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Vacío
Juan Carlos Blanco
Juan Carlos Blanco
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L A W Y E R | P A R T N E R
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EXPERIENCE Juan Carlos’s practice focuses on energy, natural resources, agribusiness, air transportation, logistics, and construction projects, as well as a broad spectrum of administrative and contentious proceedings. He is the head of the Energy and Natural Resource Department. He has broad experience with corporate clients, large-scale deals involving the public sector. He has extensive experience with corporate clients, large-scale deals involving the public sector. In the field of energy. He has recognized experience in energy regulation and negotiations with public offices related to the energy market and energy trading (UTE, URSEA, ADME, Ministry of Industry and Energy, etc.). Juan Carlos also advises on everything related to the acquisition and administration of payment terminals and manages the legal relationship of said company with the Central Bank, Ministry of Economy and URSEC, including various administrative procedures of various kinds (defense of competition , administrative appeals, interconnection requests, pricing, etc.). He has extensive experience in the area of payment systems, new technologies and Fintech. Provides legal advice on infrastructure, construction and corporate matters In particular, she has marked experience in all administrative processes related to air transport (DINACIA and Ministry of National Defense). She has also had an intense professional activity in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, financing and project structuring. MEMBERSHIPS
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In 2016 he was selected by the Aeronautical Chamber as a representative before the sector’s Salary Council. Juan Carlos is recognized by the 2016 edition of Who’s Who Legal as a leading lawyer in Transportation and Aeronautical Regulation. The international publication Chambers & Partners also recognizes Juan Carlos in its Global and Latin American editions, where he has been mentioned as: «a problem solver who analyzes issues in detail and depth». Clients also describe him as «a modern and dynamic lawyer, with a clear understanding of international issues» (Latin America Edition 2019) and he is recognized for experience in handling matters for international corporate clients, including project and contract financing. within the energy sector, highlighting that: “It is extremely professional and offers excellent personalized service” (Global Edition 2018). He was distinguished by Chambers & Partners 2019 in the areas of Corporate, Litigation and Arbitration, and Energy and Natural Resources. AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRIES
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Agustín Etcheverry
Agustín Etcheverry
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EXPERIENCE Agustín has been recognized as an expert and creative in mergers and acquisitions and corporate matters by clients and peers. He has more than 15 years of advising on tax issues, as well as compliance auditing. He also focuses on contract law, ranging from mergers and acquisitions; finance; tender agreement with the government, as well as daily agreements requested by clients from various industries. Chambers & Partners mentions him as a leading lawyer in its 2016 Global and Latin America editions, where clients have described him as “very strategically intelligent” and as someone who “knows how to structure and run a business.” In addition, he is a specialist in Foreign Trade and intellectual property agent. He was a professor of Aspects of Commercial Law at the ORT University of Uruguay and at the University of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay. He has been distinguished at Chambers & Partners 2019 in the areas of Corporate, M&A, Taxes and Real Estate. ACADEMIC ACTIVITY
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Martín Colombo Risso
Martín Colombo Risso
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L A W Y E R | P A R T N E R
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EXPERIENCE In 2014 and 2015 he was recognized with the Client Choice in corporate services in Uruguay, awarded by the International Law Office, and since 2015 he has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal in the areas of Telecommunications, Media and Technology. He is a professor of Societies and Social Finance in the master’s degree in Finance at the ORT University of Uruguay and Director of the Chamber of Telecommunications of Uruguay since 2008. He participates in advising companies linked to highly regulated sectors, such as telecommunications and financial services, and in the areas of technology, logistics and free zones. AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRIES
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Matías Lorenzo
Matías Lorenzo
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Germán Albieni
Germán Albieni
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T E C H N O L O G Y C O N S U L T A N T | P A R T N E R
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EXPERIENCE With more than 20 years of experience in technology applied to process optimization, Germán has led multiple digital transformation projects in companies in various sectors. He founded and directed technology, automation and artificial intelligence consulting companies, helping companies digitize and optimize their operations through the implementation of ERP, RPA and artificial intelligence. His experience includes advising national and international companies on the implementation of technological solutions, optimization of administrative processes and automation of key tasks in accounting, human resources and operational management. In addition, he has been a speaker on the impact of artificial intelligence and automation on business productivity, participating in corporate events and training aimed at executives and entrepreneurs. Currently, as a partner at Blanco & Etcheverry, he leads consulting in digital transformation and process automation, helping companies integrate technological tools to improve their efficiency and competitiveness. AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRIES
