Adriana Alvins first joined Kimberly-Clark in April 2012, and was based in Venezuela. She subsequently assumed various senior legal roles within the company in Costa Rica and Peru. In May...

Consistently named on the Fortune 500 list of companies, 3M is a multinational conglomerate corporation operating in the fields of industry, worker safety, health care, and consumer goods. Agustín Spagnollo...

Providing legal support for the extremely diverse range of engineering products and services offered by Emerson, as well as the variety of sectors these provide for, is a task suitable...

Founded in 1924, Telefónica is a Spanish multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Madrid, Spain. It is one of the largest telephone operators and mobile network providers in the world. Telefónica...

Alejandro Hermo, legal and government affairs manager Argentina at Electrolux is a highly experienced in-house counsel, with ten years of in-house experience and prior experience at elite law firms in...

Alejandro Lorusso is the director global government relations and public policy for Latin America and associate general counsel at Procter & Gamble Argentina, a subsidiary of the global consumer products...

Having joined Fresenius Medical Care as its regional lead privacy for Latin America, Ana Laura Absi is responsible for implementing the company global privacy programme tailored to the region data...

Serving as the compliance director for the Southern Cone region at pharmaceutical giant Sanofi, Analia Laurella is responsible for dealing with all compliance and privacy matters in the South Cone...

Highly skilled at managing legal affairs, negotiation, compliance, and dispute resolution, Andrea Ventrice has been working as legal counsel for Yamaha Motor Argentina since 2009, showcasing a demonstrated history of...

Serving as legal affairs manager at Socma and Sideco Americana, an engineering, construction, real estate development, concessions and utilities company, Antonio Solsona has been working for the company for almost...

Having gained a reputation as an extremely well-regarded private practice lawyer with Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal, G. Breuer and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton in Los Angeles, Augusto Mengelle’s first...

Bartolome Cordero, legal and compliance associate director for Argentina, Chile and Uruguay at Biogen, is an experienced senior counsel with over 10 years of in-house experience across the health and...

Philips is a leading technology company focused on improving people’s health and enabling better outcomes across the health continuum from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care....

Managing a team of 20 professionals in her role as general counsel for Walmart Argentina, Brenda Puig has provided the Argentine subsidiary of the world’s largest company with excellent leadership...

Edenor is the largest electricity distributor in Argentina in terms of customer numbers and electricity sales figures. Through a concession, Edenor distributes electricity exclusively to the northwestern zone of the...

Corporate manager of legal affairs Carlos Mechetti, is a highly experienced in-house counsel supporting Cencosud, a Chilean headquartered retail giant with a major footprint in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Peru and...

Clara María Mazzeo is general counsel at Simplot Argentina, the Argentine joint venture operation of the multinational food and agribusiness company Simplot. Described by one nominator as ‘a dynamic and...

Cynthia Bar joined Coca-Cola Argentina in August 2010 and was made legal director in early 2016, prior to which she was a senior attorney with Hope Duggan & Silva for...

Boasting an almost unparalleled understanding of agriculture, financials and industrial conglomerate Cargill’s operations in Argentina, Cynthia Zarranz has been engaged in various in-house legal positions with the company since 1993....

An internationally experienced and travelled general counsel, Dale A. Kimball Jr. has led in-house teams in the US, Latin America and Europe. His experience includes: M&A, litigation management, distribution and...

Deborah Luchetta, director of legal affairs and data protection coordinator for Mercedes-Benz in Argentina, is a talented and experienced in-house lawyer and business executive. She has led the legal department...

Diego Juan Abelleyra has been general counsel of Genneia since June 2010 and chief compliance officer since March 2018. Genneia, formerly known as Emgasud, is an Argentine power company, a...

Garbarino is a leading Argentine retail company selling household appliances, electronics and computer products, bringing the latest technology to its customers by operating in more than 110 locations throughout the...

Esteban Mazzucco’s career trajectory with Syngenta started in September 2011, when he joined in the capacity of lead counsel for the Latin American South region, providing advice on organisational strategy...

