Date: May 25, 2016 Joan Beck and Cathy Mercer Named Among Latin America's Top 100 Female Lawyers 2016 by Latinvex Publish: 04/05/2016 Joan Beck and Cathy Mercer have been singled out by Latinvex as among the top foreign female lawyers in Latin America. They are two of only five Canadians recognized on a listing dominated by practitioners from the United States and the United Kingdom. Latinvex publishes daily news and weekly analysis on Latin America business, providing extensive and unique coverage of Latin America's legal, energy and technology sectors. This global listing of 100 lawyers is comprised of the leading practitioners from international law firms that are involved in the growing legal business in Latin America. Factors that influence this listing include recent track record on major deals and business, prominence of their firm in Latin America and rankings by third parties such as Chambers & Partners.