The twenty-five strong Barrios & Fuentes, Abogados has a broad service offering but is best known for its strength advising clients from across the hydrocarbons industry on matters ranging from oilfield block tender processes farmouts and JOAs, to commercial agreements, environmental permitting, tax structuring and the resolution of social conflicts. With specialisations in oil-and-gas, energy and environmental law, name partner Germán Barrios co-leads the team in conjunction with Renzo Roberti, who is best known for his expertise in regulation, clearances and negotiations concerning natural resources exploration and exploitation activities. Liliana Callirgos is another senior figure of note, particularly for matters related to the negotiation of hydrocarbon contracts and environmental law.
Work highlights
- Advised a cient on operational agreements, and environmental and regulatory matters related to offshore exploration.
- Prepared and negotiated farmout, joint-operation and operation agreements on behalf of a client, including associated matters such as accounting procedures, escrow accounts and the tax structure for the farmout procedure.