MERCOSUR - Argentina

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Telecommunications regulation is a key focus area for O'Farrell, which played a key role in the privatisation and related licensing of the Argentine telecoms industry in the 1990s. The practice is known for the depth of its expertise in telecoms taxation, securing municipal authorisations and related litigation, with commercial matters also covered. Practice head Agustin Siboldi has vast telecoms regulatory experience and was an influential figure in the wave of telecoms' privatisations of the 1990s. Public law and litigation experts Jorge Muratorio and Agustina Fanelli Evans are other key contacts.

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Key clients

  • Cámara Argentina de Internet (CABASE)
  • Agencia de Conectividad de Córdoba
  • Claro Argentina
  • American Tower Argentina
  • Huawei
  • Movistar Argentina
  • Newsan
  • Datanhome
  • Transtelco
  • Farmacity
  • Nokia
  • Ford Argentina
  • RPB
  • Qatar Airlines
  • Ufinet

Work highlights

  • Ongiong advice to American Tower on core business decisions and the design and structuring of wholesale services.
  • Advising Claro Argentina in connection with the radioelectric spectrum allocations to render advanced mobile services, including 5G.
  • Advised Farmacity on its e-commerce development plans.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Agustín Siboldi

Agustín Siboldi

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Agustín Siboldi, a Partner of the Public Law and Economic Regulation Area, specializes in Antitrust, Energy and Natural Resources, and Telecommunications. His practice focuses on the following areas in relation to economic regulation: antitrust, including economic concentrations and investigations in anticompetitive practices; telecommunications; exploration, concession, exploitation and transport of hydrocarbons; generation, transmission, distribution and commercialization of electricity; transport, distribution and commercialization of gas; commercialization of medicines; among other heavily regulated industries.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Agustín Siboldi