Ms Mariana Estradé > Hughes & Hughes > Montevideo, Uruguay > Lawyer Profile
Hughes & Hughes Offices
25 DE MAYO, 455
11000 MONTEVIDEO
Uruguay
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Ms Mariana Estradé
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner. Specialized in the fields of Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate and International Law advising local and foreign companies, to set up and develop their businesses in our country.
Ample experience in Project Finance, participating in the financing of projects, in particular the Energy sector.
During the last years has been largely devoted to the environmental area, assisting clients with all environmental compliance/regulatory issues, such as authorizations processes and environmental impact assessments, with the performance of legal environmental audits and with respect to environmental aspects related to land planning and uses’ regulations.
Has advised clients during judicial claims involving environmental matters.
Author of several articles on Environmental Law in different specialized newsletters and publications and has been speaker at conferences and seminars in this subject.
Career
- Hughes & Hughes (since 2004)
- Guyer & Regules (Trainee, 2003)
- Assistant Professor in Environmental Law at the Universidad de la República del Uruguay (since 2008)
- Assistant Professor in Private International Law at the Universidad Católica del Uruguay (2005 – 2012)
- Member of the Environmental Law Committee of the Uruguayan Bar Association (since 2007)
- Vice-Chair of the Young Lawyers Committee, International Bar Association (2015-2016)
- Member of the Young Lawyers Committee of the Uruguayan Bar Association (2008 – 2013) / Awarded with a Merits’ Scholarship by the Universidad Católica del Uruguay during the Law Career.
- Awarded with a scholarship for young lawyers granted by the International Sales, Franchising and Product Law Section of the International Bar Association to attend the IBA’s Annual Conference taking place in Singapore, 14th – 19th October 2007
- Recognized by specialized publications as a Rising Star in Hughes & Hughes (Chambers Latin America, Chambers Global) and as specialized in Environmental Law (LatinLawyer, “The Who’s Who of Environmental Law”).
Languages
Spanish / English
Memberships
Uruguayan Bar Association / International Bar Association
Education
- The Hague Academy of International Law – External Programme “Global Governance and International Business” (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2012)
- Universidad de Castilla – La Mancha, Spain – Specialized Postgraduate Course on Environmental Law (2009)
- The Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague, The Netherlands – Summer Session on Private International Law (2006)
- Universidad Católica del Uruguay – Doctor in Law (2003)
Lawyer Rankings
Uruguay > Banking and finance
(Next Generation Partners)Hughes & Hughes houses a ‘prestigious, experienced’ and ‘multifaceted’ banking and finance practice group, which ‘always finds the best solution for the client’. It regularly assists banks, multilateral credit organisations and investment funds with complex financing operations such as credit facilities, revolving loans, convertible bridge loans, and also advises on regulatory banking and finance work. Héctor Ferreira co-leads the practice and has notable experience in project financing and credit facilities. Juan Carlos Oreggia Carrau, who leads alongside Ferreira, advises on financial transactions and ventures in the forestry and energy sectors. Haroldo Espalter completes the leadership trio. Mariana Estradé excels at project financing and advises foreign multinationals on their Uruguayan operations, with particular focuses on transactions involving renewables, and educational infrastructure.
Uruguay > Corporate and M&A
The team at Hughes & Hughes is roundly praised for its ‘precision’ and ‘thorough preparation on every case’. In addition to providing day-to-day corporate guidance, it advises multinationals on M&A across a multitude of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, healthcare and retail, however, it excels most notably in the energy and environmental arenas. Practice co-head Haroldo Espalter has accumulated substantial experience in advising companies on the development of commercial, industrial and services activities in Uruguay. Héctor Ferreira leads in conjunction and demonstrates ‘high engagement with clients and a results-driven approach’ on tailoring corporate structures and M&A transactions. Completing the leadership team, Juan Orregia Carrau contributes expertise on forestry and energy-related transactions. Mariana Estradé works on energy, projects and environmental law and M&A transactions, while Florencia Beyhaut‘s corporate practice is focused on foreign investment in real estate, agribusiness and forestry. Associate Clara Villaamil has a ‘great knowledge of the law’ and offers ‘practical solutions to problems’.
Uruguay > Projects and energy
(Next Generation Partners)The practice at Hughes & Hughes is praised as a ‘a technically solid team’ with ‘an excellent professional manner‘. Its expertise lies in energy and environmental law and infrastructure transactions such as EPCM agreements. The practice is led by project development expert Mariana Estradé, recognised by clients for her ‘dedication and involvement in projects, her professional manner and outstanding knowledge of the sector’; and Haroldo Espalter, who is experienced in corporate and commercial law. Héctor Ferreira advises domestic and international corporations on commercial law; Juan Carlos Oreggia Carrau specialises in the structuring of projects, joint ventures and acquisitions; and associate Clara Villaamil is especially knowledgeable in renewable energy and infrastructure projects law.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Uruguay > Projects and energy
- Next Generation Partners Uruguay > Banking and finance
- Banking and finance Uruguay
- Corporate and M&A Uruguay
- Projects and energy Uruguay