Bruchou & Funes de Rioja‘s blue-ribbon banking practice and deep lender and financial services network see it regularly sought out by creditors for support in bankruptcy and restructuring matters. Debtor-side work is also taken on by the experienced team, which covers complex judicial restructurings, liquidation proceedings, bankruptcy litigation and testing legal structures for potential dispute scenarios. Experienced commercial litigation and bankruptcy lawyer Martín Beretervide leads the practice with close support from well-regarded banking and finance expert Matías López Figueroa. The team was strengthened in January 2023 with the arrival of specialist disputes and bankruptcy partner Francisco Camauer from Estudio Matta y Trejo. Senior associates Martín Freier and Victoria Nadal are noted.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘We have chosen Bruchou as our local counsel in Argentina due to the excellent and immediate quality of service we receive. All this together with the fact that Bruchou is also reasonable regarding fees for services. Really, you couldn't ask for more!’
‘Martin Beretervide and Matias Lopez stand out for the depth of their legal knowledge and the speed of their responses.'
- ‘It is very significant that partners get involved and constantly attend to the needs of customers. The obviously very professional and significantly cordial immediate response stands out a lot.’
- ‘In addition to the obvious professional quality, expected in a law firm of this level, all the professionals, from partners to juniors, are very cordial and empathetic with our needs; I note partner Martín Beretervide and senior associate Martín Freier - extraordinary.’
- ‘It is one of the best teams in the country and with a lot of knowledge of the market. The fact that a lot of the team comes from the judicial field is a significant plus that clearly puts them in a very good position compared to other firms.’
- ‘Bruchou's restructuring practice is a good mix of practical advice and really deep technical knowledge of the law.’
- Martin Beretervide and Ignacio Minorini are excellent litigators and strategists in this field.’
Key clients
- Ad-hoc steering committee of international financial creditors of Vicentin
- Ad-hoc steering committee of Stoneway Capital Corporation
- Ribera Desarrollos
- Trident Southern Explorations
- Tetra Pak
- Grupo ALL
- EP Energy and Have Result Investments
- Orbis Mertig
- Itaú Unibanco – Nassau Branch
- JP Morgan
- Bankinter
- Natixis (NY branch
- Federated Project Fund
- Credit Agricole
- Alstom
- Inter-American Development Bank/Corporación
- Interamericana de Inversiones
- Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires
- Amec Foster Wheeler Americas Corp
Work highlights
- Advising the ad-hoc steering committee of the international financial creditors of Vicentin in the largest judicial proceeding in Argentina, with an outstanding debt of roughly $1.5bn.
- Advised an ad-hoc group of bondholders holding a substantial majority of senior secured notes issued by Stoneway Capital Corporation on insolvency and restructuring matters.
- Advising Ribera Desarrollos, one of the largest real estate companies in Argentina, on its debt restructuring.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Martin Beretervide