Bergstein Abogados advises an extensive list of international clients, and regularly handles the Uruguayan aspects of multi-jurisdictional transactions. The corporate team is experienced in advising multinational organisations on the establishment of operations in Uruguay. Practice co-head Guillermo Duarte advises local and foreign clients on M&A, investments and takeover projects. He leads the team alongside Jonás Bergstein, who focuses his practice on international corporate transactions, privatisations and concessions. Daniel Mosco joined the team as senior associate from Guyer & Regules in June 2023, bringing particular experience in the transport, logistics and customs sectors. Associate María Eugenia Alvarez handles corporate governance matters.
Key clients
- Grupo Emasal
- Very Good Ventures
- Transportadora de Gas del Perú
- G01 VIP Consierge and Lifestyle services
- Goldman Sachs
- Playmaker Capital
- Net2Phone
- NTT Data
- Visa International Services Association
- deugro
- AP Wireless
- Phibro Animal Health
- Visanet Uruguay
- Deutsche Bahn
- Lexmark International
- Velcro Uruguay
- Alicorp
- Mizrahi Tefahot Bank
- Bank of America
- Amadeus
- América Móvil
- Lanafil
- Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining
- Hyunday Fidocar
- Publicidad Notable
- Vivion
- Accenture
- Schreiber Foods
- Marubeni Corporation
- Sony Corporation
- Man Investments
- Cisco Systems
- Amadeus
- Compañía Uruguaya de Medios de Procesamiento (TotalNet)
- Boston Scientific
Work highlights
- Advised Playmaker Capital on a subordinated loan with Beedie Investments, which included a guarantee assignment agreement to securitise the transaction.
- Advised Very Good Ventures on the acquisition of CreateThrive, a Uruguayan mobile app and web developer.
- Advised Adidas on the restructuring of its Uruguayan operations.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Guillermo Duarte, Jonás Bergstein