Allende & Brea supports clients across a wide range of compliance-related areas, including forex regulation, antitrust, healthcare, environmental matters, IP and technology. Best known for its specialist expertise in the use of electronic device imaging and high-volume data collection techniques to compile digital data that can be held in evidence, the team is also sought out to provide compliance programme advice and training. A multi-disciplinary team is co-led by respected litigation and antitrust veteran David Gurfinkel and administrative law and regulatory expert María Morena Del Río, who has a strong portfolio of clients in the healthcare sector. At the associate level, Candela Böckl, who specialises in compliance and investigations, and Paula Costas, who is skilled in the design and implementation of compliance programmes, are the main contacts. Franco Jofré has departed and taken up a position in Washington DC with Miller & Chevalier Chartered.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'They have a great team. We normally work with them on high-profile cases, especially on investigations.'
- 'David Gurfinkel is business savvy, always on top of things, and takes an international approach.'
Key clients
- Bank of China
- Boku Network Services
- Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas Abogados
- Linklaters
- LSG Sky Chefs Argentina
- Minera del Altiplano
- Simplot
- Templeton Asset Management
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Unipar Indupa
Work highlights
- Assisted Unipar Indupa with a review of the company's code of conduct and corporate anti-bribery, anti-corruption and antitrust policies.
- Provided in-company company training to Minera del Altiplano’s human resources staff on the detection and prevention of conflicts of interest in recruitment processes and assisted with the development of employee onboarding processes.
- Assisted Boku Network Services with its registration with the Argentine Financial Information Unit, and with the implementation of an anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist finance policy.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Gurfinkel, María Morena del Río