MERCOSUR - Argentina

O'Farrell

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The disputes practice at O'Farrell handles the full range of dispute resolution work, including litigation, arbitration processes, mediation and negotiations, and extrajudicial conciliation, and is best known for its expertise in the energy, healthcare and automotive sectors. Class actions, damages claims and automotive product-liability matters are particularly strong areas, with the firm also advising start-ups on contentious matters. Complex litigation specialist Francisco Astolfi leads a team of ‘excellent professionals’, which is closely integrated with the firm’s public law offer and calls on the support of public law specialist Agustina Fanelli Evans. At associate level, Federico Daurat, Dolores Soler and Juan Matienzo are the main contacts.

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  • ‘Excellent professionals. They advise us on everything we need. Responsive and professional.’

Key clients

  • Ford Argentina
  • Ford Motor Company
  • Plan Ovalo De Ahorro Para Fines Determinados
  • Farmacity
  • Medicus De Asistencia Médica y Científica
  • Transener
  • Transba
  • Nokia
  • Edenor
  • Grupo Concesionario Del Oeste
  • Cuore Consumer Research
  • Turkish Airlines
  • Brown International Corporation
  • XCMG Group Latam
  • ZTE Corporation
  • Huawei
  • Enaex
  • Latinoamericana De Energia
  • Set Logistica y Transportes
  • Naturgy Ban
  • Gasnor
  • RPB

Work highlights

  • Representing Ford in a class action initiated by a consumer association claiming defects in certain airbags.
  • Advising Latinoamericana De Energía on matters related to the renegotiation of contracts due to the impact of Covid-19 and high inflation.
  • Advising RPB on a matter involving the non-compliance of a bank with security protocols related to FX controls.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Francisco Astolfi

Francisco Astolfi

O'Farrell

Francisco M. Astolfi has been a Partner at O'Farrell since 2013 and leads the Civil and Commercial Litigation Department.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Francisco Astolfi