Corporate/M&A

Senior partner Nicolás Herrera has longstanding experience advising notable Uruguayan and international clients on corporate and M&A transactions. He continues to play a central role handling the firm's most high-profile cases, including complex commercial agreements.

"Nicolás Herrera is a brilliant and a very smart lawyer."

Outstanding partner Nicolás Piaggio co-leads the department and offers extensive experience advising clients on multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions, share purchase agreements and relevant regulatory issues. With particular technology and telecommunications experience, he can be found assisting with transactions involving key companies with regional assets, including those entering the Uruguayan market for the first time.

"Nicolás Piaggio is simply an extraordinary and extremely smart lawyer who is fully committed to the cases entrusted to him."

"Nicolás Piaggio is a key actor and a well-respected legal counsel in Uruguay."

Significant partner Corina Bove has extensive experience advising Uruguayan and multinational clients on M&A transactions and corporate restructuring. Corina Bove is a former Fulbright Scholar and has an LLM from Georgetown. Bove is dual-qualified to practise in Uruguay and New York.

"Corina Bove is a superb negotiator and a fully committed lawyer. She is the kind of lawyer that you want on your team."

Active partner Álvaro Tarabal is frequently seen representing clients from the food and beverage, retail and automotive industries on Uruguayan and multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions.

"Álvaro Tarabal is a wonderful senior partner who is a pleasure to work with."

Javier Berdaguer joins the rankings this year following extensive market recognition for his corporate practice in Uruguay, and is regularly seen advising clients on sophisticated cross-border M&A transactions.

"Javier Berdaguer is a responsible lawyer and very detail-oriented, which saves us time and money in our transactions."

Up-and-coming practitioner Guzmán Rodríguez continues to get endorsement from peers and clients alike for his strong corporate law practice in Uruguay and for his involvement in relevant international M&A transactions.

"Guzmán Rodríguez is an extremely clever and hard-working lawyer. He is on top of our requests and shows clear evidence that he has thoroughly analysed our matters."