Leticia Ossa Daza is head of the Paul, Weiss Latin America Practice and a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group. For over two decades, Ossa Daza has advised international and domestic clients on successful mergers and acquisitions and other complex cross-border corporate transactions. She has extensive experience advising clients in the financial institutions, technology, infrastructure and consumer goods space, among others. A native of Colombia, Leticia is fluent in English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
Ossa Daza has repeatedly been named among Latin America’s top corporate lawyers. In 2018, the International Committee of Women Together presented Ossa Daza with its annual Women Together Award for excellence in banking and international finance, and in 2017, Ossa Daza was recognized as one of four LatinoJustice “Latina Trailblazers.” She is an active member of YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization).
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | M&A, Private Equity, Latin America |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 100 Lawyers You Need to Know in South America | 2025 | M&A, Cross-Border Transactions |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2025 | M&A, Private Equity, Latin America |
Ossa Daza’s significant matters among others, include:
- América Móvil in the $6.25 billion sale of TracFone to Verizon
- BNP Paribas Cardif in the negotiation of a long-term bancassurance strategic alliance in Latin America with Scotiabank
- Celsia SA in its $840 million acquisition of stakes in seven power plants in Panama and Costa Rica from GDF Suez
- Expofaro in the sale of certain assets to Levi Strauss Colombia S.A.S.
- Ferrara Candy Company in its acquisition of Dori Alimentos
- Greycroft, as lead investor, in equity funding for Latin America digital lender Addi
- Jaguar Growth Partners and its affiliates in connection with the formation of Colombian Healthcare Properties
- John Laing Group in its $80 million acquisition of a 30% stake in a Colombian 4G toll road concessionaire, marking the company’s first investment in Latin America
- Lionel Messi in his venture into the entertainment industry with 525 Rosario, a production company dedicated to creating family programming and premium television content
- Maurel & Prom in:
- its acquisition of Colombian and Venezuelan oil and gas assets from Knightsbridge Investments
- its acquisition of Tuscany International Drilling’s drilling activities in Africa
- Michele Levy in the sale of clean beauty brand Costa Brazil to Amyris
- Odinsa S.A. in:
- the sale of a 50% stake in certain of its airport concessions in Colombia and Ecuador to a Macquarie Asset Management affiliate as part of the expansion of the infrastructure platform the two partners formed to operate and develop their South American road projects
- the creation of its infrastructure partnership with Macquarie Asset Management to manage its Colombia toll road assets
- SBA Communications Corporation, a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure, in its approximately $975 million transaction under which Millicom International Cellular S.A. sold to SBA and leased back a portfolio of approximately 7,000 towers across Central America
- Sites del Perú S.A.C., a subsidiary of Sitios Latinoamérica S.A.B. de C.V., in its inaugural offering of S/872 million ($235 million) in senior notes
- Swiss Re Corporate Solutions in its acquisition of a majority stake in Compañía Aseguradora de Fianzas S.A. Confianza
- Teva in its joint venture with P&G to combine their over-the-counter consumer healthcare businesses in Latin America and other markets worldwide
- Union Square Ventures in a Series B investment for Latin America digital lender ADDI
- Vilmorin & Cie in its acquisition of two independent South American seed companies, Sursem (Argentina) and Geneze (Brazil), from Pampa Capital
- Weener Plastics Group and 3i in Weener’s acquisition of Proenfar
- Yildirim Group in various transactions in Latin America including the acquisition of mining projects in Colombia from CCX, part of the EBX Group
- Zurich Financial Services in connection with its long-term alliance in Latin America with Banco Santander S.A.
- Zurich Insurance Group in:
- its acquisition of the individual and group life insurance businesses and the long-term savings operations of EuroAmerica in Chile
- its agreement to acquire 19 travel assistance providers in Latin America
- the $409 million acquisition of QBE in Latin America
- the sale of an annuity portfolio of approximately $2.6 billion in reserves held in Chile to Ohio National Seguros de Vida S.A.