Founded in 1886, BBVA Francés is the oldest private bank in Argentina. The legal team, headed by Adrian Bressani, supports the affairs of the bank on all legal and corporate...

Agustín Herrera is Atanor’s legal and public relations director, holding responsibility for legal, government relations and media issues the company faces across Argentina, Brazil and China. Atanor produces and markets...

American multinational Emerson Electric has recently undergone a large internal reorganisation process across its Latin American subsidiaries, which included the acquisition and divestiture of several assets. Emerson Electric has substantial...

Albert Eduardo Martínez Costa is a lawyer who stands out among peers for his relentless work ethic and drive to succeed. A top corporate lawyer with vast experience of working...

Described as a ‘resourceful and solution-oriented person’, capable of producing with innovative results to the projects he works on, Alejandro Anderlic boasts in excess of 20 years of experience, working...

Global consumer goods company Procter & Gamble has been operating in Argentina since 1991 and cites the country as one of its fastest growing markets – having three production plants...

A tremendously experienced lawyer with a huge amount of expertise in the highly regulated telecommunications sector, Alejandro Pinedo is the secretary general of the Argentinean subsidiary of the Telefónica Group,...

As the general counsel of Telecom Argentina, a major telephone operator covering the northern part of Argentina including the city of Buenos Aires, Alejandro Quiroga Lopez is a highly rated...

An experienced in-house counsel in the pharmaceutical sector, Ana Candelaria Alonso spent over four years at the South American division of German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim, where she went on...

Molinos Río de la Plata is Argentina’s largest branded food-products company and is a subsidiary of the Perez Companc Family Group. Heading up the legal and compliance function is Ana...

Praised for her impressive capacity to deal with legal requirements and political restrictions that affect Argentina’s automotive industry, Andrea Ventrice is a professional capable of approaching tasks from a critical...

Andrés Maldonado joined integrated fire and security solutions company Tyco as manager of legal and public affairs for Argentina and Uruguay in March 2015. This role saw him working to...

With almost three decades of experience at Socma and Sideco Americana, an engineering, construction, real estate development, concessions and utilities company, Antonio Solsona currently serves as its attorney general counsel...

With a long in-house tenure that has seen her undertake roles at several large companies, Barbara Maggi is currently the general counsel for Siemens in Argentina, a position that she...

Taking charge of a team of 17 in her role as general counsel for Walmart Argentina, Brenda Puig has provided the Argentinian subsidiary of the world’s largest company with excellent...

‘The value of a general counsel is not easy to calculate. There is a lot of work in preventing risks, contingencies and judgments that cannot be measured; applying legal knowledge...

With ‘deep corporate and contractual experience’, Clara Mazzeo manages the legal department at agriculture company Simplot Argentina, one of two Latin American subsidiaries of the J. R. Simplot Company, one...

With almost 25 years in the legal department of global conglomerate Cargill, Cynthia Zarranz is one of the most experienced and well-known in-house lawyers in Argentina and currently holds the...

Daniel Seoane has served as vice president of legal and compliance at Seguros Sura Argentina since May 2016. A member of Colombia-based Sura Group – one of the largest financial...

Well known in Argentina’s in-house community for leading large legal teams at multinational organisations, as well as for her understanding of corporate law and governance, Deborah-Maria Luchetta heads the legal...

Currently operating as general counsel at Argentina-based power company Genneia, formerly known as Emgasud, the talented Diego Abelleyra is in charge of the organisation’s legal affairs. Abelleyra describes his function...

Diego Alvarez García is the legal director for multinational health care products company GlaxoSmithKline in the Argentina and wider Southern Cone region, having first assumed the role in June 2015...

Diego Cifone is the director for legal, public and government affairs for the Southern Cone region of PepsiCo, the global food and beverage leader whose operations in the region cover...

Joining Grupo Garbarino, the leading Argentinian appliances and white goods retail company, in 2012, Esteban Cappello is responsible for the development of the internal legal department and advising on a...

One of Argentina’s truly standout counsel, Esteban Mazzucco has led the Latin America South (LAS) legal function at Swiss-headquartered global agribusiness Syngenta since 2011. He also sits as a member...

