Leonardo Melos
Bergstein AbogadosThe real estate sector is a particularly prolific area for Bergstein Abogados‘ dispute resolution team, and the group regularly represents real estate investors. The practice has a strong track record in commercial disputes, tax litigation and insolvency proceedings. Cybercrime and white-collar crime investigations have also been recent areas of focus. Practice head Leonardo Melos advises an impressive roster of corporate clients, handling commercial litigation and negotiating dispute resolution clauses in loan and shareholder agreements. At the associate level, Silvina Vila bolsters the team’s offering in the IP field, representing clients in litigation concerning IP rights. Rodrigo Felló is involved in labour and contract disputes, as well as arbitration procedures.
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Key clients
- Compañia Uruguaya de Medios de Procesamiento (TotalNet Uruguay)
- Warner Bros
- Sun Distribution
- CasasUru
- Pos 2000
- Servimedic Shareholders
- Amadeus IT Group
- Wheaton
- Iglesia Dios es Amor (IPDA)
- Republica Federativa del Brasil
Work highlights
- Advised Visanet on the promotion of a successful arbitration with a local POS network administrator, Geocom, for anti-competitive actions conducted against the company.
- Advised Casasuru on the claim promoted by the architectural firm engaged by the client in its real estate developments in the country, renegotiating the ruling against Casasuru's group of companies.
- Represented IPDA in multimillion-dollar litigation against the former external counsel of the religious organisation, aiming to collect the amounts misappropriated by the defendant.
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Leonardo Melos