Mr Estanislao H. Olmos > Bruchou & Funes de Rioja > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

Core areas of work for the Bruchou & Funes de Rioja life sciences practice include commercial agreements, strategic partnerships, litigation and M&A; as well as trade mark, patent and other IP matters. The practice covers the pharmaceutical, health, personal hygiene, cosmetics, biotechnology and medical device segments, and is co-led by corporate and M&A lawyer Estanislao Olmos (who focuses on transactional work and commercial agreements in the sector), and IP expert Dámaso Pardo. Promoted to the partnership in March 2022, public law specialist Juan Zocca advises on lifescience-related administrative matters – particularly regulatory issues related to medicinal cannabis, drugs, healthcare and health technologies, the registration of products and companies before the Argentine Health Authority (ANMAT), and the application of the Chemical Precursors Regime to pharmaceutical companies, among other matters.

Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advises local and international clients on large, complex domestic and cross-border transactions across a wide range of sectors, including energy, industrials, financial services and agribusiness. The team’s deep bench of talent is also regularly called on for day-to-day support on corporate matters. Veteran transactional lawyer Mariano Luchetti, who also has a notable energy practice, co-leads the department alongside respected oil-and-gas specialist Javier Galli and María Winschel, who focuses on corporate law and governance matters. Firm founder and chairman Enrique Bruchou continues to support the leadership team, drawing on more than three-decades’ worth of high level experience. ‘Sharp and creative’ M&A lawyer Estanislao Olmos and real estate expert Exequiel Buenaventura bring further senior level expertise to the table, with an ambitious cohort of younger partners, including Santiago Balbi and Florencia Angélico (who was raised to the partnership in 2022) also prominent. While Pablo Falabella  left the firm to move in house at YPF, a high quality cadre of senior associates provide ample back-up, with Nicolás Dulce and Hernán Alal among the key names. Since publication, Dulce has been raised to the partnership – effective as of March 2024.