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Vacío
Marcelo Bregani
Marcelo Bregani
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L A W Y E R
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE Practicing lawyer since 2002, with solid training and more than twenty years of recognized experience in contentious and litigation matters, He has represented clients in judicial proceedings, both in civil, commercial and administrative litigation, as well as in consumer relations processes and administrative procedures before regulatory authorities and public bodies. Marcelo has more than 15 years of experience assisting clients in the negotiation and drafting of large contracts, and providing daily legal advice to companies in the construction industry, logistics services, air and land transportation, rural businesses, real estate, agribusiness, energy, etc. His training, his practice and his negotiation skills allow him to combine and provide comprehensive advice aimed at risk prevention. In his practice, he also participates in bankruptcy proceedings, advising and representing his clients for the conservation and defense of their assets and credits in situations of insolvency or bankruptcy. AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRIES
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Fernando García
Fernando Garcia
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EXPERIENCE Fernando is responsible for the Labor and Social Security Department of the study and co-responsible for the Litigation Department. He has more than 15 years of experience in litigation, in the resolution of individual and collective labor conflicts, as well as in the drafting and signing of collective agreements (some of them being pioneers in the matter at the national level), individual agreements and contracts. labor. He is currently advising several companies with different agro-industrial projects, companies related to the construction sector, software companies, telecommunications, logistics and business organizations. He has more than 10 years of experience performing Due Diligence for the purchase of different companies or company mergers, for infrastructure projects and helping clients develop logistics projects. In particular, it has participated in the construction and operation of port facilities located in the Free Zone. MEMBERSHIPS AND PUBLICATIONS
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Maria Emilia Zaglio
Maria Emilia Zaglio
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L A W Y E R
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE Since 2015 she has been a professor of the Chair of Obligations Law at the University of Montevideo, where she had been an applicant since 2006. She was also an applicant for the Chair of Civil Liability at the University of Montevideo from 2005 to 2012. She is a member of the Civil Law research group at the University of Montevideo. With other professors from the Civil Law department and the research group, he published Jurisprudential Law-Civil Law Area in 2016, the first study in Uruguayan jurisprudence that is based on the Restatement of the American Law Institute. She also collaborated on other publications, such as the Contract Manual (Volume I) by Dr. Beatriz Venturini and other authors, published by the University of Montevideo in 2015. She has been distinguished in Chambers & Partners 2019 as «associate to wach» in the Corporate and M&A area. AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRIES
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Macarena Abella
Macarena Abella
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L A W Y E R
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EXPERIENCE Macarena has four years of experience in due diligence processes and providing corporate counsel to both domestic and international clients across diverse sectors, including agribusiness, construction, technology and financial services. Macarena ́s role has encompassed multifaceted due diligence initiatives, spanning domains such as corporate analysis, regulatory Compliance, contracts and data protection assessment, among other critical areas. AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRIES
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Nina Di Marco
Nina Di Marco
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EXPERIENCE Nina has experienced conducting counseling in several proceedings and permits in mining matters (Ministry of Energy and Mining; Ministry of Environment) and to different clients with agricultural exploitations in opposition to Mining Concessions. Counseling and legal assistance in various legal claims and negotiations with clients in the logistics area. AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRIES
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Mateo Mirza
Mateo Mirza
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L E G A L A S S I S T A N T
EDUCATION Pursuing a Law degree, University of the Republic (Uruguay). EXPERIENCE Mateo provides assistance to firm´s lawyers on corporate and administrative matters. LANGUAGES
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Cristian Álvarez
Cristian Álvarez
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EXPERIENCE Notary with solid experience in commercial law and real estate business, specialized in drafting and negotiating mortgage contracts, purchase agreement, leasing, sales and leases of rural and urban properties. Expert in Due Diligence processes, trusts, designing and structuring real estate and rural investments, including REITs, as well as providing comprehensive advice on the purchase, sale and lease of properties intended for residential, tourist, industrial, commercial and agribusiness purposes. Aspiring professor assigned to the Commercial Law department at the Faculty of Law of the University of the Republic, where he teaches classes on Commercial Law and Business Financing. Active member of the Institute of Commercial Law of the same faculty and member of the technical commissions of Commercial Law and Computer and Technological Law of the Association of Notaries of Uruguay. AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRIES Notarial LANGUAGES