Esteban Villar, legal director at Codere, is responsible for the legal affairs of the gaming company’s operations in Argentina and Uruguay. His career experience includes other in-house leadership roles across...

Federico Bravo has been associate vice president and legal and compliance director for Argentina and Uruguay for MetLife since June 2016. He has previously undertaken general counsel positions with AIG...

Serving as head legal counsel for Latin America at SAS Institute, the global leader in business analytics software and services, Federico Frachia Sabaris is an international corporate lawyer with over...

A highly praised and respected lawyer, Federico Gottlieb first joined Grupo Arcor in July 2003. He offers the Argentine food company comprehensive advice on a wide range of legal issues...

Formerly of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and the in-house legal function of J.P. Morgan, Federico Pagliettini has been a key individual within the in-house legal community of The Walt...

Managing the legal and compliance department of Baker Hughes in the Southern Cone and Andean regions, Federico Serra is responsible for all legal and compliance matters in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile,...

Schlumberger has operated in Latin America for more than 80 years, and has activities across the region including field management in Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador; frontier exploration in Peru and...

Fernando Freire has 20 years of legal experience, which included private practice roles with Sáenz Valiente, Padilla & Asociados, Hunton and Williams and Pozo Gowland between 1996 and late 2007,...

Florencia Hardoy has recently transitioned to the in-house legal sector after a lengthy and demonstrably successful career in private practice. Undertaking the legal manager role at Vista Oil & Gas...

Since May 2016, Francisco Beláustegui has been the regional legal manager of Despegar.com, a leading online travel agency in Latin America. He is mainly responsible for providing the company with...

Francisco José Porta, senior lawyer, HSBC, is a highly talented in-house lawyer at the Argentine location of the global banking colossus. He is a specialist in litigation class actions and...

Syneos Health was created by a recent merger of INC Research and inVentiv Health, becoming the only fully integrated end-to-end clinical and commercial solution organisation. As the regional legal head...

IRSA’s mission statement is to generate sustainable growth in the flow of funds and increase the value of the company’s real estate assets in the long-term, and crucial in attaining...

Pampa Energía is the largest independent energy company in Argentina, with participation in the electricity, oil and gas value chain. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in...

Germán Fernández Lahore, corporate vice president of legal services at YPF, continues to impress at the Argentinian energy giant. YPF is a state owned vertically integrated energy company founded in...

German Guillermo Pennimpede joined Coca-Cola FEMSA in February 2017 as its legal and corporate affairs director, and is responsible for managing the company’s legal, public affairs, corporate communication and sustainability...

Currently leading a team of 31 staff, Gonzalo Braceras operates as general counsel at Banco Galicia, one of the largest private banks in Argentina. Banco Galicia offers a wide range...

Guillermo Grela initially joined Avon in 2011 as its senior legal manager and later became the legal and government affairs director in 2018, covering Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay. Avon...

Hernán D. Flores Gomez is director of legal affairs at TGS, a natural gas and energy pipeline company with the remit of all of Southern Argentina under a government contract....

As a sub-regional legal director at Air Liquide, a French multinational gas and energy technology company, Hernan Dayen is responsible for all legal affairs in areas of corporate strategy, business...

Hernan Iglesias has served IMPSA as general counsel since 2011, having been with the company since 2005. He advises new businesses on the formation of corporations and business structures, drafting...

Ignacio Salguero is the general counsel (covering Argentina) and data protection officer (covering Latin America) of Chubb, the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurer. With operations in 54...

Ines Riobo is responsible for the legal affairs of the subsidiaries in the Sanofi Group in the South Cone region, covering Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, as well as distributor activities in...

As the director of legal affairs for American Express Argentina, a subsidiary of the global financial services company American Express, Ines Zerdan oversees the legal department and is at the...

Jacobo Cohen Imach is the general counsel of MercadoLibre.com, Latin America’s leading e-commerce technology company. Through its primary platforms, MercadoLibre.com and MercadoPago.com, Mercado Libre provides solutions to individuals and companies...

A renowned and highly-praised lawyer, Javier Davila serves as Abbott’s legal director with overall responsibility of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. He serves as the regional corporate counsel, for the pharmaceutical...

