Mr Alejandro Alterwain > Ferrere > Montevideo, Uruguay > Lawyer Profile

The ‘first-class’ team at Ferrere offers the complete range of IP services, including trade mark filing, litigation and anti-counterfeit work. Clients benefit from the firm’s presence in Montevideo, Tacuarembó, Colonia and the free zone in Aguada Park, Montevideo, as well as its international offices in Bolivia and Paraguay. The firm has a track record advising companies in the pharmaceuticals, food and drink, cybersecurity, media and advertising sectors, as well as Uruguay’s burgeoning domestic cannabis industry. A recent work highlight saw the ‘extraordinary’, ‘solid’ and ‘responsive’ team advise audiovisual company Cimarrón on IP-related matters that arose in the production of several series for Amazon and other platforms. Regional managing partner Agustín Mayer heads the practice and a particular focus on patents, with niche expertise in pharmaceutical product patents. Martín Pesce takes care of data privacy-related matters. Alejandro Alterwain and Stella Weng are highlighted as ‘excellent and hands-on’; Alterwain has participated in key cases involving litigation before the Supreme Court, and Weng specialises in patent and trade mark filing, as well as prosecution.