Mr Alan Arnsten > Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen
SUIPACHA 1111
C1008AAW, BUENOS AIRES
Argentina
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Work Department

Aviation and Maritime Law
Banking & Financial Institutions
Debt Restructuring
Mergers & Acquisitions
Project Finance & Infrastructure

Position

Mr. Arntsen is one of the founding partners of PAGBAM.

 

Corporate and cross border transactions (covering corporate finance, M&A´s, banking, energy and agribusiness).

In and out of court restructurings and workouts.

Sovereign debt restructuring (including The Republic of Argentina – in its various stages during the last 15 years).

Major infrastructure cross border transactions.

Represents:

Major foreign investors with assets in Argentina including board membership.

E&P foreign investors owning assets in Argentina.

Agribusiness multinationals (crop protection and seed technology) owning assets in Argentina.

Multilateral organizations, international banks and lenders

International depositaries.

Bondholders, trustees and steering committees.

Career

Foreign associate. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, United States of America (1983-1984).

Lecturer at: Escuela de Abogacía de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, the “Second Annual Meeting on Banking and Finance in Latin America”, American Conference Institute, the “International Law Association” and the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina Santa Maria de los Buenos Aires.

Professor at ESEADE University (Master of Finance degree).

Contributions: Assistant Dean Frederic Snyder at Harvard Law School and Eli Lauterpacht, Q.C., for the “International Law Review”.

Languages

 Spanish and English  

Memberships

Member of Bar Association of the City of Buenos Aires.

Other: Harvard Club of Argentina, The British Institute of International and Comparative Law, The American Society of International Law, The Harvard Club of New York City and Harvard Law School Association. The Annual Oxford & Cambridge Annual dinner group.

Education

Bachelor of Laws. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina Santa María de los Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Bachelor of Laws, LL.B. (Hons.). Faculty of Law, Cambridge University. Cambridge, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain. College: Christ´s.

Master of Laws, LL.M. Harvard Law School, Harvard University. Cambridge, Massachussetts, United States of America.Foreign associate. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, United States of America (1983-1984).

Lawyer Rankings

Argentina > Banking and finance

Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen advises domestic and international corporates and financial institutions on project financing, debt restructuring, trade finance and equity and debt capital markets matters. Sovereign and sub-sovereign debt engagements are covered too, with banking, consumer credit and securities regulation other areas of expertise. The ‘excellent’ team has also been at the forefront of sustainability finance activity in Argentina, working on the first green bond, social bond and sustainability-linked bond issuances in the country. Capital markets and corporate finance lawyer Diego Redonnet co-leads the practice alongside versatile banking and capital markets’ veteran, María Gabriela Grigioni, and hugely experienced name partners Mariano Grondona and Alan Arnsten. At associate level, senior Alejo Muñoz de Toro is the key figure, handing securities issuances of securities, financial debt restructuring process, syndi1cated loans and project finance, along with forex compliance advisory. Intermediate Nahuel Perez de Villarreal is also noted. Former senior Nicolás Aberastury moved in house in late 2022. Since publication, Muñoz de Toro has been raised to counsel – effective as of Janaury 2024.