Danone is a French multinational food products corporation based in Paris, having been initially founded in Barcelona, Spain. In 2018 Danone sold products in 120 markets and achieved sales of...

A lawyer specialising in federal and state tax planning and audits, Joaquin Kersman is the tax director for Latin America at adidas, the German sports manufacturer. He joined adidas in...

Jose Castelli joined the Argentina arm of American agribusiness and food company Bunge in September 2007 in the capacity of senior legal associate, and nominators have recognised him as, ‘projecting...

Josefina Hernández Gazcón is a highly experienced corporate lawyer, described by nominators as a ‘heterogeneous professional that has developed her areas of expertise in each of the positions in which...

Josefina Tobías is the general counsel for Latin America South region at the Dow Chemical Company, a multinational chemical corporation, and is in charge of all legal matters in Argentina,...

Juan Cruz Álvarez leads the in-house legal department as executive manager of legal and institutional relations at Prisma Medios de Pago, an Argentine digital payment solutions company. Highly skilled in...

Shell is one of the world’s leading global energy companies, with approximately 93,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. Based in the city of Buenos Aires, it has...

Praised by his peers as ‘a first class professional with vast experience and solid knowledge’ and ‘an intelligent, proactive and hardworking lawyer’, Juan Manuel Ballarena is the head of legal...

Founded in 1802, DuPont is a multinational conglomerate specialising in industrial biosciences, electronics and imaging, nutrition and health, safety and construction, and transportation and advanced polymers. Following its merger with...

Julian Burgo, is the director of legal services and compliance – general counsel Argentina, for FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. He leads a legal team providing legal and compliance service as...

Schlumberger is one of the world’s leading providers of reservoir characterisation, drilling, production and processing technology for the oil and gas industry, and is present in more than 85 countries....

Leónidas Castillo Carrillo is the head of corporate and retail legal advisory at Banco Santander Rio, a commercial bank and financial services company affiliated to the Santander Group. Based in...

Lucas Garcia Oliver is general counsel for South America (apart from Brazil) for Siemens, and is based in Buenos Aires. He oversees a diverse range of Siemens operations: gas, power...

Described by a nominator as a ‘very dedicated in-house lawyer who’s always ready to represent the company’s best interest’, Lucio Fabani Larrañaga is the senior legal director for Latin America...

Loma Negra is a leading company in the production and commercialisation of cement and is one of the most widely recognised companies in Argentina with over 90 years of existence....

Marcelo Brichetto has led the legal department at Transportadora de Gas del Norte since 1998 and serves on its board of directors. Transportadora de Gas del Norte is one of...

Assurant is a global provider of risk management solutions, protecting where consumers live and the goods they buy. A Fortune 500 company, Assurant focuses on the housing and lifestyle markets,...

Xerox Argentina is a subsidiary of Xerox Corporation, a US global corporation that sells print and digital document products and services in more than 160 countries. Having been at Xerox...

With more than 15 years’ experience, Maria Emilia Dossi has focused her practice on commercial law, corporate law, contracts, M&A, consumer law and finance law. In her current role at...

Highly-praised Maria Florencia Artucovich is the country counsel of HP Argentina, overseeing the legal operations of the South Cone countries including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay. Artucovich is responsible for...

María Gabriela Alvarez de la Fuente joined Colgate-Palmolive in May 2016 as its regional legal director, after almost 13 years of experience in senior in-house roles at other large multinational...

Banco Macro is one of the largest domestically-owned banks in Argentina. Owning the largest network of branches in the country, it offers financial services including loans and insurance to more...

María Mercedes Olano, vice president of JPMorgan Chase & Co Argentina, is an expert in-house counsel in the Argentina market. The bank has had a 150 year presence in Latin...

Turner is a global entertainment, sports and news company that operates 180 channels showcasing 47 brands in 34 languages in over 200 countries. Turner Internacional Argentina is one of Turner’s...

With extensive experience advising multinational companies and financial entities regarding general corporate, compliance, finance and banking matters, Mariano Juárez Goñi has been serving as the general counsel for 11 years...

