Santiago Del Rio
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 2 : Competition/Antitrust
Band 2
About
Provided by Santiago Del Rio
Practice Areas
Specialises in competition law, with 13 years’ experience. Recently handled merger control matters and anticompetitive investigations for companies in the software, oil and gas, textiles, pharmaceuticals, media and entertainment, automotive, tobacco and air transportation sectors. Also represents companies in antitrust investigations, as well as in challenges to decisions before the appellate courts and Supreme Court of Justice.
Career
Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal, 2006 to present. Foreign associate, Uría Menéndez, 2010 – 2011 (Madrid and Brussels).
Professional Memberships
Buenos Aires Bar Association
Personal
Lawyer, Universidad del Salvador (2005); Postgraduate Diploma in Economics for Competition Law, King’s College University (2013).
Chambers Review
Latin America
Respected partner Santiago Del Rio climbs the rankings thanks to strong market recognition. He has notable expertise in competition matters in Argentina, being particularly active in merger control proceedings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Santiago Del Rio is one-of-a-kind. He consistently provides top-level advice combined with strong business acumen."
"Santiago Del Rio is one-of-a-kind. He consistently provides top-level advice combined with strong business acumen."