Shell, the multinational oil and gas giant, has ambitious plans for Argentina, recently announcing a target to invest $300m a year in the country through to 2020 in exploration, refining,...

One of Argentina’s most prominent in-house lawyers in the oil and gas industry, Fabiana López Leon has spent over 20 years in the sector and has acquired, according to one...

Philip Morris International’s presence in Argentina dates back to 1965, when it bought a controlling stake in Massalin Particulares (then known as Massalin & Celasco). Today the company is the...

MetLife’s Federico Bravo boasts substantial experience of overseeing legal processes within the insurance industry, having previously worked at AIG, La Meridional Compañía Argentina de Seguros and Zurich Financial Services. An...

Federico Fernández Zavalía is a general counsel with substantial international in-house and private practice experience gained in the pharmaceutical, agriculture, energy and recruitment industries. Well versed in dealing with day-to-day...

An influential leader known for his dynamism, strong professional values and managerial skills, Federico Frachia Sabaris has over 10 years of cross-border experience in executive management. Over his three-year tenure...

Grupo Arcor is the world’s leading candy producer and the leading food company in Argentina, supplying confectionary and snack products to over 120 countries, making it one of Argentina’s largest...

Federico Verdier has been head of legal and corporate affairs at the Argentine division of Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest global franchise bottler for The Coca-Cola Company, since 2008. Verdier advises...

ESPN International in Argentina is advised by principal counsel Federico Vibes, who joined the Argentinean subsidiary of the global media company in June 2013. Vibes is an expert in entertainment...

Founded in 1961 and currently headquartered in Luxemburg, Ternium is the leading steel company in Latin America with highly integrated processes to manufacture steel and value-added products. The company develops...

Described by his colleagues as an ‘outstanding business Italian lawyer’, Francisco Barreto has contributed to the development of the various businesses within DIRECTV Argentina, a leading direct broadcast satellite service...

Described by peers as a ‘clear, oriented manager’ and ‘100% professional’, Francisco Beláustegui received additional praise from nominators for his role in a ‘very high profile and complex’ transaction that...

Francisco Romano has comprehensive experience that he brings to a wide-reaching role as managing counsel for Chevron’s Latin America business unit. Building on time spent in various companies within the...

Gabriela Álvarez de la Fuente was singled out by nominators as having ‘very sharp analysis, combining complex legal issues with an impressive commercial approach whilst having very quick turnaround and...

Based in Buenos Aires, Gabriela Cremaschi serves as legal director and compliance officer covering South America at GE. Having been at the company since 2000, Cremaschi has made a substantial...

Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (IRSA) is the leading real estate development firm in Argentina – the company’s diverse operations cover the acquisition, development, administration and operation of commercial centres...

Founded in 2005, Pampa Energía is the largest integrated electricity company in Argentina, which through its subsidiaries is engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity to more than...

Germán Fernández Lahore joined the legal team of Argentine state-owned oil company YPF (Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales) in 2002 and moved into senior management as corporate vice president of legal services...

Germán Guillermo Pennimpede joined the Argentine operations of Samsung Electronics in autumn 2016 as head of legal, public affairs and compliance for Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Although relatively new to...

Gonzalo Braceras joined Banco Galicia, the largest local bank in Argentina in terms of both assets and customer base, in March 2016 from ICBC Argentina. In charge of a team...

Praised by colleagues for being ‘an excellent professional, proactive and with a high sense of commitment’ who ‘stands out for his leadership and for his business vision’, Gonzalo Ruiz Diaz...

Gonzalo Videla is a young and brilliant lawyer, known for his leadership skills, team work and ability to communicate and negotiate effectively. Since joining Merck in 2013 as legal and...

Applauded for his wealth of experience in large multinational corporations and top-tier law firms, along with his ‘keen sense of commercial awareness, pragmatic approach to problem solving and strong leadership...

In his role of general counsel at IMPSA, one of Argentina’s largest metallurgic companies, Hernán Iglesias deals with local and regional issues on a daily basis. Praised for his in...

Mondelēz, the multinational consumer goods company that originated from the division of Kraft Foods in 2012, has invested more than $100m in Argentina over the last few years. Lead by...

