Leonardo Melos
Bergstein AbogadosThe ‘extremely knowledgeable’ team at Bergstein Abogados handles litigation and arbitration for a range of domestic and international companies. The group recently assisted the Brazilian Government with the collection of credit against CITA, a Uruguayan transportation company. Practice co-head Leonardo Melos specialises in litigation, arbitration and the negotiation and review of loan and shareholders agreements, and Domingo Pereira leads alongside him. At associate level, Silvina Vila is active on civil and commercial disputes.
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‘The team is extremely knowledgeable about the practice area they work in, providing a personalized service with a focus not only on legal issues but also on business matters.’
Key clients
- Compañía Uruguaya de Medios de Procesamiento (Visanet Uruguay)
- Warner Bros
- Sun Distribution
- CasasUru
- POS2000
- Schreiber Foods
- New Line Cinema
- Wheaton
- Iglesia Dios es Amor
- República Federativa del Brasil
Work highlights
- Advised Totalnet on an arbitration with Geocom for anticompetitive actions conducted against the company.
- Assisted VisaNet with its request for precautionary measures against Geocom.
- Assisted Iglesia Dios es Amor with litigation against a former external counsel of the organisation.
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Leonardo Melos, Domingo Pereira