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Banking & Finance | Latin America
Argentina
In-depth overview
ARGENTINA: An Introduction
JURISDICTION
On 10 December 2023, a new Administration took office in Argentina, led by President Javier Milei o...
Authored by Martinez de Hoz & Rueda, Fernando Zoppi, Jimena Vega Olmos, José Martínez de Hoz Jr, José Martínez de Hoz (n)
In-depth overview
ARGENTINA: An introduction to Banking & Finance
PRACTICE AREA
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Authored by Tavarone, Rovelli, Salim & Miani - Abogados, Julieta De Ruggiero, Marcelo Rafael Tavarone, Nicolás Eliaschev, Javier Constanzó, Francisco Molina Portela
Rankings overview for Departments
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Senior Statespeople
Eminent Practitioners
Star Individuals
Band 1
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Agustín Cerolini Cerolini & Ferrari Abogados10 Years Ranked
Alejandro Perelsztein Bruchou & Funes de Rioja6 Years Ranked
Analía Battaglia Bruchou & Funes de Rioja16 Years Ranked
Diego Salaverri Salaverri, Burgio & Wetzler Malbran16 Years Ranked
Hernán Carassai CROZ Tax & Legal16 Years Ranked
Jorge Ignacio Mayora Allende & Brea14 Years Ranked
Luciana Denegri Beccar Varela2 Years Ranked
Matías López Figueroa Bruchou & Funes de Rioja8 Years Ranked
Pablo José Torretta Beccar Varela13 Years Ranked
Pablo Martín Lepiane Martinez de Hoz & Rueda10 Years Ranked- Javier ErrecondoErrecondo, González & Funes Abogados
Band 4
Carlos Marcelo Villegas Nicholson y Cano Abogados16 Years Ranked
Carlos María Melhem Allende & Brea16 Years Ranked
Gabriel Gómez Giglio Baker McKenzie10 Years Ranked
Gabriel Matarasso Marval O'Farrell Mairal16 Years Ranked
Jaime Uranga Rueda Tanoira Cassagne Abogados3 Years Ranked- Jimena Vega Olmos Martinez de Hoz & Rueda7 Years Ranked
Juan M. Diehl Moreno Marval O'Farrell Mairal11 Years Ranked- Julieta De Ruggiero Tavarone, Rovelli, Salim & Miani - Abogados12 Years Ranked
Julio Ricardo Martínez Mitrani Caballero16 Years Ranked
Justo Segura DLA Piper (Argentina)7 Years Ranked
Rocio Carrica Tanoira Cassagne Abogados2 Years Ranked
Sebastián Luegmayer O'Farrell14 Years Ranked
Victoria Funes Bomchil4 Years Ranked
Up and Coming
Daniel Levi Beccar Varela2 Years Ranked
Ignacio Criado Diaz Tanoira Cassagne Abogados3 Years Ranked
Ignacio Meggiolaro MBP Partners2 Years Ranked
María Victoria Tuculet Bomchil3 Years Ranked
Pablo Fernandez Pujadas Salaverri, Burgio & Wetzler Malbran1 Years Ranked- Pablo Schreiber Martinez de Hoz & Rueda4 Years Ranked
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Bruchou & Funes de RiojaBanking & Finance2025 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedBruchou & Funes de Rioja's outstanding department acts at the forefront of the Argentinian banking and securities market. Their unrivalled team represents top-tier banks, multilaterals and institutional investors, while demonstrating equal skill counselling corporate borrowers. The department handles complex syndicated lending transactions, debt refinancing and bond offerings in the local and international markets. The firm continues to maintain a leading position in project finance mandates and is further sought after to provide counsel on key regulatory concerns.
Band 2
2 Beccar VarelaBanking & Finance2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedBeccar Varela houses an esteemed finance practice that is frequently retained by clients to provide regulatory advice on bank M&A transactions, in addition to exchange and Central Bank regulations. The team remains a strong choice for international and local financial entities granting high-value syndicated loans, as well as in their capacity as placement agents and local coordinators in securities deals.2 Martinez de Hoz & RuedaBanking & Finance2025 | Band 2 | 7 Years RankedMartinez de Hoz & Rueda's strong finance practice group services key multilaterals, banks, and energy and natural resources clients. The team is equally skilled acting as lender or borrower-side counsel on the financing of large-scale projects, including renewable energy developments. The department also handles multi-jurisdictional loan agreements, as well as securities transactions.
2 Marval O'Farrell MairalBanking & Finance2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedMarval O'Farrell Mairal boasts a highly respected banking and finance team with knowledge of an array of financial products. The team is particularly skilled at handling high-value corporate and asset finance deals, representing corporations and financial institutions in syndicated and bilateral loan agreements, as well as debt restructuring. The department's expertise extends to securities transactions, counselling both issuers and underwriters on debt placements.
