Hughes & Hughes

Corporate

Partner. Specialized in the fields of Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate and International Law advising local and foreign companies, to set up and develop their businesses in our country. Ample experience in Project Finance, participating in the financing of projects, in particular the Energy sector. During the last years has been largely devoted to the environmental area, assisting clients with all environmental compliance/regulatory issues, such as authorizations processes and environmental impact assessments, with the performance of legal environmental audits and with respect to environmental aspects related to land planning and uses’ regulations. Has advised clients during judicial claims involving environmental matters. Author of several articles on Environmental Law in different specialized newsletters and publications and has been speaker at conferences and seminars in this subject.

Hughes & Hughes (since 2004) Guyer & Regules (Trainee, 2003) Assistant Professor in Environmental Law at the Universidad de la República del Uruguay (since 2008) Assistant Professor in Private International Law at the Universidad Católica del Uruguay (2005 – 2012) Member of the Environmental Law Committee of the Uruguayan Bar Association (since 2007) Vice-Chair of the Young Lawyers Committee, International Bar Association (2015-2016) Member of the Young Lawyers Committee of the Uruguayan Bar Association (2008 – 2013) / Awarded with a Merits’ Scholarship by the Universidad Católica del Uruguay during the Law Career. Awarded with a scholarship for young lawyers granted by the International Sales, Franchising and Product Law Section of the International Bar Association to attend the IBA’s Annual Conference taking place in Singapore, 14th - 19th October 2007 Recognized by specialized publications as a Rising Star in Hughes & Hughes (Chambers Latin America, Chambers Global) and as specialized in Environmental Law (LatinLawyer, “The Who’s Who of Environmental Law”).

Spanish / English

Uruguayan Bar Association / International Bar Association

The Hague Academy of International Law - External Programme “Global Governance and International Business” (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2012) Universidad de Castilla – La Mancha, Spain – Specialized Postgraduate Course on Environmental Law (2009) The Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague, The Netherlands – Summer Session on Private International Law (2006) Universidad Católica del Uruguay – Doctor in Law (2003)