Bruchou & Funes de Rioja‘s specialist team provides comprehensive assistance with import and export matters, advising clients on tariff classifications, customs valuations, licences, permits and quotas. The practice also handles anti-dumping and countervailing duty matters, as well as foreign import and export regimes and free trade agreements. Contentious matters are another busy area, with the team successfully representing clients before customs offices and in administrative and judicial proceedings. Clients also seek the firm out to conduct internal audits and advise on the strategic planning of foreign trade operations. María Laura Bacigalupo is a respected senior name on the roster, offering specialist insight into planning foreign trade operations. Andrea C. Callegari, who was recently promoted to the role of expert consultant, focuses on customs litigation and leads the second line. Senior associate Sebastián Lerner, an international logistics and export regimes expert, is another key name. Former practice head Eduardo Mallea departed the firm to serve as director general of the customs regulator in May 2024.
Testimonials
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'The team puts forward practical solutions for specific cases and avoids taking simple options that may be available now but do not offer sufficient legal security in long-term projects.'
'The advice is of a high standard in terms of quality and efficiency.'
'A highly qualified team with experience in the sector. Additionally, they show great commitment to the client. Immediate availability.'
Key clients
- Molinos Río de la Plata
- Petronas E&P Argentina
- Vista Oil & Gas
- SPI Energy (former Araucaria)
- Glucovil Argentina
- Cargill
- Expro Argentina
- Bunge Argentina
- Compañía Agroindustrial La Oriental
- NewSan
- Halliburton Argentina
- Genneia
- MSU Energy
- YPF
- Molinos Agro
- Minas Argentinas
- Minera Andina del Sol (a Barrick Group company)
- Barrick Exploraciones Argentina
- Yamana Gold
- Stracon International Argentina
- Vestas Argentina
- Equinor
- Boston Scientific
Work highlights
- Advised Cargill on various foreign trade matters involving exports and proceeds settling, import operations requiring special authorisations, the review of customs operating points and the readjustment of tax deposits.
- Advising Bunge Argentina in several contentious proceedings involving assessments of export duties on goods and statistics fees.
- Advising Petronas on the export of crude oil from Argentina to foreign markets through the Trans-Andean pipeline.
