Mr Luis Dates > Baker McKenzie > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Luis Dates
Work Department
Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation Arbitration Public Law Compliance & White Collar Crime
Position
Partner
Career
Luis Dates is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Buenos Aires office, where he heads the Dispute Resolution and Public Law practice groups, and is in charge of the Dispute Resolution and Public Law practice groups. He also coordinates both practices in the Firm’s Latin America Offices (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela).
He has broad experience advising local and foreign companies across a range of public and administrative law issues, particularly doing business with the national government, provinces, municipalities and state-owned enterprises. He also assists and represents clients in complex and multidisciplinary litigation, and is active in domestic and international arbitration.
Luis is a mediator and arbitrator for the Private Center of Mediation and Arbitration. He has written books and numerous articles for various legal publications on topics related to his field. He is also a professor at the School of Law of the University of Buenos Aires and at the School of Legal and Social Sciences of the Museo Social Argentino University.
Practice focus
Luis focuses his practice on civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. He also advises on administrative and public law advisory and regulatory disputes, mainly in highly regulated industries such as energy, mining and infrastructure as well as pharmaceuticals and life sciences.
Languages
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Memberships
- Argentine Association of Administrative Law – Member
- Argentine Association of Construction Law – Member
- San Isidro Bar Association – Member
- American Chamber of Commerce – Legal Committee Member
- Buenos Aires Bar Association – Member
Federal Court of Appeals of the City of La Plata – Member
Education
- Austral University (Agribusiness Legal Regime Course) (2018)
- Universidad Austral (LL.M. Administrative Law, summa cum laude) (2009)
- University of Business and Social Sciences (Intensive Program of Corporate Law) (2007)
University of Buenos Aires (J.D., Honors) (2004)
Personal
- Acted as co-arbitrator in an arbitration with the seat in Buenos Aires under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, in a claim for sums of money for nonpayment of the price under a share purchase agreement between individuals and an oil services company.
- Represented a Spanish construction company in an arbitration at law before the General Arbitration Court of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange against an Argentine state-owned company for claims of higher costs in an EPC contract for a combined cycle power plant.
Lawyer Rankings
Argentina > Dispute resolution
(Leading partners)Baker McKenzie focuses on commercial dispute resolution and white-collar crime defence and represents clients in civil, commercial, environmental and public law disputes before the Argentine federal, national and local courts. The practice handles a wide range of complex litigation matters, including distributor and service provider claims, consumer and environmental class actions and public law litigation. The practice is also called on for support in domestic and international arbitrations and insolvency and bankruptcy cases, with preventive and post-litigation review services another area of expertise. On the white-collar crime front, the team advises defendants in complex, high-stakes cases and internal investigations. Practice head Luis Dates is well-reviewed by clients and handles a mix of multidisciplinary litigation and arbitration work. Partner Santiago Maqueda focuses on regulatory assessments, complex litigation and arbitrations, while Fernando Goldaracena leads the firm’s white-collar crime offering. Franco Masuchi and Nicolas Servente are the key contacts at the associate level, focusing on civil, commercial and administrative law and white-collar crime respectively.
Argentina > Public law
(Leading partners)Baker McKenzie advises clients on contentious public law matters and regulatory risk mitigation strategies, with the team particularly noted for its work in the areas of public procurement and state expropriation. Other niche lines of expertise include pharmaceuticals, where the group represents clients in administrative and judicial procedures related to orphan drugs and clinical research regulation; and social network liability and regulation issues. The team also assists with permitting, environmental and compliance matters. Practice lead Luis Dates is a respected public and administrative law expert and works closely with dispute resolution partner Santiago Maqueda, who covers regulatory assessments, complex litigation and arbitration. Following the September 2024 departure of Agostina Spizzo (commercial and investment arbitrations), Juan José Catalán (transactional matters) is the main associate contact.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Argentina > Public law
- Leading partners Argentina > Dispute resolution
- Public law Argentina
- Dispute resolution Argentina