Pedro Oller, Senior Partner, Oller Abogados

Costa Rica has been opening and expanding its economy since the 1990s, enacting significant free trade agreements and reforming its laws to enable international integration. Costa Rica’s business disputes, however, are still being resolved offshore. Pedro Oller has worked with the country’s government to reform their arbitration laws: he discusses his vision to make Costa Rica an arbitration hub in Latin America.

Vijay Sambamurthi, Founding Partner, Lexygen

India is a complex market for M&A and private equity. Cultural challenges – Indian business owners are often reluctant to surrender control – are compounded by regulatory ones – such as exchange controls and sector restrictions. In this context Lexygen is renowned for working on trend-setting, market-defining transactions. Vijay Sambamurthi discusses the importance of innovation in “Indianising” PE firms’ objectives and rationale.

Richard W Silverthorn, Attorney, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek

The scale of today’s M&A transactions means corporate lawyers must call upon an incredible array of specialists – in tax, real estate, employment and anti-trust, to name but a few – to achieve a quality result for their clients. Richard W Silverthorn discusses the many strategic considerations of planning and executing a transaction, and the importance of experience and comprehensive due diligence.

José Tudela, International Business Manager, Rimac Seguros

Peru has changed enormously since 1990: opening up to foreign investment, controlling inflation, and maintaining a stable economic policy over the following 20 years. With the economy booming, the insurance market is predicted to grow 12 percent in 2012. José Tudela describes how Rimac Seguros is helping to drive this growth and overcome Peru’s lack of insurance culture, by developing a stronger market for personal insurance and expand beyond Lima into the provinces.

Patricia Gastelumendi, CFO, Ferreyros SAA

Ferreyros is the leading distributor of capital goods in Peru, and it is enjoying considerable success as the country invests in its infrastructure – the company clocked $1bn in sales in 2010. Ms Gastelumendi discusses the company’s successes and the importance of transparency.

Dr Victor Marroquin, Partner, Marroquin & Merino Abogados

As the date of its presidential run-off election nears, Peru is a nation in waiting. Recently it has enjoyed incredible economic growth, with the World Bank forecasting continued strong development. But the political right is warning that the popular centre-left candidate could undo the reforms making the country friendly to investors.