MERCOSUR - Argentina

O'Farrell

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Clients in the automotive, airline, transport, retail and personal loans industries call on O'Farrell for support in the negotiation of claims and investigation of procedures related to consumer law, fair trade, advertising law and e-commerce matters. Drawing on the firm’s wider public law expertise, the team is well-known for handling work at the intersection of consumer law and public services regulation. The practice also takes on class action and administrative proceeding engagements, and is comfortable drafting the legal bases of promotions and contests' terms-and-conditions. Jorge Muratorio, an administrative law expert, leads the team with consumer specialist Lorena Quiroz providing key support. The practice also draws on the expertise of public law partner Agustina Fanelli Evans.

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Key clients

  • Ford Argentina
  • Plan Ovalo de Ahorro para Fines Determinados
  • Naturgy Ban
  • Farmcity
  • Grupo Concesionario del Oeste
  • Turkish Airlines
  • AMX Argentina
  • Universidad Siglo 21
  • Nokia Solutions and Networks Argentina

Work highlights

  • Advised Ford Argentina after the administrative authority sanctioned the company for an alleged breach of consumer law.
  • Advised Plan Ovalo de Ahorro para Fines Determinados on more than 650 administrative cases related to information duty, fee increases, vehicle model changes, and the liquidation of savings' plans, among other matters.
  • Advice to Naturgy Ban in relation to an action against Law 14.692 issued by the province of Buenos Aires which requires the opening of personal attention offices in each jurisdiction of the province.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jorge Muratorio