Mr Agustín Luis Duarte > Beccar Varela > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

Beccar Varela
EDIFICIO REPÚBLICA, TUCUMÁN 1, 3RD FLOOR
C1049AAA CIUDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BUENOS AIRES
Argentina

Work Department

  • Insurance and reinsurance law
  • Corporate law
  • Litigation and class actions
  • Liability and tort law
  • Consumer law

Position

He is senior associate of Beccar Varela. His practice areas include insurance and reinsurance law, where he advises clients in regulatory, corporate and litigation matters. Agustín also has broad expertise in corporate law, liability and tort law, and consumer law.

Career

Agustín Luis Duarte has been an attorney of Beccar Varela since 2005, where he works in the Insurance Law Department.

Agustín has represented clients in transactions such as the formation and sale of insurance companies, and the transfer and sale of customer portfolios. He daily assists insurers and brokers in their interactions with the governmental agencies, and represents clients in judicial proceedings related to major accidents and class actions.

Languages

He speaks Spanish and English.

Memberships

He is a member of the Colegio Público de Abogados de la Capital Federal (Buenos Aires Bar Association), the International Bar Association, and the International Insurance Law Association (AIDA).

Education

He received his law degree from Universidad Católica Argentina (2000) and obtained his LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (Dallas, USA, 2014-15). In addition, he worked as a foreign counselor at Hunton & Williams LLP (Miami, USA, 2015).

Lawyer Rankings

Argentina > Insurance

(Rising stars)

Agustín Luis DuarteBeccar Varela

Beccar Varela advises local and international insurers, reinsurers and brokers on the formation, acquisition and divestment of insurance companies and the transfer and sale of customer portfolios. The team also handles regulatory matters; premium collection agreements; claims reports and contentious matters and litigation; and is a “go-to” adviser for online marketplace operators moving into the insurance sector. Insurance specialist Daniel Seoane leads the practice and draws on deep experience as both an in-house lawyer with global insurers and as private practice counsel. Agustín Luis Duarte, who represents insurers and brokers in judicial proceedings related to major accidents and class actions; and Daiana Mari (regulatory issues and claims reports), are the key names at senior associate level.