Mr Juan Martín Perrotto > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Uría Menéndez
PRÍNCIPE DE VERGARA 187
PLAZA RODRÍGUEZ URÍA
28002 MADRID
Spain
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Work Department

Banking and Finance, M&A.

Career

Juan Martín is a partner based in the Madrid office of Uría Menéndez. He heads the firm’s Asian practice and is also part of the Latin American practice group. He has spent his career in almost equal parts between Argentina, Spain and China. His practice focuses on M&A and infrastructure projects.

Professional highlights of his infrastructure practice include advising on the statutory and contractual framework for PFI/PPP projects in Argentina and Mexico; the financing of correctional and court facilities, energy and water projects, road, rail and port projects (in China, Argentina and Spain); and his contribution as a member of the group of experts which advises the United Nations on good governance in PFI/PPP projects. In the context of M&A, Juan Martín advises on joint ventures, tender offers, transnational mergers, private equity transactions and acquisitions, with a particular focus on cross-border investments involving China, Europe and Latin America.

Juan Martín also serves as an arbitrator at CIETAC (China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission), the main permanent arbitration institution in China, SIAC (Shenzen International Arbitration Center), KLRCA (Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration) and CAM (Madrid Arbitration Court). He has lectured at major universities in Latin America (Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires), Europe (Instituto de Empresa, Madrid) and China (China EU School of Law, Beijing). He is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences related to his areas of expertise and has authored or co-authored over 20 contributions to a number of law reviews and a book on public infrastructures (2010).

Languages

English

Memberships

Madrid Bar Association; Buenos Aires Bar Association; Member of the Team of Specialists on PPP/PFI of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

Education

Law Degree, Universidad Católica, Buenos Aires, 1994; LL.M. in International Financial Law with Concentration in Securities, Boston University, Morin Center for International Banking and Financial Law Studies, Boston, 2000; Law Degree, Universidad de Oviedo, 2003.

Lawyer Rankings

Latin America: International firms > Corporate and M&A

Uría Menéndez handles a signicant volume of deals involving Latin America. Much of this is down to its long-term focus on the region from its Madrid office and its presence in the continent through Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (its associated regional firm which has offices in Colombia, Chile and Peru). The firm’s deal flow in Iberia often involves a Latin America connection, and it frequently advises large European corporates on their investments and acquisitions in the region; the firm recently advised Publicis on its acquisition of 100% of Practia Group, one of Latin America’s leading independent technology companies with operations in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Spain. The firm is also noted for its expertise in corporate reorganisations and restructurings, as well as for its experience acting for private equity funds and other financial sponsors. Eduardo Rodríguez-Rovira heads the Latin America practice group, which includes Juan Martín Perrotto and Pablo González-Espejo, the latter specialising in Brazil investments. Rafael Jiménez is also active in Latin America deals, particularly in Chile.