Juan Andrés Urgoiti > Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga > Montevideo, Uruguay > Lawyer Profile
Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga Offices
EDIFICIO JIMÉNEZ DE ARÉCHAGA
ZABALA 1504
11000 MONTEVIDEO
Uruguay
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Juan Andrés Urgoiti
Work Department
Banking
Position
Juan Andrés is Of Counsel in the Montevideo office. He focuses his practice on asset recovery, bankruptcy, and judicial liquidations, as well as debt refinancing and restructuring. He regularly advises the Asset and Risk Recovery Department of Banco Santander.
He also advises the Legal Department of Banco Santander, leading the team that participates in all the legal proceedings against the Bank, in civil, commercial, and consumer protection matters. He has participated in several important cases in dispute resolution.
Career
Experience
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Banco Santander: Advising on the bankruptcy and judicial proceedings and liquidations of Santos CMI Construcciones; Cereoil Uruguay S.A.; Cosechas del Uruguay S.A., Grupo WISA, Fripur, Motociclo, and Frigorífico La Constancia. Cosechas del Uruguay S.A., Grupo WISA, Fripur, Motociclo, and Frigorífico La Constancia.
- Banco Santander: Advising on debt restructuring of Autolider, Molino Cañuelas and Neutral Duty Free Shop.
- General Electric: Advice in the insolvency proceedings of Casa de Galicia.
- Confidential client: Advice in judicial dispute regarding the bankruptcy claim arising from the breach of a series of contracts for the micro power generation of photovoltaic energy.
- Real estate developer: sponsorship in lawsuits filed for contractual liability and declaration of Economic Group, obtaining a favorable sentence before the Court of Appeals.
Languages
Spanish and English
Memberships
Member, Bankruptcy Law Commission of the Bar Association
Education
Universidad Austral, 2022, Diploma in Banking Law and Capital Markets
Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (Spain), 2014, Master in business law
Universidad de la República (Uruguay), School of Law, 2012, Lawyer
Lawyer Rankings
Uruguay > Dispute resolution
The team at Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga is particularly strong in commercial litigation, and also aids clients with arbitration. It continues to assist big-name multinationals from an array of sectors, and its client base was bolstered in the last year with the additions of Amazon, Volkswagen and Adidas. Two seasoned partners lead the practice: Nicolás Brause specialises in financial litigation, antitrust and bankruptcy law and is credited with devising ‘efficient and creative solutions’ and having a ‘deep knowledge of the market’. Alongside him, Mariela Ruanova handles financial litigation and plays an important role in maintaining the firm’s relationship with major banks. Counsel Juan Andrés Urgoiti, senior associate Bruno Steneri and associate Andrés Tiscornia provide the partners with valued support.