Managing partner, Indacochea & Asociados Alonso has been managing partner at IA since 2014. Although he leads the corporate and legal tech and start-up departments, he is considered fundamental support in the business development of IA’s clients and a key adviser in banking and finance. His professional training, strategic business vision, the promotion of the Liquid Lawyer and leadership have made him the leading legal adviser for national and international clients who need to develop their commercial operations nationally and internationally. He is recognised internationally as one of the most experienced lawyers in the country. He has extensive experience advising creditor and investor clients in all types of transactions, from negotiating various credit agreements at the local and international levels to advice on debt restructuring processes and project financing, bank restructuring, exchange control, and portfolio acquisition. In addition, Alonso led one of IA’s corporate spin-offs called Iconekta, considered the first legal tech platform in Latin America created by a law firm and presented to the world.

Partner, Posse Herrera Ruiz Abogados José Alejandro Torres is a partner at Posse Herrera Ruiz. He is the head of the infrastructure and public law area. His practice focuses on infrastructure and public law as well as mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, real estate structures and compliance. José Alejandro has experience representing several local and international clients in corporate, mergers and acquisitions, financial structures and foreign investment matters. He has specific experience in the design, structuring and development of real estate projects including shipping centres, hotels and resorts, agricultural projects and housing developments, among others. Furthermore, he has advised clients in the design, writing and implementation of corporate compliance manuals and policies and conducting internal investigations for clients related to these matters.

Partner, Marval O’Farrell Mairal Diego Krischcautzky joined Marval O’Farrell Mairal in 1997 has been a partner of the firm since 2006. His practice is focused on business law, mainly on mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive experience in M&A transactions, structuring and financing of private equity investments and counselling and structuring of local and international investments. He works regularly with companies and investment funds. Both Chambers Global and Chambers Latin America have recently recognised him as a ‘Leading Lawyer in Argentina’ for private equity and corporate/M&A. In addition, the International Financial Law Review and Latin Lawyer have listed him as a recommended lawyer for M&A and private equity. Prior to joining Marval he was an associate at Arthur Andersen – Norte Sabino Asesores Legales (1995-97). He graduated in law with honors from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1995, and completed a Master in Law and Economics at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in 2000-01. He contributes regularly to local and international publications in his areas of expertise and is a member of the City of Buenos Aires Bar.

Partner, Machado Meyer Elie Sherique is a specialist in corporate law, national and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity operations, capital markets, and corporate governance, besides joint ventures, corporate reorganisations, international investments, structured operations, business transactions, financial products and operations involving publicly held companies. He has previous experience in operations concerning several sectors, particularly automotive, banking, construction, electronics, energy, pharmaceutical, real estate, mining, oil and gas, financial services, general services, technology, telecommunications, and retail. In addition, Sherique is part of the Latin American and Iberian desk of Machado Meyer, assisting some of Brazil’s prominent Spanish and Latin American investors.

Partner, Carey Alejandra Daroch is a partner at Carey and co-head of the firm’s corporate/mergers and acquisitions/banking and finance/insolvency, bankruptcy and restructuring/capital markets groups.