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Romina Martinez
Romina Martinez
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N O T A R Y A S S I S T A N T
EDUCATION Pursuing a Law degree, University of the Republic (Uruguay). EXPERIENCE Fourth-year student studying Notarial Law, with a solid background in Civil Law and academic experience as a collaborator in a chair in this discipline. LANGUAGES
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Analía Bonifacino
Analía Bonifacino
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B U S I N E S S A D M I N I S T R A T O R
EDUCATION Bachelor of Business Administration degree, Universidad de la Empresa (Uruguay). LANGUAGES
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Nathalie Porzia
Nathalie Porzia
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B U S I N E S S A D M I N I S T R A T O R
EDUCATION Bachelor of Business Administration degree, University of Zulia (Venezuela). LANGUAGES
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Mariana Viera
Mariana Viera
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P U B L I C A C C O U N T A N T
EDUCATION Public Accountant, University of the Republic (Uruguay). AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRIES
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Chantal De Vries
Chantal De Vries
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María Eugenia Uteda
María Eugenia Uteda
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Mathias Mizuki
Mathias Mizuki
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P U B L I C A C C O U N T A N T
EDUCATION Public Accountant, University of the Republic (Uruguay), 2020. AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRIES
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Mauro Benítez
Mauro Benítez
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P U B L I C A C C O U N T A N T | C O N S U L T A N T
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE He has 15 years of experience in a leading studio in Uruguay and 5 years in an international agro-industrial business group. In his career he has provided services for clients based in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay in different areas, such as, among others: financial, industrial, health, services and construction. He is a specialist in the provision of audit services for financial statements, preparation of investment projects to obtain tax benefits (COMAP), costs and management control, risk management, design and execution of internal control plans, operational planning and preparation of management information. For 10 years he has been a university professor at the Faculty of Economic and Administration Sciences of the University of the Republic of the curricular units of Management Accounting (from 2014 to 2019) and Costs and Activity Management (from 2018 to date). MEMBERSHIPS Member of the College of Accountants, Economists and Administrators of Uruguay. PRACTICE AREAS AND INDUSTRIES
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Martín Studer
Martín Studer
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P U B L I C A C C O U N T A N T | C O N S U L T A N T
EDUCATION Public Accountant, University of the Republic (Uruguay). EXPERIENCE Martín Studer is a Uruguayan professional specialized in tax law. He has contributed significantly to this field through various publications and academic participations. Among his notable works is the co-authorship of the book “Regulatory Decrees of the DGI: Updated Version as of July 31, 2001,” published by the University Culture Foundation in 2001. This book addresses key topics of Uruguayan tax law, including taxes such as the IRIC, IRA, IVA, IMESI, among others. In addition, Studer has written specialized articles, such as “The source of passive income and double taxation due to source-source conflict”, published in the Tributaria Magazine in November-December 2012. In this article, he analyzes passive income and conflicts of double taxation in the Uruguayan tax system. At the institutional level, Martín Studer has played relevant roles. He is a member of the Uruguayan Institute of Tax Studies (IUET), where he has held positions as Regular Director in the period 2023-2025 Likewise, he has participated in academic and professional events, such as the 2022 Tax Days organized by the General Tax Directorate (DGI) of Uruguay, where he represented the Catholic University of Uruguay. Martín Studer’s career reflects his commitment and contribution to the development of tax law in Uruguay, both from the academy and in his participation in specialized institutions. MEMBERSHIPS AND PUBLICATIONS
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Gabriela Sosa
Gabriela Sosa
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A C C O U N T I N G A S S I S T A N T
EDUCATION Pursuing a Public Accountant degree, University of the Republic (Uruguay). AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRIES
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Martina Carlini
Martina Carlini
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A C C O U N T I N G A S S I S T A N T
EDUCATION Pursuing a Public Accountant degree, University of the Republic (Uruguay). AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRIES
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Marcelo Yakes
Marcelo Yakes
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A C C O U N T I N G A S S I S T A N T
EDUCATION Pursuing a Public Accountant degree, University of the Republic (Uruguay). AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRIES
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Camilo Rosso
Camilo Rosso
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A C C O U N T I N G A S S I S T A N T
EDUCATION Pursuing a Public Accountant degree, University of the Republic (Uruguay). AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRIES
LANGUAGES Spanish CONTACT INFORMATION |