Marval O’Farrell Mairal handles complex in-and-out-of-court bankruptcy and restructuring cases, including international and cross-border proceedings, with the firm able to support clients in New York court hearings from its New York office. Creditor-side mandates are a key source of work, with the practice able to draw on expertise from other teams in the key overlapping practice areas of banking, labour, tax and litigation. Of counsel Martín Campbell has more than 40 years of bankruptcy and restructuring experience and leads a practice that also draws on the vast experience of Julio César Rivera, a veteran insolvency law and dispute resolution expert; disputes and insolvency partner Julio César Rivera (h); and Gonzalo Fontana, an expert in bankruptcy, litigation, commercial and corporate law. Banking and restructuring specialist Roberto Silva Jr has departed to take up a role as the head of the National Securities Commission under the Milei administration.

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  • 'The team is always available in the bankruptcy and restructuring process. They have the experience to provide a unique look at all bankruptcy processes.'
  • 'They know our business and we trust their experience when making decisions.'

Key clients

  • Project Twist
  • RR Donnelley de Argentina
  • Finning Argentina and Finning Chile
  • Credit Suisse
  • Cargill
  • ING Bank
  • Surcursal Tokio
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
  • MUFG Bank
  • Plascar
  • Banco Comafi
  • Mercado Libre

Work highlights

  • Advising ING Bank (Tokyo branch), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and MUFG Bank in high-value reorganisation proceedings involving Vicentín.
  • Advising Project Twist and the respective lenders, agents and trustees on a complex, cross-border matter related to the reorganisation of Italian debtor Officine Maccaferri.
  • Advising Credit Suisse on the collection of the credit it has against BGN and the termination of a bankruptcy proceeding.

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Martín Campbell