Starting his legal career at notable Argentinian law firm Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal, Ignacio Terrera amassed over five years of private practice experience before moving in-house; assuming the role of...

Ines Bahachille is the current vice president and assistant general counsel for Diageo West Latin America, with a remit that extends to 44 countries and several different business units and...

Beginning her in-house career at global medical devices company St. Jude Medical in 2008, Ines Riobo first came to the healthcare industry after gaining years of experience in law firms...

Ines Zerdan is the vice president of legal affairs for the Argentinean branch of global financial services company American Express, which provides various financial products for corporate and personal use...

Highly applauded for her skills in strategic planning and leadership, Jackie Donaldson has an outstanding reputation in Argentina’s in-house legal market. Donaldson currently serves as general counsel at Nestlé’s operations...

Jacobo Cohen Imach is general counsel of online retailer and auctioneer MercadoLibre. As one of Argentina’s most notable ecommerce businesses, and Latin America’s most popular in terms of numbers of...

Joining Bunge, the global food production company, as an in-house counsel in 2011, Jose Castelli already held a multitude of private practice experience gained from leading law firms. Castelli currently...

Following the success of Argentina’s pro-business Cambiemos coalition in 2015 a number of prominent corporate figures have made the transition to government departments. As part of this process, a flurry...

‘As part of the board of directors of the company and the director of legal affairs, my role is to deliver the most wise advice possible to our CEO for...

Multinational conglomerate DuPont’s operations in Argentina are spread across Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Santa Fe and involve several different aspects of the global business including polymer production engineering, industrial biosciences...

‘I firmly believe that, in addition to accurately identifying potential exposure to liabilities and to help pre-emptively addressing them, a good in-house counsel should also seek to create value for...

With a deep knowledge of all relevant legal and commercial factors affecting the Oracle business in the region, Lucio Maria Fabani Larranaga is known for his skill across several practice...

Magalí Klix leads the legal and compliance support for the Southern Cone region for Ingredion, a global ingredients and solutions company that has a multitude of food processing operations across...

Founded in 1992, Transportadora de Gas del Norte engages in the transportation of natural gas via pipelines to the central and northern regions of Argentina, boasting a pipeline length of...

As legal studies senior manager of the Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina (BCRA), Maria del Carmen Urquiza occupies a highly specialised and technical role at Argentina’s Central Bank...

With over 16 years of experience as an in-house and lawyer and currently leading one of the major mining projects of the country, Maria Di Lello is at the forefront...

Receiving praise from nominators for her leadership skills, María Gabriela Fernández has been the head of the legal department for software solutions provider BMC Software for over 10 years. The...

Banco Macro is one of Argentina’s largest domestically-owned banks, and from its headquarters in Bueno Aires offers a range of banking and financial services including loans, credit cards and life...

María Mercedes Olano heads the legal function at the Buenos Aires branch of Japanese financial institution The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, where she takes a proactive approach in achieving optimal business...

Mariana Eppenstein serves as legal affairs director for Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and Peru at Monsanto, a multinational agrochemical and agricultural company that helps farmers to improve their harvests...

Known as a ‘fantastic lawyer’ with ‘extensive industry expertise’, Mariana Fiordilino is well-placed to lead the legal and compliance functions for the Argentinean arm of Danish multinational pharmaceutical company Novo...

As legal affairs director for Argentina and senior counsel for Latin America, Mariana Oteiza heads a large legal team that supports the affairs of Turner Broadcasting Systems, a group of...

Mariano Mazur, current general counsel at Perez Companc Family Group, has received wide acclaim for overseeing complex litigation and negotiating financial transactions. Employed at the Group for over seven years,...

Known in the Argentinian in-house legal market for being a ‘complete legal professional’, Mariano Romero de Haz is the legal manager of flagship electricity company Pampa Energía, which engages in...

A corporate lawyer with wide experience of working in-house at multinationals, Martín Castro is the current president of the Argentina Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). Since 2009,...

Described as possessing ‘great focus on material issues as well as deep legal knowledge’, Matias Giaccardi, international pharmaceutical company Abbott Laboratories’ senior counsel for the Southern Cone region, is highly...

