Meet the team

Competition and Antitrust

O'Farrell

Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Represented Claro Argentina before administrative and judicial authorities to challenge the merger between Telecom Argentina and Cablevision Fibertel.

Advised a group of filling stations on an investigation into an alleged cartel.

Advised Cabase on a claim against TYC Sports for indirect refusal to deal in connection with the assignment of content from the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Organigram

Team Services

Our Competition and Antitrust area provides assistance in economic concentration processes –either representing the parties involved or any other players in the relevant market -, defending our clients in investigation proceedings initiated on the grounds of allegedly anticompetitive business conducts, filing reports of anticompetitive practices and requesting pro competitive recommendations. We also assist our clients in commercial matters, design of distribution agreements, development of activities aimed at integrating efficiencies to face competitors (research and development agreement, agreements for joint purchase, production or distribution, joint ventures, mergers, management agreements, façon arrangements, etc.),  competitive behavior and compliance guidelines.

We provide advice to all sectors in the Argentine economy, possessing particular expertise in the energy market (electricity, oil and gas both in the upstream and the downstream sector), utilities (transmission and distribution of electricity and natural gas), retail and supermarkets, pharmaceutical products (production, distribution and sale), health care systems, automotive industry, savings plans, credit and debit cards and online payment solutions markets, agribusiness, telecommunications and information technology sectors, among others.

Attorneys at our law firm have vast experience in international transactions and matters involving several countries in Latin America such as Brazil, Chile, Peru and Uruguay and are proficient in coordinating the Argentine impact of foreign transactions and matters within the scope of competition law.

Key clients

  • Cámara Argentina de Internet
  • Villa María City’s gas stations
  • Ford Argentina
  • Total
  • Amarillas Gas
  • Cañuelas Gas
  • Naturgy Spain
  • YPF Energía Eléctrica
  • Claro Argentina
  • Qatar Airlines
  • Latinoamericana de Energía
  • ENAEX
  • RPB S.A. Baggio

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