Landmark AI Ruling Means for Your Business By Agustin Bauer If you have ever typed confidential business information, deal terms, or legal strategy into ChatGPT, Claude, or a similar AI tool, a federal court just signaled that those conversations may not be protected. Even if you later shared

By Ryan Mullen Every Latin American market has its own legal and operational character, but Brazil occupies a category of its own. Its scale, institutional depth, and regulatory complexity are unmatched in the region. For U.S. companies considering the Brazilian market, or already operating there, understanding how the legal environment actually works is the foundation

Wasserman West Partner Guillermo Wasserman Ranked Among “Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers” Wasserman West, LLC is pleased to announce that Guillermo Wasserman has been ranked as one of “Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers” by Latinvex for his Corporate and M&A work in Latin America. He is also the only lawyer in the State of Georgia