Miguel Casanova

Practice Areas

His practice includes day-to-day counseling to a wide range of companies, in two main areas: dispute resolution (trials and arbitration) and corporate (M&A and contract negotiation).

Responsible for the Corporate Department of Pérez del Castillo & Asociados. Advises on general corporate and business matters.

He leads on business structuring, implementation of business ventures and matters such as Mergers & Acquisitions and stock purchases. Wide experience and knowledge in corporate reorganizations, bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings.

Furthermore, he also has expertise in corporate governance, development and organization of family businesses is to be highlighted.

Career

Partner in Pérez del Castillo & Asociados since 2021.

Associate to Pérez del Castillo & Asociados since July 2012.

Responsible for the Corporate Department of the Firm.

Professor of Corporate Law and Corporate Governance, undergraduate and graduate at the University of Montevideo since 2012.

Dean of the School of Law of the University of Montevideo since January 2021.

Speaker in Commercial Law Conferences and Cade courses.

Professional Memberships

Research Group on Insolvency and Corporate Law at the University of Montevideo

Publications

1 - Disrupción, Economía compartida y Derecho (“Disruption, Sharing Economy and Law”, FCU, 2016). -

2 - Gobierno Corporativo (“Corporate Governance”, UM, 2015).

3 - Los deberes Fiduciarios de los Administradores de sociedades (“The duties of Trust Company Directors”, FCU, 2013).

4 - Author of several articles: La prima de emisión como obligación en la sociedad anónima (2013); Cumplir o explicar como principio de gobierno corporativo (2012); Interés social y deberes fiduciarios de los administradores de sociedades de capital (ADC, 2012)”; El concepto de interés social en la nueva Ley de Mercado de Valores (2010); La noción jurídica de empresa y su impacto sobre las decisiones empresariales (2013); La función de la ley en el ámbito societario-empresarial (2014).