Full pro bono rankings announced

June 19, 2008 8:05 AM

This year, LATINLAWYER Magazine has launched pro bono rankings for firms in the region, to allow clients and competitors to compare firms' commitment to providing pro bono work.

LL published a ranking table of the top firms for pro bono commitment in the region, with the top 50 firms listed.

Firms are ranked according to the “pro bono score” given, which combines a number of factors. Points were given firstly for the number of pro bono hours averaged across each lawyer in the firm. Other points were given according to the percentage of lawyers providing more than 20 hours per year to pro bono clients, with a heavier weighting of points going to firms in which a high percentage of partners provided more than 20 hours per year.

Firm Country No. of pro bono hours PBDA signatory? Pro bono score

Estudio Olaechea Peru 1700 Yes 350

Jáuregui Navarrete

y Nader SC Mexico 7357 Yes 340

Grasty Quintana

Majlis & Cía Chile 797 Yes 340

Quiñones, Ibargüen & Luján SC
Guatemala 588 Yes 331
Negri & Teijeiro Abogados
Argentina 1000 No 295
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle SC
Mexico 1227 No 290
Estudio Echecopar
Peru 1650 Yes 275
Brons & Salas
Argentina 1500 Yes 252
Von Wobeser y Sierra SC
Mexico 974 Yes 244
Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados
Peru 1320 Yes 238
Haynes & Boone SC
Mexico 995 No 221
BLP Abogados
Costa Rica 900 Yes 210
Morales & Besa
Chile 777 Yes 208
Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa SC
Mexico 1550 Yes 189
Corral & Rosales
Ecuador 282 Yes 169
Estudio Beccar Varela
Argentina 900 Yes 158
FerradaNehme
Chile 600 Yes 155
Consortium - JR Paz & Asociados
Honduras 350 Yes 132
Claro y Cía
Chile 180 Yes 124
Cariola, Diez, Pérez-Cotapos & Cía Ltda
Chile 500 No 116
Gomez-Pinzon Abogados Colombia 1814 Yes 111
Parra, Rodríguez & Cavelier
Colombia 430 Yes 109
Barros & Errázuriz Abogados
Chile 842 Yes 104
Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodriguez Venezuela 180 No 91
Paulo Roberto Murray - Advogados
Brazil 0 Yes 91
Pérez, Bustamante y Ponce Abogados
Ecuador 336 Yes 90
Payet Rey Cauvi Abogados
Peru 614 Yes 89
Cervantes, Aguilar-Alvarez y Sainz
Mexico 200 Yes 87
Prieto y Cía
Chile 280 No 86
Zuleta & Partners Legal Group
Colombia 100 Yes 84
Bustamante & Bustamante
Ecuador 300 Yes 82
D'Empaire Reyna Abogados
Venezuela 500 No 80
Araújo e Policastro Advogados
Brazil 490 Yes 76
Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes SC
Mexico 200 No 76
Cárdenas & Cárdenas
Colombia 110 Yes 74
Creel y García-Cuéllar SC
Mexico 900 Yes 64
Gouvêa Vieira Advogados
Brazil 1300 No 62
Muñiz Ramírez Pérez-Taiman & Luna-Victoria
Peru 980 Yes 59
Bruchou, Fernández Madero & Lombardi
Argentina 420 No 53
Prieto & Carrizosa Abogados
Colombia 400 Yes 51
Siqueira Castro - Advogados
Brazil 4600 Yes 48
Posse, Herrera & Ruiz Abogados
Colombia 599 Yes 45
Arias & Muñoz
Costa Rica 1050 No 43
Veirano Advogados
Brazil 150 Yes 42
Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arntsen & Martínez de Hoz (h)
Argentina 550 Yes 38
Carey & Cía
Chile 572 Yes 37
M & M Bomchil
Argentina 919 Yes 28
Baker & McKenzie (Chile)
Chile 74 No 24
C R & F Rojas Abogados
Bolivia 40 No 24

(Source: LatinLawyer)

June 14, 2008