Cresud is one of Latin America’s most notable agriculture companies and a key component in the Argentinean economy, with operations including the production of basic agricultural commodities across the continent,...

In December 2015 Mercedes Rodriguez Canedo was appointed as vice president legal for the South Latin business unit within The Coca-Cola Company’s Global Legal Function, in addition to holding a...

Described as being the ‘key resource’ in helping to establish and organise AbbVie Argentina, regional legal director Monica Lupi is well-known in the market for having the capability to ‘solve...

Working as legal director for the Southern Cone region at global sportswear brand Nike, Pablo Windhausen is commended for having developed ‘an impressive capacity to reconcile the high standards of...

Alfred C. Toepfer International Argentina (ACTIAR) is commodity trading firm whose business in the country is an important aspect of its global operations in producing, exporting and trading agricultural commodities....

Since becoming general counsel at the Argentinian IT and software company Globant in 2013, Patricio Pablo Rojo has contributed to the company’s rapid growth and expansion into new markets, including...

Since July 2015, Paula Gonzalez Silvestrin has been legal manager at Banco Industrial, an Argentine bank specialising in loans to small and medium-sized businesses. Gonzalez has extensive experience advising domestic...

Having been an in-house lawyer at Unilever since 1995, Paula Morrone has over two decades of experience in a variety of roles at the global consumer goods company culminating in...

Ramón Sosa heads legal affairs at Frávega, one of Argentina’s largest retailers of electrical and household appliances. He advises on a range of corporate and legal matters across the company,...

Since 1898 British American Tobacco has produced and marketed cigarettes in Argentina under various brand names and currently employs approximately 850 people across a corporate office, an industrial plant and...

Having worked at the Argentinian pharmaceutical company Roemmers for 16 years, Rosario Mazzei has been involved with many of the company’s transactions over the years and has been a driving...

‘I believe that having an engaged team of well-prepared lawyers is the key to going smoothly through long days and achieving good results’, explains Santiago Gini, regional legal manager of...

Santiago Monti is the legal manager of Honda Argentina, a subsidiary of the multinational automobile manufacturer, a position he has held since March 2016. Monti joined Honda in 2011 and...

A brilliant lawyer with strong skills in intellectual property and contract negotiation, Santiago Ojea Quintana has been the general counsel of Holcim Argentina since July 2014. Known as a ‘proactive...

Now owned by members of the Bemberg family (former owners of the Quilmes beer brand), Grupo Peñaflor is Argentina’s largest wine producer and one of the top 10 wine companies...

Sebastian Kaplan is a multinational executive who manages legal, regulatory and government affairs for telecommunications companies in different Latin American jurisdictions. A lawyer with a detailed knowledge of local law,...

Sergio Ricardo Salmi has spent nearly 20 years working in-house in the Argentine finance sector and has served as general counsel at Banco Itaú Argentina, a subsidiary of the Brazilian...

Silvia Martinucci joined automobile maker Peugeot Citroën Argentina in 2000 as legal director. In 2010 the company reorganised and unified its operations in Latin America and Martinucci became responsible for...

Solange Kurchan has been legal manager at L’Oréal Argentina since 2013. She leads a legal function that provides support across all areas of the company – from consumer and luxury...

Known in the Argentinian in-house legal market as a senior legal professional that has many years of experience of handling corporate and IP matters, Susana Faura is the current legal...

Tomás Thibaud has made a substantial contribution to multinational conglomerate 3M through a variety of roles across a wide range of legal and corporate areas, after first joining in 2005...

An in-house lawyer with strong corporate and compliance expertise, Victor Fernando Hoffman is described as a ‘business-oriented lawyer‘, who is capable of supporting the goals of his company. Praised for...

Victoria Zolezzi, Roche’s legal and compliance director in Argentina, is recognised for her skills in negotiating contracts and conducting due diligence for corporate transactions. Zolezzi’s role at the pharmaceutical giant,...

Cablevisión is one of Latin America’s largest cable television operators and one of the region’s main telecommunications companies, operating pay-tv, internet and telephone services through a single network. In 2003...