Beccar Varela

Beccar Varela advises local and international consumer companies on fair trade and consumer regulations including advertising, product labelling, product liability, e-commerce, internet-related matters and intermediary liability. Other areas of expertise include sweepstakes, promotional activities, loyalty programmes and recalls, with clients also turning to the firm for support on contentious matters, class actions, individual damage claims and litigation involving fair trade and consumer protection regulations. The practice is co-led by dispute resolution lawyers Federico Sosa and Gonzalo García Delatour, with additional senior support coming from competition and antitrust department head Agustín Waisman and Ignacio Flores - whose practice covers a range of areas including manufacturer liability and consumer law. Rocío Alejandra Labán, who covers civil and commercial litigation, is the main contact at associate level. Senior associate Noelia de Belder departed to take up a role in the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in  June 2022.