Martín Roth > Baker McKenzie > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie advises local and international real estate clients, including brokers, construction companies, and developers, on a wide range of regulatory and transactional matters. The team represents landlords and tenants in all types of residential, commercial and leasing activities, and assists with the structuring and negotiation of lease transactions. Residential and commercial real estate financings, M&A deals, title audits, and registration filings are covered too. The financing and construction of data centre and hotel developments are particularly busy areas, with the firm also known for its expertise in the ESG aspects of construction and real estate development. The practice is led by experienced real estate lawyer Alejandra Bugna, who also chairs the firm’s Latam real estate practice group and sits on the global real estate steering committee. Corporate and M&A partner Martín Roth is another key senior name and handles a wide range of construction, development, and real estate work.

Baker McKenzie leverages its global network to support multinational clients on complex, cross-border deals and is regularly called on to coordinate regulatory compliance, local documentation preparation, due diligence assistance, and the delivery of critical legal opinions across multiple jurisdictions. The firm’s expertise spans a wide range of sectors, with lithium mining and tech emerging as two areas of particular strategic focus in recent months. Respected M&A lawyer and long-time practice lead Gustavo Boruchowicz continues to support the team. Leadership of the team has passed to experienced transactional attorney Roberto Grané, who covers M&A deals, spin-offs and joint ventures in Argentina and regionally, and Francisco Fernández Rostello, whose practice also extends to banking and finance matters. Ezequiel Artola, who has acted on several high-profile mining deals, and transactional specialist Martin Roth, provide additional partner-level support.

Benefitting from the international insight and resources provided by the global office network of its parent firm, Baker McKenzie provides advisory services and regulatory assistance to prominent global and local technology and telecom companies. Active areas for the practice include telecoms licensing and regulatory matters, as well as issues concerning digitalisation, e-commerce, data privacy, cloud computing and user-generated content. Particularly well-known for its experience in media rights collections, publishing contracts and advertising compliance matters, the team has also established itself as a key port of call for clients seeking advice on the data protection, liability, and cybersecurity aspects of artificial intelligence, machine learning and connected devices. Guillermo Cervio, who boasts over three decades’ experience in the TMT sector, is an authority on telecoms and technology law. He co-leads the practice alongside senior corporate and M&A practitioner Roberto Grané, a go-to name for TMT transactional work, and Martin Roth, who focuses on TMT, digital sales and privacy matters. Valentina Biondi leads at the associate level and handles issues in the areas of social networks, data protection, content regulation, e-commerce, over-the-top media services and net neutrality. Former associate Valentina Salas is no longer at the firm.