We assist our clients in the incorporation, registration and dissolution of local companies and subsidiaries or branches of foreign corporations before the Argentine Surveillance or Corporations. We also assist our clients with all the necessary steps to obtain the registration, among others, of their changes of corporate domicile and/or site, capital increases, amendments of by-laws, appointment and replacement of directors, corporate transformations, mergers, acquisitions, participation of foreign companies in local ones, fulfillment of the requirements set forth in General Resolution No. 7/03 (currently incorporated in the text of Resolution 7/05 -IGJ- ) of the Argentine Surveillance of Corporations, etc.

 

Our clients also receive periodical updates of new laws and regulations, specially the numerous –and usually controversial- resolutions issued from time to time by the Argentine Surveillance of Corporations, which may affect their situation, assisting each client in a customized manner.

 

We also assist our clients in the negotiation, drafting and execution of domestic and international contracts, including bulk transfers, trade agreements, distribution, agency and licensing agreements, purchase and sale contracts, leasing and franchising agreements, through an approach that is both creative and business-oriented. This tasks are carried out working closely with our tax and labor law departments, so that all possible contingencies and legal aspects related to the transaction in question are duly covered.

The remarkable advertising activity of some of our most important clients has allowed us to develop an outstanding expertise in all of the legal aspects related to the analysis of TV commercials and scripts, promotional activities, games of chance, the revision of advertising campaigns from a legal perspective, as well as the negotiation and preparation of contracts involving licensing, sponsoring and advertising issues.

We have substantial expertise in mergers and acquisitions and the sale of Argentine subsidiaries. We conduct the respective due diligence procedures and draft all necessary documents.

 

We have devised and executed the transformation of branches and subsidiaries of foreign corporations. Most of these transactions have required months of hard negotiations and required the work of some of our professionals abroad.

We offer legal counseling on antitrust law and handle our clients' conflicts regarding product liability and consumers' rights. We have vast experience in the representation of first-line companies both in the administrative and judicial stages.

We have developed an extensive practice in the application and interpretation of the food norms and regulations. The Firm provides counsel and informs its clients of all the legal aspects related to the manufacturing, marketing and quality standards of food products and beverages. We assist our clients regarding labeling, quality control, manufacturing methods, hygiene and others.

Our law firm has vast experience in regulations on pharmaceutical products and their import under the compassive use regime, including sanitary and customs requirements. Our professionals have extensive knowledge in the scope of such regime and the exceptions to the possibility of making use of it. We also advise our clients in relation to the organization of patient data bases and their registration with the corresponding authorities as prescribed by the Personal Data Protection Act (Law No. 25.326).

The Firm provides its clients with legal advice on applicable currency exchange norms, having a vast experience in their interpretation. We also bring a daily informative, tailor-made service, supplying our clients with the latest news regarding new Central Bank Communications and other norms, and their interpretation criteria.

 

The Firm offers integral legal services, according to the characteristics and needs of the different matters.

 

We provide preventive advice and also assist our clients in the pre-court resolution of conflicts through alternative conflict resolution methods, such as mediation and arbitration. We assume the role of amicus curiae, arbitrators, mediators or expert witnesses in both National and foreign arbitrations.

 

We also perform court case audits in cases where our assistance is required as consultants.