Francisco Astolfi > O'Farrell > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile
O'Farrell Offices
French 3155
CP 1425AWM, CABA
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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Francisco Astolfi
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Francisco M. Astolfi has been a Partner at O’Farrell since 2013 and leads the Civil and Commercial Litigation Department.
Career
Mr. Astolfi worked at the Judicial Power of the Nation and then followed his career at different law firms.
From 1991 to 2006 Francisco worked at the Dirección Nacional de Asuntos Judiciales de la Procuración del Tesoro de la Nación (Legal Affairs Division of the Federal Treasury Attorney´s Office), while being part of staff of Estudio García Pullés, Calatrava & Asociados (from 1997 to 2006) where he acquired broad experience in complex judicial procedures as well as managing a variety of large clients portfolios.
During 2016 Francisco Astolfi held the position of President of the Civil and Commercial Procedural Law Committee of the Colegio de Abogados of the City of Buenos Aires. He participated as a speaker on procedural law matters at the Colegio de Abogados of the City of Buenos Aires and he was also invited to speak at the Encuentro Nacional de Ateneos de Estudios Procesales that took place at the Province of Santa Fé.
Mr. Francisco Astolfi also taught at the Escuela de Cuerpo de Abogados del Estado as visiting professor where was in charge of teaching the course of Prueba en el Proceso (evidence during the process).
Languages
Spanish and English
Memberships
Founding member of “Ateneo de Estudios Procesales de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires”.
President of the Civil and Commercial Procedure Committee of the Buenos Aires Bar Association.
Education
Law degree, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1989. Master´s degree in Administrative Law and Public Law Practice, Escuela del Cuerpo de Abogados del Estado.
Lawyer Rankings
Argentina > Dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)The disputes practice at O’Farrell handles the full range of dispute resolution work, including litigation, arbitration processes, mediation and negotiations, and extrajudicial conciliation, and is best known for its expertise in the energy, healthcare and automotive sectors. Class actions, damages claims and automotive product-liability matters are particularly strong areas, with the firm also advising start-ups on contentious matters. Complex litigation specialist Francisco Astolfi leads a team of ‘excellent professionals’, which is closely integrated with the firm’s public law offer and calls on the support of public law specialist Agustina Fanelli Evans. At associate level, Federico Daurat, Dolores Soler and Juan Matienzo are the main contacts.