Allende & Brea Abogados

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Allende & Brea is one of Argentina’s largest and most prestigious full-service law firms, focusing primarily on the business community. Founded in 1957 in Buenos Aires, the firm has assembled a network of correspondents in Argentina and abroad that enables it to provide global legal coverage for clients. The firm has specialists in all branches of law, qualified to provide its clients with practical business solutions that are viable, when necessary innovative, and always cost-effective. Most of the firm’s lawyers have had professional and/or educational experience abroad.

Administrative law: Allende & Brea actively participates in a wide range of regulated markets and industries, advising clients in public procurement, public tenders, negotiating concessions, public works and other administrative contracts, permits and authorisations, and all types of procedures and appeals at the administrative, judicial and arbitration courts.

Antitrust: Allende & Brea has one of Argentina’s most recognised antitrust practices. The firm advises many clients in a variety of matters in connection with merger control filings, antitrust litigation cases and compliance.

Banking and financial transactions: The firm advises financial institutions on matters ranging from commercial or syndicated loans to capital markets transactions, direct investments, reorganisations, collections, debt-to-equity conversions, financial leasing, trade financing, and letters of credit, among others.

Bankruptcy, reorganisation and debt reconstruction: Allende & Brea’s team of experts in bankruptcy, reorganisation and debt restructuring are frequently involved representing both creditors and debtors, in some of the most important reorganisation proceedings in Argentina.

Energy and natural resources: The firm assists many such companies in creating local subsidiaries, obtaining development permits and negotiating leasing agreements with the owners of the areas to be mined.

Environmental law: The firm advises a broad range of companies in different industries in their compliance with Argentine environmental regulations, conducting environmental audits and due diligence reviews and represents clients in various environmental related claims.

General corporate practice: Allende & Brea’s general corporate practice group deals with all types of matters, from the routine ones to the most complex transactions. The firm’s services include designing corporate structures and tax mechanisms, incorporating companies and representing clients in a broad range of corporate activities.

High technology, internet and e-commerce: Allende & Brea is a pioneer in counselling clients in this field. Services cover all aspects of the industry.

Intellectual property law: The intellectual property department helps clients develop and implement the best strategies to protect and manage these intangible yet highly valuable assets.

Insurance & reinsurance: Allende & Brea has been recognised as the leading insurance firm in Latin America by Reactions (the world’s most recognised publication on insurance matters). Allende & Brea represents clients in a variety of insurance and reinsurance related matters, such as regulatory, contractual and judicial issues.

International trade: Allende & Brea is one of the few firms in Argentina that can offer a full range of legal services for matters related to foreign trade.

Litigation and arbitration: The firm’s litigation attorneys handle a wide range of civil, commercial, administrative and family law cases, in judicial and administrative courts, at both the federal and provincial levels.

Mergers and acquisitions: Allende & Brea has a broad-based acquisition and divestiture expertise, which includes regulated industries. Transactions of this type often involve complex antitrust, intellectual property, labour, securities, tax and environmental issues. Whenever appropriate, a multidisciplinary team is assembled to ensure that all aspects of the transaction are thoroughly covered.

Tax and customs: Allende & Brea’s tax experts know that their job is to minimise tax liabilities while strictly ensuring compliance with the law.

Languages: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.