Serving as general counsel at Perez Companc Family Group (PCFG), Mariano Mazur gives comprehensive legal advice to different domestic and international companies of the organisation as well as the individual...

Serving as legal manager at Pampa Energía, Argentina’s largest independent energy company, Mariano Romero de Haz is described by nominating sources as ‘an excellent legal manager with firm knowledge of...

Boston Scientific is a manufacturer of medical devices used in interventional medical specialties. It employs over 29,000 staff around the world and generated sales of US$2.56bn during the fourth quarter...

PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader with a product portfolio including 22 brands that generate more than US$1bn each in annual retail sales. Marina Codesal joined PepsiCo in...

Specialised in areas including corporate law, public law, antitrust law, M&A, merger control proceedings, complex litigation and IP, Matías Giaccardi is praised by one nominator as having ‘great focus on...

Newly appointed legal head Monica Lupi joined Novartis in June 2018, bringing to the department her extensive experience handling complex legal and compliance issues within the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector....

Nicolás Camenduli joined AMC Networks in January 2014 as senior lawyer, and later became legal manager in November 2018, offering legal advice on various company projects. AMC Networks in Latin...

Philip Morris International (PMI) is the leading international tobacco company, with six of the world’s top 15 brands, including the number one cigarette brand worldwide. Its products are sold in...

NCR is a leader in banking and commerce solutions, and with its software, hardware, and portfolio of services, it enables transactions across financial, retail, hospitality, travel, telecoms and technology industries....

Nicolás Noro Villagra has built a reputation as an experienced legal director with a demonstrated history of advising senior executives in a number of multinational companies. In his current role...

Nicolás Ramos Mejía is the assistant counsel manager for Argentina and Uruguay at MetLife, one of the largest life insurance companies in the world, serving approximately 100 million customers. After...

Originally from Peru, Nilton César Huaman Navarrete, senior lawyer at Telefe, moved to Argentina after practicing in Lima for a medium sized Peruvian law firm with an international scope. In...

Pablo Sbarra joined Total Austral in 2006 and has impressed peers ever since, heading the company’s legal team for gas marketing for the Southern Cone. Has also managed complex litigation,...

In June 2012, Pablo Windhausen started working as legal manager and in 2013 was promoted to legal director Southern Cone for global sportswear brand Nike. Despite doing business in the...

Unilever has been present in Argentina since 1926. It employs 4,500 people across its six plants in Munro, Tortuguitas, Pilar, Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Gualeguaychú, Mendoza and La Rioja, and head...

Frávega is an Argentine retail company founded in 1910, with more than 100 branches and employs more than 4,000 employees around the country. Since 1910, the company has become a...

Ricardo Hearne is the head of the law department and compliance at San Antonio Internacional in Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, and Venezuela and is a member of the company’s executive management...

An M&A specialist who, according to nominating sources, ‘has handled most of the company’s recent acquisitions’, Rosario Mazzei is an indispensable part of Roemmers’ operation. Indeed, nominating sources spoke extremely...

Santiago Codazzi is the regional legal counsel covering South and West Latin America at Louis Dreyfus Company, a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods, active in over 100 countries...

OLX is a global online marketplace that operates 17 brands in more than 40 countries, employing around 5,000 people worldwide. Found in 2006, OLX is the largest online classified advertisements...

Grupo Supervielle is a national private capital financial group whose origins date back to 1887. The group is mainly focused on rendering banking and financial services targeted to both individuals...

As regional legal director at AbbVie, Soledad Oubiña provides the company with excellent leadership and consistent safeguarding against the diverse issues it faces in the country. AbbVie is a US...

Tomas Savage is the legal counsel of Alstom in Argentina. He handles the legal affairs of the train manufacturing division, one of the most challenging and relevant lines of business...

Valeria Leroux has served as the director of legal of the leading logistics company, DHL Argentina for 14 years. Her areas of expertise include foreign trade, international transportation and drafting...

Valeria Plastino has been in her current role as vice president, general counsel Latin America since June 2007, originally with Level 3 Communications before it was taken over by CenturyLink...