Bruno Steneri > 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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Bruno Steneri
Work Department
Litigation and Dispute Resolution group, Insurance and Reinsurance area and the Antitrust team.
Position
Bruno Steneri is a Senior Associate in the Montevideo office. He is a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group, in addition to the Insurance and Reinsurance area and the Antitrust team. One of Bruno’s main focuses is the daily advice to Banco Itaú Uruguay in the implementation of loans to the Bank’s clients, in the enforcement and recovery of assets in bankruptcy proceedings and debt restructuring, assisting Banco Itaú Uruguay in numerous litigations. He has advised Banco Itaú with respect to asset recovery, obtaining a high recovery rate in several proceedings. He also participates in the restructuring of debts of the bank’s clients.
In antitrust matters, he participates in complaints as either a plaintiff or defendant, prepares for investigations, assists with merger notifications, and advises both sellers and buyers.
In the Insurance and Reinsurance area, he advises Zurich Santander Seguros Uruguay S.A. in its daily operations in the different products offered in the market and in the drafting of the different policies so that they are adapted to the current insurance regulations and also in compliance with the provisions on consumer protection. Since 2022, he has been a member of the Lawyers’ Committee of the Uruguayan Association of Insurance Companies (“AUDEA”). Additionally, he advises and defends Zurich against policyholder claims.
Between 2014 and 2018, he served as an assistant to Professor Camilo Martínez Blanco in the Insolvency Law department at the University of Montevideo. In 2022, he returned to the same department as an assistant professor, and starting in 2023, he has been granted a dedicated section in the “Legal Industry Review” magazine where he writes articles on a range of insolvency-related topics.
For seven years, he was a member of the “Litigation and Arbitration” team at Ferrere Abogados. During this time, he provided counsel to companies and organizations in pre-litigation negotiations and complex litigation. His responsibilities included analyzing and selecting strategies, planning, preparing legal briefs, and executing agreements. Additionally, he has been involved in various arbitration proceedings, such as those related to commercial, construction, engineering, and energy issues.
Career
Experience
- Banco Itaú: Evaluation of banking, regulatory, commercial and contractual issues, as well as issues of restructuring, bankruptcy and asset recovery.
- Grupo Vía Central: This is the railway contractor responsible for the implementation of the Central Railway Project that links the cities of Montevideo – Paso de los Toros, which includes, on the one hand, the Construction Phase (that is, the detailed design, engineering, acquisition, financing, construction and commissioning of the Railway) and, on the other hand, the Maintenance Phase, which involves the repair and renovation of railway infrastructure and rolling stock, a stage that begins once construction is completed and extends for a period of fifteen years. He successfully participated in defending the interests of GVC in aactions initiated by the boundaries of the railroad track that intended to stop the Construction Phase, claims all rejected by the courts.
- Trump Tower: Advised the Trump group, as a creditor, in the restructuring of liabilities of the developer of a luxurious Tower located in Punta del Este.
- Zurich Santander Seguros Uruguay S.A.: Advice on its daily operations in the various products it offers in the market, as well as on various claims of its policyholders.
Languages
Spanish and English
Memberships
- Member, Uruguayan Bar Association
Education
University of Montevideo (Uruguay), 2012, Attorney at Law
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.