Bomchil advises debtors and creditors in complex cross-border restructurings, drawing on the expertise of colleagues from multiple departments to provide clients with comprehensive, multi-disciplinary support that covers liability management, security interest foreclosures, creditor committee mandates and distressed asset acquisitions. Local debtors regularly turn to the firm for advice on preservation proceedings under Chapter 15 of the US bankruptcy code. Insolvency experts Tomás Araya and Martín Girotti co-lead the practice alongside new partner Julia Villanueva, who has joined the firm after serving as a Commercial Court of Appeals judge. Melisa Romero is well-versed in bankruptcy and insolvency matters and is involved in the team’s largest cases.
Key clients
- Gramercy
- Banco Macro
- Comerica
- Lesaffre
- Entre Ríos Crushing
- Tennenbaum Living Trust
- Metalpar
- Shareholders of Banco Bisel and Banco de Entre Ríos
- Mills Capital Group
- Armaduras del Sur
- Shareholders of 3Arroyos
Work highlights
- Advising the shareholders of Argentine steel manufacturers Armaduras del Sur and Prearmar, on company reorganisations. Reorganisation plans have been successfully approved by the courts.
- Representing Gramercy in the refinancing of certain credit facilities granted to Grupo Unión, an Argentine non-banking lending company.
- Representing Entre Ríos Crushing in its reorganisation proceedings involving more than 200 creditors. The process includes a complex negotiation and restructuring of financial debt belonging to the main five Argentine banks.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tomás Araya, Martín Torres Girotti, Julia Villanueva