MERCOSUR - Argentina

Bruchou & Funes de Rioja

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Bruchou & Funes de Rioja provides clients with support on the environmental aspects of corporate transactions; preventive environmental advice and the management of environmental conflicts and litigation. Environmental audits; project development and impact assessments are also areas of activity. Sebastián Vedoya, an expert in environmental issues arising on mining and hydrocarbon projects, co-leads the practice alongside Sergio Arbeleche, who handles environmental matters related to contracts, administrative regulation, and constitutional and international public international law. At associate level, senior Pablo Crimer -who focuses on environmental law and natural resources- is the contact of note. Additional partner-level expertise regarding Administrative and public law specialist Juan Zocca provides additional partner-level expertise regarding regulatory matters as required. Since publication, Crimer has been promoted to practice head and 'expert consultant'.

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  • ‘The team is always looking for solutions according to the needs of the business and is focused on resolving issues efficiently.’

  • ‘Excellent professionals, with great knowledge of their subjects and client understanding.’

Key clients

  • Minerva Foods
  • Syngenta
  • Arcor
  • Yazaki
  • Laboratorios Baliarda
  • Barrick Gold Corporation
  • First Quantum Minerals
  • Patagonia Gold
  • Klabin
  • CMPC
  • Compañía Cervecerías Unidas
  • Cargill
  • Nabors Argentina
  • AES Argentina Generación
  • Minas Argentinas
  • Petronas Argentina
  • Yamana Gold
  • The Rohatyn Group
  • Nicoll (Aliaxis)
  • Unipar
  • Ugen
  • Minera Peregrine Argentina

Work highlights

  • Advising Minerva Foods on a pioneering ESG project including the design, drafting and implementation of supply-chain ESG-compliance guidelines to assess all its providers throughout Latin America.
  • Providing legal advice to AES Argentina Corporation on an environmental litigation case involving the operation of a thermal power plant located in the city of San Nicolás.
  • Providing legal advice to Compañía Cervecerías Unidas on environmental compliance, permitting, litigation and administrative proceedings.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sebastián Vedoya, Sergio Arbeleche