Agustina Silva > Hughes & Hughes > Montevideo, Uruguay > Lawyer Profile
Hughes & Hughes Offices
RUTA 8, KM 17500 (ZONAMERICA)
EDIFICIO 1, LOCAL 112
MONTEVIDEO
Uruguay
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Agustina Silva
Work Department
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department
Position
Senior Associate
Career
Practice Areas
Litigation, Civil Law, Bankruptcy Law, Asset Recovery and Fraudulent Insolvency.
Languages
Spanish and English
Memberships
- International Bar Association – Appointed National Representative for Uruguay in the Young Lawyers’ committee.
- Colegio de Abogados del Uruguay (Uruguayan Bar Association)
- Uruguayan Association of Insolvency and Business Restructuring Advisors (AUAIRE)
- International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL International)
Education
Doctor in Law and Social Sciences; Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay (2016).
– Academy for American and International Law – The Center for American and International Law – Plano, Texas, USA (2019)
– Postgraduate on Procedural Law – Montevideo University (2020-2021)
– Course for the exercise of the position of trustee and auditor in bankruptcy proceedings – Catholic University of Uruguay (2020)
Lawyer Rankings
Uruguay > Dispute resolution
The ‘very organised‘ team at Hughes & Hughes is well established in the dispute resolution market, and its members handle litigation as well as alternative dispute resolution matters. The firm boasts a number of major clients, among them Finnish paper giant UPM and BBVA Uruguay, across a wide range of sectors including pharmaceuticals, real estate, aviation and telecoms. The practice is led by Alfredo Taullard and Bernardo Porras, who handle both arbitration and litigation. Senior associate Agustina Silva actively assists with all matters and has particular experience in bankruptcy and insolvency litigation. Associates Magela Ramon and Felipe Riva are additional names to note.