Posadas, Posadas & Vecino

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With more than 85 years of history, Posadas, Posadas & Vecino is one of the largest and most prestigious full service firms in Uruguay. With offices in Montevideo, Punta del Este, Zonamerica and Geneva, Switzerland, the firm boasts a truly international perspective.

The firm’s leading position is built on its ability to support clients in highly complex business transactions, advising multinational corporations, financial institutions and local companies in a broad range of practice areas.

Posadas, Posadas & Vecino prides itself on keeping its tradition in the practice of law, providing personal attention to clients with great involvement of our partners in the cases handled. Our professionals are highly specialised, most of them having studied abroad or worked for international firms.

Practice areas

Corporate – M&A: The firm has a strong and experienced corporate – M&A team capable of handling all kind of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions reorganisations, restructurings, public offerings of securities, joint ventures and commercial agreements. Our team has participated in the most relevant transactions in recent years in Uruguay.

Banking & finance: PPV assists some of the major multinational banks operating in Uruguay and has participated in most major operations involving the purchase of banks and of pension fund administration companies. It also counsels a number of representative offices of foreign banks and international brokerage firms.

Dispute resolution: PPV has a solid litigation practice, having represented clients in arbitration and litigations proceedings in virtually all areas of law. PPV’s litigation department has grown considerably in response to requirements by various banks and other financial institutions, as well as due to certain class action disputes, involving well over 100 litigants.

Tax and accounting: The firm has traditionally been very strong in assisting clients in tax matters, including tax litigation and advice. Our tax team has wide experience in tax aspects of M&A, financial products, real estate transaction, transfer pricing regulation and international tax planning.

Real estate and notarial services: Recent years have shown a very vigorous demand for real estate in Uruguay from foreign companies and other institutions (ie, investment and pension funds), both in tourist areas of the country and in agricultural sectors. PPV regularly advises clients in a wide range of real estate deals, including rural land acquisitions and developments of urban properties.

Energy: Conditions worldwide and Uruguay’s total absence of oil production have triggered a veritable boom in alternative energy projects. PP&V is currently assisting firms in developing projects on based on aerial and biomass sources of energy.

Labour and Employment: PPV provides regular advise in all aspects of labour law, including employment contracts, collective bargaining agreements, negotiations with unions and labour litigation.

Montevideo (main office)

Juncal 1305, Piso 21

CP 11000

Montevideo, Uruguay

Tel: +598 2916 2202

mail@ppv.com.uy

Ignacio de Posadas

Zonamerica

Ruta 8, km 17.500, Of. 115A

CP 91600

Montevideo, Uruguay

Tel: +598 2518 2950

Raúl Vairo Erramouspe

Punta del Este

Calle 30 esq. Av. Gorlero, Edif Santos Dumont

CP 20100

Punta del Este, Uruguay

Tel: +598 4244 8838

Luis Nin Estévez

Geneva

11, rue Général – Dufour

1er etage

CP 1204

Geneva, Switzerland

Tel: +41 22 321 9345

Raúl Vairo Erramouspe