Allende & Brea

Managing Partner: Diego Botana

Chairman: Valeriano Guevara Lynch

Number of partners worldwide: 18

Number of other lawyers worldwide: 70

Firm Overview:

Allende & Brea is one of Argentina’s leading law firms. Founded in 1957, it has long enjoyed a strong reputation for superior legal work. We are a full-service law firm primarily focused on sophisticated international and local transactional practice, advising large, medium-sized, and small companies on an ongoing basis or acting as special counsel in various commercial transactions carried out in Argentina or abroad. Our main practice areas include:

Antitrust: The firm advises clients on matters relating to merger control filings, antitrust litigation, joint ventures, and distribution agreements.

Banking: The firm advises financial institutions on matters ranging from commercial or syndicated loans to capital market transactions, reorganisations, collections, and debt-to-equity conversions, among others.

Compliance and Investigations: The firm advises clients locally and regionally on general and specific risk factors related to their activities, anti-corruption regulations, and all types of investigations tied to their operations.

Energy and Natural Resources: The firm represents major and junior companies in the extractive industries, assisting with agreements, permitting, and government relations.

ESG and Sustainability: The firm advises a broad range of companies across various industries on compliance with Argentine environmental regulations, as well as on social, business, and human rights issues, anti-corruption and corporate governance matters, social licence to operate, and climate change-related aspects.

Corporate: The firm’s services include designing corporate structures with tax-efficient mechanisms, incorporating companies, and representing clients in a broad range of corporate activities.

Life Sciences and Healthcare: The specialist team advises life sciences and healthcare companies on a daily basis, including regulatory M&A, joint ventures, licences, and distribution agreements.

High Technology, Internet, and E-commerce: Allende & Brea is a pioneer in advising clients in this field. Services cover all aspects of the industry.

Intellectual Property: The team’s primary goal is to develop and implement strategies to protect and manage these intangible yet highly valuable assets.

Insurance and Reinsurance: The firm represents clients in a variety of insurance and reinsurance matters, including regulatory issues, M&A, and claims in both judicial and arbitration courts.

Labour: Allende & Brea provides specialist labour law advice to prevent disputes, and if a dispute arises, the firm represents clients throughout all stages of the proceedings, both administrative and judicial.

Litigation and Arbitration: The firm’s highly specialised litigation practice handles a wide range of civil, commercial, administrative, and family law cases, in both judicial and administrative courts at the federal and provincial levels.

Mergers and Acquisitions: Allende & Brea has broad-based expertise in acquisitions and divestitures across various industries, including highly regulated sectors.

Regulatory: The firm actively advises clients in regulated markets and industries, participating in public procurement, tenders, negotiating concessions, public works, permits, and all types of administrative proceedings.

Restructuring and Bankruptcy: Allende & Brea’s team of experts frequently represents both creditors and debtors in significant reorganisation proceedings in Argentina.

Tax and Customs: The firm advises clients on tax-efficient structures, tax planning, and tax litigation.