Hernán Slemenson > Marval O’Farrell Mairal > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

Transactional work is a key focus area for Marval O’Farrell Mairal’s real estate practice, which leverages the firm’s extensive M&A resources to support clients on pure play real estate transactions as well as real estate operations within the broader context of M&A deals. The team also counsels on sale-and-leaseback, financing and construction matters, and has carved out niche expertise in agribusiness land transactions and rewilding projects. Experienced transactional and financing lawyer Hernán Slemenson leads the team alongside corporate and M&A partner Diego Chighizola, who has extensive real estate financing and development experience.

Marval O’Farrell Mairal’s large banking and finance practice draws on the experience of 42 dedicated lawyers, including 11 partners, to provide banks and corporates with a full service offering covering all aspects of banking and finance law. The firm stands out for its deep expertise in bank M&A matters and has carved out a unique market position in Central Bank-related litigation, where it handles numerous forex, banking regulation and money laundering cases. The firm is also known for its formidable capital markets practice, which supports local and international clients across a range of complex cross-border and domestic securitisations, bond issuances and IPOs, as well as project and structured finance mandates. Respected banking lawyer and firm chairman Santiago Carregal leads the team alongside veteran banking specialist Gabriel Matarasso, who is sought out for advice on complex regulatory, anti-money laundering and forex matters. Other key senior names include Roberto Silva Jr , one of Argentina’s most active capital markets lawyers; Cecilia Mairal, a trusted counsel on highly complex and sensitive non-transactional banking matters; experienced capital markets partner Juan Diehl Moreno; and financing specialist Hernán Slemenson. The team’s next tier is led by recently promoted partners Sergio Talamo, who handles syndicated and bilateral loans among other financings; and Francisco Abeal, who takes on a range of regulatory and transactional work but it best known for specialist expertise in forex matters. The firm’s high quality training and talent pool has seen a number of associates take up roles with international banks and law firms during last 24 months, but the practice still boasts a capable second line, with experienced senior associate Manuela Lava and Pablo Lapiduz the main contacts at associate level. Since publication, Silva has been appointed head of the National Securities Commission by the incoming Millei administration – effective as of Janauary 2024.