MERCOSUR - Argentina

Abeledo Gottheil Abogados

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Abeledo Gottheil Abogados has wide experience across international and domestic arbitration and litigation, advising high profile local and international clients on a range of matters. The firm’s arbitration practice is particularly prominent, with the team regularly called on to assist in ICC, ICSID and Buenos Aires Stock Exchange Arbitral Tribunal proceedings. Rodrigo Blas Hernández, who has extensive complex litigation experience, leads the practice alongside Hernán Martín Oriolo, a well-known litigation lawyer in the the oil-and-gas, infrastructure and construction sectors; and Luis Erize, who has a strong dispute resolution track record in the electricity and hydrocarbons industries. Shareholder litigation expert Leonardo Pablo Cippitelli and complex commercial litigation lawyer Federico Osvaldo Valiño round-off the senior team. At associate level, senior Florencia Buczak is noted.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘A solid team in procedural matters and complex litigation. They design the best procedural strategy, based on the specific problem, and focused on the business.’

  • ‘Federico Valiño and Leonardo Cippitelli are noted for their professional excellence and persistence.’

  • ‘Hernán Martín Oriolo has outstanding experience in resolving disputes and arbitration, having even been proposed and appointed as an arbitrator by important arbitration institutions. He is the director of a regional publication specialized in arbitration, a member of various international arbitration panels and has an important specialisation in energy law and its regulation, having intervened in many issues related to the conventional and unconventional energy industry.’

  • ‘We highlight partner Hernán Martín Oriolo, and senior associates Karina Moavro and Florencia Buczak for commercial and labour litigation resolution.’

Key clients

  • Toyota Argentina
  • PwC
  • Yamaha Motor Argentina
  • ABB
  • Lestar Química
  • Total
  • Asociación del Fútbol Argentino
  • Softland
  • LG Electronics
  • Cepas Argentinas
  • YPF
  • Natura Cosmeticos
  • Compañía General de Combustibles
  • Vivendi
  • SA San Miguel Global
  • NTT Data Argentina
  • Aluar
  • Finning Caterpillar

Work highlights

  • Assisted Pioneer Argentina in the filing of a foreclosure action against Guilford Argentina involving two properties.
  • Defence counsel for PwC Argentina in a long-running dispute regarding a claimant's acquisition of a supermarket chain.
  • Provide legal advice and representation for YPF in several lawsuits filed against the company.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Luis Erize, Hernán Oriolo, Rodrigo Hernández