Market: Argentina

Argentine firm Beccar Varela has strengthened its labour and social security offering by promoting one of its senior associates to partner.

16 November 2023

The IBA has presented María Fernanda Mierez, partner at Argentine law firm Beccar Varela, with its 2023 pro bono award, recognising her long commitment to the development and provision of free legal aid.

14 November 2023

Bruchou & Funes de Rioja has helped Argentina’s Energías Renovables Las Lomas issue US$115 million worth of green bonds.

13 November 2023

As Latin American states look increasingly to foreign investment to fill the infrastructure gap, the number of disputes is expected to increase amidst a backdrop of political instability and rising ESG trends, suggested lawyers speaking on a panel at the IBA’s Annual Conference in Paris.

10 November 2023

Argentine Elite firm Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen (PAGBAM) has announced a series of new family and parental policies for the firm’s staff members, including 15 days of paternity leave and paid leave for adoptive parents.

10 November 2023

Martinez de Hoz & Rueda has helped Norwegian oil company Equinor and Argentine state-owned counterpart YPF defeat four collective actions brought against them by environmental NGOs seeking to stop offshore oil projects, including environmental activist group Greenpeace.

09 November 2023

Linklaters in New York and Bomchil in Buenos Aires have helped Argentine aluminium company Aluar Aluminio Argentino issue US$138 million worth of notes.

31 October 2023

Tavarone, Rovelli, Salim & Miani has served as deal counsel as aviation company Aerolíneas Argentinas completed a US$100 million debt offering.

26 October 2023

Argentine state-owned oil group YPF has hired Bruchou & Funes de Rioja to raise US$528 million in two separate bond issuances.

24 October 2023

Canadian telecoms company Mitel has hired several international and Latin American firms to acquire Unify, the communications arm of France-headquartered IT company Atos Group.

20 October 2023