Public Law
Latin America Guide 2025 : Argentina
Band 4
About
Provided by O'Farrell
Our Public and Administrative Law department is formed by highly qualified professionals with vast track record and experience in providing assistance, representation and legal counseling to domestic, provincial and international businesses, regarding the most varied relationships, of a contractual, regulated or extra-contractual nature, with the Government.
We assist public utilities, corporations engaged in public-interest activities, toll-based public works concessionaires and businesses carrying out activities subject to strict regulation. Our clients come from a host of different industries, including the transportation, telecommunications, electricity, gas and oil, natural resources, health care, infrastructure and construction and pharmaceutical sectors.
We advise our clients on matters involving administrative and constitutional law, at a federal, provincial and local level. Our attorneys have extensive experience in matters of economic regulation, contract renegotiation processes and review of rates, bidding processes for major projects, public works and infrastructure concessions, public-private partnership agreements (PPP).
Chambers Review
O'Farrell is a respected Argentinian firm with a strong reputation for advising clients from highly regulated industries on complex regulatory concerns. The firm's public law team is frequently retained to counsel key concessionaires on a range of mandates related to large-scale infrastructure projects. The department also assists with public procurement, concession contracts and administrative litigation. It is regularly retained by companies active in the energy, health, transportation and construction fields.
Work Highlights
- O'Farrell advised Medicus on the invoicing made by the government of the city of Buenos Aires for COVID-19 tests, as well as on new regulations in the health sector, including the implementation of electronic medical records or the registration of healthcare coverage.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"O'Farrell's legal advice is carried out by specialised professionals with a comprehensive analysis of the subject and excellent results that contributed to supporting our company's business."
"O'Farrell's legal advice is carried out by specialised professionals with a comprehensive analysis of the subject and excellent results that contributed to supporting our company's business."
Notable Practitioners
Longstanding partner Jorge Muratorio heads the firm's public law department and offers significant expertise advising clients on government contracting and administrative disputes.
"Jorge Muratorio is one of the country's few experts on administrative contracting in accordance to international standards."
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