2 Salaverri, Burgio & Wetzler MalbranBanking & Finance2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedSalaverri, Burgio & Wetzler Malbran offers noteworthy capabilities in the capital markets arena. The team is routinely retained by corporate clients to advise on securities placements, including assisting with cross-border bond issuances. The department boasts additional strength in the corporate finance space, providing counsel on high-value bilateral and syndicated lending, as well as debt restructuring matters.
2 Tanoira Cassagne AbogadosBanking & Finance2025 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedTanoira Cassagne Abogados houses a noteworthy banking and finance practice group with significant activity on local capital markets transactions. The team is frequently retained to advise trustees and collateral agents on issuances of debt and equity securities. The firm also has experience acting as underwriter's and borrower's counsel, with expertise further extending to project finance deals in the renewable energy arena.2 Tavarone, Rovelli, Salim & Miani - AbogadosBanking & Finance2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedTavarone, Rovelli, Salim & Miani - Abogados houses a flourishing department offering expertise across a wide range of financial products, with proven experience in project finance. The firm services a strong roster of international and domestic banking clients, government entities, and energy and natural resources companies. The solid team leads on issuances of corporate debt and sovereign bonds, as well as handling Central Bank and foreign exchange regulations, as well as syndicated loan agreements.
Band 3
3 Allende & BreaBanking & Finance2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedAllende & Brea regularly counsels clients on the incorporation of financial entities, including representing them before the Central Bank and Securities Exchange Commission. The team is frequently retained to provide regulatory assistance relating to fintech and new financial products, as well as handling bilateral and syndicated loans.
3 BomchilBanking & Finance2025 | Band 3 | 15 Years RankedBomchil's highly skilled finance team offers experience assisting with facility agreements and sizeable debt issues. Its deep bench of solid practitioners also possesses noted expertise advising investment funds focused on emerging markets on structured lending transactions, along with debt restructuring.
3 DLA Piper (Argentina)Banking & Finance2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedDLA Piper houses a well-known capital markets and banking and finance practice in Argentina within a full-service global firm. They remain the law firm of choice for Argentine provinces issuing and restructuring debt, as well as rendering advice on sovereign bond offerings. The team's expertise extends to credit agreements. The department also boasts a flourishing project finance practice, representing construction concessionaires.
3 Mitrani CaballeroBanking & Finance2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedMitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno's corporate finance practice offers extensive experience structuring significant syndicated and bilateral term loans on behalf of both borrowers and institutional lenders. The team is often seen assisting with transactions involving multilateral lenders, and counselling on related foreign exchange regulations.
Band 4
4 Baker McKenzieBanking & Finance2025 | Band 4 | 7 Years RankedBaker McKenzie's banking and finance team has entered the rankings this year, earning high praise from clients for its adept handling of both advisory and transactional duties. The team assists lenders, borrowers and guarantors with public offerings, private placements of securities, and the negotiation of financing agreements. Notable clients on its roster include Deutsche Bank and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration.
4 Cerolini & Ferrari AbogadosBanking & Finance2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedCerolini & Ferrari Abogados enters the rankings this year in recognition for the team's expertise and knowledge in the Argentine financial sector. The firm is frequently sought after for advice on regulatory and transactional issues, including public offerings, note issuance, securities placement and debt restructuring. Notable clients include Banco de Servicios Financieros.
4 CROZ Tax & LegalBanking & Finance2025 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedCroz Tax & Legal is an established Argentinian firm that is noted for its solid banking and finance practice. The department is frequently called upon by local and international clients alike to assist on a range of mandates, including note issuance and debt securities.
4 MBP PartnersBanking & Finance2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedMBP Partners is a noteworthy boutique that garners praise for its banking and finance capabilities in Argentina. The department is often sought out by brokers and asset management companies to advise on a wide range of transactions and regulatory issues. The firm is routinely instructed by national and multinational clients belonging to an array of industries such as financial services and infrastructure. Their lawyers boasts particularly strength assisting clients in the fintech sector as well as in the payments industry.
4 Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & ArntsenBanking & Finance2025 | Band 4 | 17 Years RankedPérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen's well-regarded banking and finance team is adept at advising on a full spectrum of products, as both lender's and borrower's counsel. The department is skilled in project finance for energy developments, offering in-depth knowledge of syndicated lending and capital markets transactions. Its noted bench of practitioners continues to boast marked experience handling debt issuances, including dealing with social impact bonds.
4 Zang, Bergel y Viñes AbogadosBanking & Finance2025 | Band 4 | 15 Years RankedZang, Bergel y Viñes Abogados possesses an active finance practice group with noted expertise in capital markets. The team frequently advises key local banks on credit notes issuances, including sub-sovereign debt transactions, as well as counselling them on debt restructuring processes. The firm also boasts significant expertise assisting real estate clients releasing debt in the local Argentinian market.