Partners Noiana Marigo, Melissa Raciti-Knapp and Caroline Richard were recognized by Latinvex as Latin America’s Top 100 Female Lawyers for 2025. They were selected based on a combination of factors, including recent track record on major deals and business, prominence of firm in Latin America and rankings.

Noiana, who is Freshfields’ Global Co-Head of International Arbitration and Co-Head of the Latin America Practice, focuses on investor-state and commercial arbitrations across a variety of sectors. Widely recognized for her extensive experience in Latin America, she consistently ranks among the region’s top arbitration practitioners.

Melissa, Co-Head of the Latin America Practice and U.S. Head of Energy and Infrastructure, advises financial institutions, borrowers and developers on complex project development and financing. Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, she regularly works alongside local counsel to negotiate and draft cross-border deals throughout Latin America.

Caroline, a leading partner in our International Arbitration Group, represents clients in high-stakes commercial and investor-state disputes, with a particular focus on energy and natural resources in Latin America. Fluent in English, French and Spanish, she navigates multilingual proceedings with ease across global jurisdictions.

The annual ranking looked at nearly 100 law firms and chose 100 attorneys from 59 different firms based in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.