Mrs María Carolina Abdelnabe Vila > Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen
SUIPACHA 1111
C1008AAW, BUENOS AIRES
Argentina
María Carolina Abdelnabe Vila photo

Work Department

Antitrust
Consumer Protection and Advertisement

Position

M. Carolina Abdelnabe Vila specializes in Antitrust and Competition matters advising domestic and international clients in complex and important economic concentrations. Besides she advises clients in connection with proceedings or investigations initiated by the local competent antitrust authorities.

Moreover, she specializes in Consumer Protection matters helping clients to comply with said regime in an effective and proactive way. Also, she advises clients on how to resolve existing consumers’ disputes.

Finally, she is part of the Data Protection and High-Tech practice team, providing advice on said regime and its compliance.

Career

M. Carolina Abdelnabe Vila joined our Law Firm in 2013 and she works in the Competition and Consumer Law department as well as in the Data Protection and High-Tech practice team.

She previously worked at Garrido Law Firm (2008 – 2010) and at Nicholson & Cano Law Firm (2010-2012).

She was awarded with El Derecho Publishing Award, 2008, and was also awarded with the University Excellence Award, 2007 (Bar Association of the City of Buenos Aires)

She is the author of several papers about her expertise area.

She is a lecturer at the CEMA University and at the Austral University and offers some post-graduate classes at UCES and Austral and was a professor at ESEADE where she also coordinated the Annual Diploma in Consumer Law and Defense of Competition.

Languages

Spanish - English - French

Memberships

She is admitted to practice law in Argentina. She is a member of the Bar Association of the City of Buenos Aires.

Education

Summer Course: “European Business Law”, EBS Universität Law School (Wiesbaden, Germany) June 2013

LLM in “International Business Law”, Université Catholique de Lyon (Lyon, France) 2012-2013

Postgraduate Course “Business Legal Advice”, Argentine Catholic University, 2009.

She graduated as a lawyer from the Argentine Catholic University in 2003 (Summa Cum Laude – Gold Medal Award to the top graduate of the class.)

Lawyer Rankings

Argentina > Competition and antitrust

(Next Generation Partners)

María Carolina Abdelnabe VilaPérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen

Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen advises domestic and international clients on Argentine competition and antitrust regulations, regulatory clearance and approval filings, competition and antitrust litigation, and anti-competitive behaviour investigations. The practice is also called on for support on multi-party cross border matters and is notably active across the telecom, pharmaceuticals, technology, automotive and agriculture industries. Team lead Luis Barry is well known for his expertise in antitrust, competition, product liability and consumer law. Moreover, he has built an increasingly consolidated department: dedicated counsel María Carolina Abdelnabe Vila is another key name, with expertise spanning consumer protection, fair trade, data protection law, product liability and legal technology; with further support provided by Clara Rodriguez Llanos (raised to counsel in January 2023) and semi-senior associate Sonia Del Regno. Since publication, Abdelnabe has been raised to the partnership – effective as of January 2024.

Argentina > Consumer law

Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen represents manufacturers, importers, distributors, retail companies and financial institutions in extrajudicial claims made by consumers and before administrative agency hearings. The practice also handles claims management, the adaption of products and services to consumer protection regulations, product liability issues and class actions. Consumer law specialist Luis Barry (who also handles competition and antitrust matters), leads the team, with senior associate María Carolina Abdelnabe Vila – whose practice areas include consumer protection, fair trade, data protection law, product liability and legal tech – providing key support. Since publication, Abdelnabe has been raised to the partnership – effective as of January 2024.

Argentina > TMT

Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen’s full service TMT practice handles a range of telecommunications, regulatory, intellectual property, data, privacy, e-commerce and freedom-of-speech matters. The group also has experience across TMT M&A, subsea fibre optic cables, licensing, rights collections and consumer protection. Experienced name partner Mariano Grondona – who handles telecom regulation, privacy matters, product liability and TMT-related dispute resolution – leads the practice alongside Arnaldo Cisilino, who undertakes work related to internet claims, data protection, and new projects and products. Associates Pía Politi (data law and technology) and María Carolina Abdelnabe Vila (data protection regulations, antitrust and consumer protection) lead the second line. Since publication, Abdelnabe has been raised to the partnership – effective as of January 2024.