Uriel F. O'Farrell > O'Farrell > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

O’Farrell is best known for its banking and finance work in the energy and agribusiness sectors, where long-standing clients YPF and John Deere consistently call on the firm for guidance on banking matters and capital raisings, including green and sustainability-linked bond issuance. Name partner and veteran energy lawyer Uriel F. O’Farrell co-leads the team alongside Sebastián Luegmayer, who advises corporations and financial entities on a wide range of capital markets transactions, loans, financial trusts, derivatives and complex financial transactions.

O’Farrell represents clients in high value, complex M&A transactions as well as supporting a long-standing, loyal roster of multinational clients with comprehensive advice on all aspects of business law. The firm’s long track record and deep expertise in energy and electricity make these key sectors for the practice, although it also has a strong presence in automotive, healthcare, construction, real estate, entertainment, agribusiness, food-and-drink and TMT. Outstanding energy lawyer Uriel F. O’Farrell co-leads the practice with banking and finance specialist Sebastián Luegmayer and versatile corporate lawyer Ernesto Genco, whose practice covers foreign investments, start ups, joint ventures, reorganisations, M&A, corporate conflicts and general corporate advice. The practice has seen the departure of Juan Pablo Fratantoni , who has taken up an in-house role at YPF.

A key legal adviser to policymakers and investors through the privatisation of the electricity industry in the early 2000s, O’Farrell has built up a bank of deep expertise in both the renewable and traditional power generation industries. Combining extensive public law, dispute resolution, financing, M&A and antitrust capabilities, the team provides clients in the sector with an integrated, holistic service that covers the length and breadth of the entire power generation value chain, ranging from project financing and development through to transportation and distribution. A reference in the industry, the renowned Uriel F. O’Farrell is called on for advice on all energy-related corporate matters as well as the full gamut of regulatory, public policy and disputes work. He co-leads the team with regulatory, antitrust and disputes veteran Agustin Siboldi, a trusted adviser to the country’s largest energy companies; and Agustina Fanelli Evans, who is well-versed in energy sector public law, regulatory and litigation matters. Public law and litigation partner Jorge Muratorio provides further senior-level input, with public utilities, public contracts and litigation associate María Fortuna leading the second line.

O’Farrell draws on expertise from its public law, dispute resolution and electricity departments to provide clients in the oil-and-gas sector with assistance on regulatory, permitting, tariff reviews, bid processes, M&A and contentious matters. The practice handles a variety of upstream, downstream, transportation, distribution and commercialisation work, and has also advised on unconventional hydrocarbon projects in the Vaca Muerta shale formation. The practice is co-led by senior partner Uriel O’Farrell (corporate, M&A, regulation and disputes); Agustin Siboldi (regulation, exploration, production, distribution and commercialisation); and María Agustina Fanelli Evans (regulatory advisory, public contract renegotiations, tariff claims and litigious matters). Former practice head Juan Pablo Fratantoni moved in house at Pan American Energy.